Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold openface carillon minute repeating keyless lever watch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, MOVEMENT NO. 174'080, CASE NO. 279'513, MANUFACTURED IN 1912

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold openface carillon minute repeating keyless lever watch
Signed Patek Philippe & Cie., Geneva, Switzerland, movement no. 174'080, case no. 279'513, manufactured in 1912
Cal. 18''', with nickel-finished fully jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, micrometer regulator, wolf's tooth winding, hour and minute repeating and carillon quarter hour repeating on three polished steel hammers onto three gongs, gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gold Louis XV hands, subsidiary seconds, in plain circular case with repeating slide in the band, case, cuvette, dial and movement signed
49 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

Accompanied by Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1912 and its subsequent sale on 17 January 1916.

It is thought that only five examples of a carillon repeating watch by Patek Philippe with no further complications are known to this day.

The carillon repeating mechanism is more complicated than the better known quarter or minute repeating function and is more commonly found in clock watches. It features three or four gongs instead of only two. The quarter hours of the present watch are stroke on three hammers onto three gongs.

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