拍品 113
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Patek Philippe. A fine and very rare chromium-plated display desk clock with hack feature, Bulletin d'Observatoire and original walnut presentation box
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Patek Philippe. A fine and very rare chromium-plated display desk clock with hack feature, Bulletin d'Observatoire and original walnut presentation box

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, L'HEURE, MOVEMENT NUMBERED TWICE 178'452, CASE NO. 609'631, MOVEMENT MANUFACTURED IN 1913, COMPLETED IN 1918 AND ENCASED IN 1933

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Patek Philippe. A fine and very rare chromium-plated display desk clock with hack feature, Bulletin d'Observatoire and original walnut presentation box
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, L'heure, movement numbered twice 178'452, case no. 609'631, movement manufactured in 1913, completed in 1918 and encased in 1933
Cal. 21''' gilt-finished EXTRA quality keyless lever movement numbered twice and stamped twice with the Geneva seal, 21 jewels, large Guillaume balance with gold screws, swan neck regulator, wolf's tooth winding, the silvered dial with black baton numerals, outer fifths of a second divisions, blued steel feuille hands, subsidiary seconds, in circular torpédo style case with snap on back, hacking feature activated by depressing a button in the band to 4, large ball-form crown, in Patek Philippe original fitted walnut presentation box with two curved metal plaques with engraved and inlaid black enamel inscription Patek, Philippe & Co. and L'heure, case, dial and movement signed and numbered
91 mm. diam.

拍品專文

Accompanied by Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the movement in 1913. It was completed in 1918, encased for the Geneva Observatory Contest in 1933 and sold on 19 November 1952.

Patek Philippe movements participating at Observatory Timing Contests were numbered twice.

According to the registers of the Geneva Observatory, this watch was presented to the First Class contest in 1932 and achieved the third price with a total of 744 points. Its movement was prepared and adjusted by the renowned precision adjuster A. Boillat.

For a note on the "torpédo" mechanism see lot 120 in this auction.

The rarity of the present display clock is further enhanced by the excellent condition of both the watch and its wooden showcase. Furthermore it has never been offered in public before.