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With a certificate from Patek Philippe confirming the manufacture of the watch in 1883 and its sale June 21, 1887.
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A FINE GOLD HUNTER CASED MINUTE REPEATING CHRONOGRAPH WITH PERPETUAL CALENDAR
SIGNED BAILEY, BANKS & BIDDLE CO., PHILADELPHIA, THE MOVEMENT SUPPLIED BY PATEK PHILIPPE AND CO., GENEVA, NO. 65766
The nickel keyless lever movement signed Special, jewelled through the hammers, counterpoised escapement, hairspring with overcoil and precision regulator, chronograph work on train and barrel bridges activated by button on band, repeating on gongs by means of slide on band, 18K gold cuvette, white enamel dial with roman chapters, subsidiary dials for day and months for instantaneous perpetual calendar, aperture for age and aspect of moon, subsidiary seconds enclosing date ring, blued steel hands and gilt calendar hands, within a monogrammed 18K gold case, -- 55mm. diam.
SIGNED BAILEY, BANKS & BIDDLE CO., PHILADELPHIA, THE MOVEMENT SUPPLIED BY PATEK PHILIPPE AND CO., GENEVA, NO. 65766
The nickel keyless lever movement signed Special, jewelled through the hammers, counterpoised escapement, hairspring with overcoil and precision regulator, chronograph work on train and barrel bridges activated by button on band, repeating on gongs by means of slide on band, 18K gold cuvette, white enamel dial with roman chapters, subsidiary dials for day and months for instantaneous perpetual calendar, aperture for age and aspect of moon, subsidiary seconds enclosing date ring, blued steel hands and gilt calendar hands, within a monogrammed 18K gold case, -- 55mm. diam.