93rd Auction
2016/5/14
Lot 227
Patek Philippe Genève, Movement No. 814129, Case No. 610552, Cal. 8''', 13 x 30 mm, circa 1926
A lady's elegant and extremely rare, rectangular Geneva bracelet watch with an 18k gold mesh bracelet by Gay Frères, sold on April 5th, 1937 - with original box and Patek Philippe extract from the archives
Case: 18k gold, push back. Dial: silvered. Movm.: rectangular movement, screw compensation balance.
Created in 1835 by Jean-Pierre Gay and Gaspard Tissot from the workshop of Geneva dedicated to the fabrication of chains, Gay Frères became popular outside its borders since the middle of the XIX century because of the quality of its work and the originality of its creations. Becoming the supplier of the biggest Swiss watches companies in the beginning of the XX century, the company seized the opportunity to create a complete industrial process with all the required production techniques.
A lady's elegant and extremely rare, rectangular Geneva bracelet watch with an 18k gold mesh bracelet by Gay Frères, sold on April 5th, 1937 - with original box and Patek Philippe extract from the archives
Case: 18k gold, push back. Dial: silvered. Movm.: rectangular movement, screw compensation balance.
Created in 1835 by Jean-Pierre Gay and Gaspard Tissot from the workshop of Geneva dedicated to the fabrication of chains, Gay Frères became popular outside its borders since the middle of the XIX century because of the quality of its work and the originality of its creations. Becoming the supplier of the biggest Swiss watches companies in the beginning of the XX century, the company seized the opportunity to create a complete industrial process with all the required production techniques.
Sold
estimated
2.600—3.500 €
Price realized
3.800 €