Patek Philippe. A fine and early 18K gold hinged officer's wristwatch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE, GENEVE, MOVEMENT NO. 132621, CASE NO. 242515, CIRCA 1906

細節

Patek Philippe. A fine and early 18K gold hinged officer's wristwatch
Signed Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, Movement No. 132621, Case No. 242515, circa 1906
With nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding, factory engraved pink gold cuvette, the gilt dial with Arabic numerals, outer minutes track, pierced hands, the circular case with hidden hinged back, screwed lugs, case, cuvette, dial and movement signed
32 mm. diam.

拍品專文

Patek Philippe bagan making wristwatches around the turn of the last century. The present lot is a very good example of what many early wristwatches looked like. Designed for military use, these watches frequently had either screwed or wire lugs and large Arabic numerals for easy timetelling. Still, these early watches featured design elements closely associated with pocketwatches, such as cuvettes, hinged backs and wolf's tooth windings in the movements.