Patek Philippe. A fine platinum openface minute repeating keyless lever watch with two-tone dial

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE, GENEVE, NO. 198099, CIRCA 1927

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Patek Philippe. A fine platinum openface minute repeating keyless lever watch with two-tone dial
Signed Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 198099, circa 1927
With nickel-finished lever movement, 29 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding, minute-repeating on two gongs, factory-engraved platinum cuvette, the two-tone brushed dial with applied platinum Arabic and small baton numerals, platinum feuille hands, engine-turned subsidiary seconds, the thin circular case with snap on back (No. 414229), pentagonal-shaped bow, repeat mechanism activated though a slide in the band, together with a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives, case, cuvette, dial and movement signed
45 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

Patek Philippe confirm production of this watch in 1927 and its subsequent sale on September 12th, 1931.

A similar example is illustrated in Patek Philippe Pocket Watches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, p. 161.

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