Very rare gold hunting cased complicated lever Circa 1982

Kenmerk: SB0267
Diameter: 52 mm

Estimate: € 100.000 - 160.000
Price sold: € 156.700

Golden complicated watch by Patek Philippe
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A very rare an important Swiss gold minute repeating perpetual calendar hunting cased keyless lever watch with leap year indication and moon phases, circa 1982. Cal. 17”’ RMQ manual winding nickel lever movement, 29 jewels, three arm mono-metallic balance, swan neck regulator, minute repeating on two gongs via two polished steel hammers. Transparent cuvette. Silvered dial, applied yellow gold baton hour markers, 3 subsidiary dials for day with 24 hour indicator, date with constant seconds and month with leap year indicator, aperture for moon phases. 18 Carat gold case, repeating slide to the band, plastic dial cover, hinged plain front cover and case back. Case, dial and movement signed. With a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production in 1982 and sale in June 1985.

Diameter: 52 mm
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Signed: Patek Philippe Genève
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This watch is one of only 3 examples known to the market. Believed to have been manufactured in no more than 12 pieces, the model encompasses a perpetual calendar with leap year indicator, moon phases and minute repeater into a substantial hunting case. Traditionally the company’s multi complication pocket watches were housed with an open-face style case rather than a hunting case, the purpose of the full hunter covered dial was to protect the fragile glass and was favoured by mounted hunters to protect he watch in the event of a fall.
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Patek Philippe have undertaken very few pocket watches with complications since the sale of the wristwatch overtook that of pocket watches in 1930. Made in a classic hunting case the ref. 881 affords the elegance of the early 20th century with the technology and reliability of modern manufacture.

Signed: Patek Philippe Genève