108th Auction

2023/5/20

Lot 193

Patek Philippe

A very rare and intricate five minute repeating Geneva pocket watch with chronograph, sold on April 20th, 1880 - with Patek Philippe extract from the archives

Sold

estimated
10.00015.000 €
Price realized
15.000 €
specific features
Case
18 K rose gold, engraved monogram.
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
Bridge movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, club-tooth lever escapement, gold screw compensation balance.
Case no.48190
Cal.19'''
Diam.52 mm
Circa1879
Ctry.Switzerland
Wt.128 g


This is an extremely rare and exclusive pocket watch with five minute repeater and chronograph in a very fine rose gold case. The white enamel dial has Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds and blued spade hands. A pusher in the crown starts, stops and resets the chronograph. The elaborately finished movement has wolf-toothed winding wheels and finely ground and bevelled chronograph steel parts.
Overall, the condition of the case and the movement is excellent and the quality is outstanding. For the five-minute repeater, the two hammers strike on two different gongs.