Lot 445

Patek Philippe Genève "Special" / Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia, Movement No. 48481, Case No. 48481, 52 mm, 142 g, circa 1880
A rare Geneva pocket watch with regulator dial and split seconds chronograph sold to Bailey Banks & Biddle Co. Philadelphia - According to the current state of knowledge only five other watches are known to exist
Case: 18k rose gold, polished, gold dome with dedication engraving: "John Tucker Jr. 1883" und "Russel I.Tucker 1888", pusher for chronograph at "11". Dial: enamel, eccentric hour dial with radial Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds, signed, blued hands. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, signed, very finely ground and bevelled chronograph steel parts, ratchet wheel, signed, gold screw compensation balance, counterpoised lever.

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