NO 73492, MANUFACTURED IN 1884

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PATEK PHILIPPE

PINK GOLD OPEN FACE KEYLESS LEVER POCKET WATCH WITH REPOUSSE CASE
NO 73492, MANUFACTURED IN 1884
Nickel finished lever movement with bi-metallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding, gold cuvette, silver gilt chased dial with blue Roman numerals on white enamel cartouches, outer Arabic five minute divisions on white enamel chapter ring, raised scroll and foliage decorated centre, Louis XV hands, circular 18k pink gold case with finely chased and engraved scroll and floral decorated bezel and band, pink gold crown, the back centred by a chased and embossed scene depicting St. George and the Dragon and inscription S. Georgius Equitum Patronus in high relief, the inside with the inscription In Tempestate Securitas and a ship in full sail with the sleeping Christ and two apostles, movement and cuvette signed and numbered
Diameter 31.5mm

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Lot Essay

US$3,000-4,000

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming dates of manufacture and sale.
The back of the present watch depicts the St. George talisman, showing St. George on horseback, thrusting his lance at a dragon and the inscription "S. GEORGIUS EQUITUM PATRONUS" (St. George, protector of knights) on one side. The reverse shows a ship in full sail on a rough sea and Christ asleep on the deck with two terrified apostles, a wind blows through a small cloud into the sail and the inscription "IN TEMPESTATE SECURITAS" (protection in the storm).

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