Lot 49

Patek Philippe. A fine, rare and large silver openface keyless lever deck watch with up and down indicator, Guillaume balance and Bulletin d'Observatoire

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENEVA, 178'472, MOVEMENT NO. 178'472, CASE NO. 283'606, MANUFACTURED IN 1914

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Patek Philippe. A fine, rare and large silver openface keyless lever deck watch with up and down indicator, Guillaume balance and Bulletin d'Observatoire
Signed Patek Philippe & Cie., Geneva, 178'472, movement no. 178'472, case no. 283'606, manufactured in 1914
Cal. 22/23''' nickel-finished Extra quality fully jewelled keyless lever movement numbered twice, Guillaume balance with gold poising screws, micrometer regulator, wolf's tooth winding, silver cuvette, the silvered dial with Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands, two subsidiary dials indicating up and down recorder and constant seconds, in plain heavy case with engraved inscription U.S. Navy to the back, case, cuvette, dial and movement signed
61 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

Accompanied by Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1914. It obtained a Geneva Observatory rating certificate on 23 January 1915 and was sold on 2 May 1918.

According to the registers of the Geneva Observatory, the present watch participated at the 1915 timing contest where it achieved the second prize with 788 points. It had been prepared and adjusted by the precision adjusters Wehrli Frères.

A similar watch bearing number 178'454 is illustrated in Patek Philippe by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, p. 154, pl. 100 a & b.

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