Swiss silver indirect centre seconds repoussé watch Circa 1884
- Kenmerk
- SB1320
- Diameter
- 48 mm
- Estimate
- € 8.000 - 15.000
- Price sold
- € 12.100
Silver repoussé watch by Patek Philippe
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A Swiss silver open faced repoussé pocket watch with indirect centre seconds, circa 1884. Sold on November 11th, 1885. Lever movement, keyless winding. Silver champlevé dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes. Repoussé case, the scene on the back depicting St. George and the dragon, showing St. George on horseback, thrusting his lance at a dragon, inscribed S. Georgius Equitum Patronus (St. George protector of knights), the inside of the case 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, inscribed In Tempestate Securitas (protection in the storm). Dial signed PP & Co Genève, case signed and numbered, movement numbered. Comes with an Extract from the Archives.
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Diameter: 47.5 mm
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Signed: Patek Philippe
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The presence of centre seconds in this watch is a rarity and something not commonly seen in watches from this period.
Signed: PP & Co Genève




