Swiss 18K gold minute repeating keyless lever Circa 1893

Gold open faced minute repeater by Patek Philippe
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A very fine Swiss 18 carat gold open faced minute repeating keyless lever pocket watch made for Tiffany & Co in 1893. Sold on August 31, 1900. Rhodium-plated movement, Geneva striping decoration, 31 jewels, wolf’s tooth winding, counterpoised straight-line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Gold hinged cuvette. White enamel dial with narrow Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds and original blued steel spade hands. Polished case, the back cover with a white champlevé enamel monogram. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed by the retailer, case and movement numbered. Accompanied by a copy of the extract from the Archives.
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Diameter: 44 mm
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Signed: Tiffany & Co