Swiss gold box hinged split seconds chronograph Circa 1882

Rose gold hunting cased lever chronograph by Patek Philippe
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A fine and rare Swiss 18 carat rose gold box hinged hunting cased keyless lever split-seconds chronograph watch, circa 1882. Retailed by Merrick, Walsh & Phelps, St. Louis. 3/4 Plate nickel finished jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance. Inscribed rose gold cuvette. Regulator style white enamel dial, two eccentric subsidiary dials for time with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, outer calibrated fifths seconds track with red Arabic fifth divisions. Polished case, box hinged. Case and cuvette signed by maker and numbered, dial and cuvette signed by the retailer, dial numbered.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Signed: Merrick, Walsh & Phelps St Louis – Patek, Philippe & Co Geneva