Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold and enamel openface keyless lever pendant watch

SIGNED PATEK, PHILIPPE & CIE., GENEVA, SUISSE, RETAILED BY SHREVE, CRUMP & LOW CO., BOSTON, NO. 108023, CIRCA 1899

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold and enamel openface keyless lever pendant watch
Signed Patek, Philippe & Cie., Geneva, Suisse, retailed by Shreve, Crump & Low Co., Boston, No. 108023, circa 1899
With nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding, factory-engraved gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, gold Louis XV hands, the circular case with polychrome blue and violet enamel foliage decoration to the bezel, the hinged back (No. 220197) with polychrome blue and red enamel floral background, enhanced by raised green enamel and textured gold art-nouveau-style chrysenthemum decoration, case, cuvette and movement signed by maker, dial signed by retailer
27 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

This watch is accompanied by a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the watch in 1897 and its subsequent sale on July 29th, 1898. The Extract specifically mentions the chrysenthemum on the caseback.

A similar watch is illustrated in Uhren von Patek Philippe by Horand Vogel, pp. 78-79.

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