Rare Swiss gold carillon minute repeater Circa 1948
- Kenmerk
- SA9442
- Diameter
- 46 mm
- Estimate
- € 30.000 - 60.000
- Price sold
- € 43.200
Rare yellow gold open-faced carillon minute repeating watch
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A rare Swiss 18k yellow gold open-faced carillon minute repeating watch, circa 1948, movement with 32 jewels, hour and minute repeating and carillon quarter hour repeating on three hammers on three gongs, 18k gold cuvette.
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A rare Swiss 18k yellow gold open-faced carillon minute repeating watch, circa 1948, movement with 32 jewels, hour and minute repeating and carillon quarter hour repeating on three hammers on three gongs, 18k gold cuvette.
Silvered dial, applied Breguet numerals and hands, subsidiary seconds, case with hidden hinge, case, dial, cuvette and movement signed.
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Diameter: 46 mm
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Signed: Patek Philippe & Cie Genève
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Extract from the Archives confirming sale with Breguet numerals in 1948Patek Philippe minute repeating watches with carillon are rare due to their complexity. Less than a dozen examples with carillon only are known to exist today. The carillon differs from standard repeaters in that it chimes the quarter hour on three gongs rather than two.This watch was sold to the St. Louis, Missouri retailer Hess & Culbertson. With a 1948 retail price of $1150, this piece was one of the rarest and most expensive offerings in the mid-20th century American watch market.
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Signed: Patek Philippe & Cie Genève
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Extract from the Archives confirming sale with Breguet numerals in 1948Patek Philippe minute repeating watches with carillon are rare due to their complexity. Less than a dozen examples with carillon only are known to exist today. The carillon differs from standard repeaters in that it chimes the quarter hour on three gongs rather than two.This watch was sold to the St. Louis, Missouri retailer Hess & Culbertson. With a 1948 retail price of $1150, this piece was one of the rarest and most expensive offerings in the mid-20th century American watch market.
Signed: Patek Philippe & Cie Genève
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