Lot 67
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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare platinum openface jump hour keyless lever watch
THE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN
Patek Philippe. A fine and rare platinum openface jump hour keyless lever watch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, RETAILED BY WRIGHT KAY & CO., DETROIT, MOVEMENT NO. 199933, CASE NO. 407910, CIRCA 1921

Details
Patek Philippe. A fine and rare platinum openface jump hour keyless lever watch
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Geneva, Switzerland, retailed by Wright Kay & Co., Detroit, Movement No. 199933, Case No. 407910, circa 1921
With nickel-finished lever movement, 18 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding, the silvered matte dial with outer minutes track, circular hour aperture, single blued steel Breguet minutes hand, subsidiary seconds, the circular case with engraved gold monogram to the hinged back, case and dial signed by maker, movement signed by maker and retailer
45 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

This watch is accompanied by a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production in 1921 and its subsequent sale on January 31st, 1922.

The jump hour complication is one of the rarest functions found in Patek Philippe watches. The simplicity of the case and dial of this watch and the fact that it is in platinum make it even more desirable.
This is the only known example of a platinum jump hour pocketwatch ever to come to auction.

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