Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare 18K pink gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar split seconds chronograph keyless lever watch with moon phases

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, NO. 97'452, MOVEMENT NO. 214'949, CASE NO. 97'452, MANUFACTURED IN 1894

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Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare 18K pink gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar split seconds chronograph keyless lever watch with moon phases
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, No. 97'452, movement no. 214'949, case no. 97'452, manufactured in 1894
Cal. 19''' nickel-finished lever movement, 40 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, micrometer regulator, repeating on two hammers onto two gongs, gold cuvette with engraved inscription Nelson Beardsley Eldred 1901, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer Arabic railway five minute divisions, four subsidiary dials for moon phases and lunar calendar, day, month, date and constant seconds, circular massive plain case, engraved initials NBE to the front, repeating slide in the band, split seconds chronograph buttons in the band and in the crown, case, cuvette, dial and movement signed and numbered
56 mm. diam.

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Lot Essay

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with 18K rose gold Louis XVI hunter case, enamel dial, black roman hour markers and small second hand in 1894 and its subsequent sale on 26 August 1901.

Made in 1894, this watch is the earliest example of such a "triple complication" by Patek Philippe featuring a hunter case as opposed to the more common openface version know to date. Research moreover reveals that only two other examples of these highly complicated timepieces are known to exist, further enhancing the extraordinarily rarity of the present watch.

This "triple complication" represents the state of the art in watch manufacturing from the heydays of complicated and ultra complicated timepieces, uniting the three main complications established at that time: the perpetual calendar for the astronomical functions, the split second chronograph for timing purposes and the distinct minute repeating for the acoustic pleasure.

The watch furthermore stands out by its excellent, original overall condition.

Nelson Beardsley Eldred
No. 97'452, made for Nelson Beardsley Eldred, Auburn, Cayuga, NY, May 1852 - April 1931, is testimony to an era when America's wealth could demand the only very best. The successful businessman Nelson B. Eldred was active in publishing, banking and held numerous honorary positions in local community organisations.

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