Lot 385
385
AN UNUSUAL GOLD OPENFACE KEYLESS LEVER WATCH

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AN UNUSUAL GOLD OPENFACE KEYLESS LEVER WATCH
MADE TO SPECIAL ORDER FOR THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AND INVENTOR CHARLES FRANCIS BRUSH "IN ORDER NOT TO MAGNETIZE," BY PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENEVA, NO. 62052

The gilt movement jewelled to the third wheel and fitted with gold escapement employing lever with moustache counterpoises, gold three-arm balance with rim hollowed for poising, overcoiled palladium (?) hairspring, gold cuvette, white enamel dial, with roman chapters, subsidiary seconds, blued steel hands, within a plain 18K gold case, signed and numbered on case and cuvette, numbered on reverse of dial and top plate of movement -- 46mm. diam

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With a certificate from Patek Philippe & Co., confirming its sale on September 3, 1881.

Another watch of this type, no. 62051, made for N.S. Possons, also sold 3 September 1881, and is illustrated in PPP fig 48