113rd Auction
2025/11/8
Lot 71
Patek Philippe
A fine Geneva pocket watch lever escapement with an interesting historical background
estimated
3.500—5.000 €
Price realized
-
specific features
Case
18 K gold, engraved monogram "PAD", gold dome with engraving: "Fabriqué pour Prosper Alphonse Delbergue par Patek Philippe & Co. Genève 1882".
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
Bridge movement, lever escapement, gold screw compensation balance.
Case no.53852
Diam.48 mm
Circa1882
Ctry.Switzerland
Wt.89 g
Prosper-Alphonse Delbergue (born 1838) founded a partnership with Jules Prosper Legouey in Paris in 1886 for the sale of liqueurs and wines. In 1910, Delbergue was prosecuted for selling counterfeit ‘old brandy’.