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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold, platinum, enamel, pearl and diamond-set octagonal-shaped keyless lever pendant watch with matching chain

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, NO. 161909, CIRCA 1910

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold, platinum, enamel, pearl and diamond-set octagonal-shaped keyless lever pendant watch with matching chain
Signed Patek Philippe & Cie., Geneva, Switzerland, No. 161909, circa 1910
With circular nickel-finished lever movement, 18 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, factory-engraved gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, Arabic five minute divisions in beige, pierced gold hands, the octagonal-shaped case with white enamel and translucent grey-blue guilloche enamel decoration to the bezel, the snap on back (No. 264608) with translucent grey-blue guilloche enamel background and white enamel foliage accents, centered by diamond-set snowflake decoration, the case further enhanced with platinum and diamond-set floral and foliage-shaped appliques, single pear-shaped diamond drop, sapphire-set crown, together with a matching 18K two-colour gold translucent grey-blue guilloche enamel and pearl-set chain, accompanied by Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives, case, cuvette and movement signed and numbered, dial signed
27 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

Patek Philippe confirm production of this watch in 1910 and its subsequent sale on April 5th, 1922.

A nearly identical example, No. 161907, is illustrated in Patek Philippe Pocket Watches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 2nd Edition, p. 148.

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