Rare Swiss 18 carat gold open faced 24 hour dial Circa 1903

Gold 24 hour lever by Patek Philippe
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A rare Swiss 18 carat gold open faced 24 hour dial pocket watch, circa 1903. Retailed by Gondolo & Labouriau Relojoeiros, Rio de Janeiro. Gilt, frosted movement, patented bridge caliber, 20 jewels, wolf toothed mechanism, gold wheels, moustache lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, patented micrometric eccentric regulator. White enamel 24h dial with black Arabic numerals and red quarters, outer minute ring, sunken seconds and gold pear hands. Polished ‘Bassine’ case, gold cuvette. Dial, cuvette and movement signed, cuvette also signed by the retailer.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Height: 14 mm
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Weight: 124 g
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Signed: Patek, Philippe & Cie Genève Chronometro Gondolo
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Between 1902 and 1930 Patek Philippe created an exclusive collection especially for the notable Brazilian watch house Gondolo & Labouriau. These pocket watches feature wolf toothed mechanisms, a patent registration ‘Pat. Jan. 13, 1891’, gold wheels, eccentric adjustment and ‘moustache’ lever escapement. The reputation of the Patek brand in Brazil was so good that the word ‘Patek’ was synonym to a watch as such, whether it was a Patek Philippe or not.