Swiss gold bell form pendant watch with brooch Circa 1905

Kenmerk: SB0356
Diameter: 24 mm

Estimate: € 15.000 - 25.000
Price sold: -

A gold, enamel and diamond set lever by Patek Philippe
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A Swiss gold, enamel and diamond set bell form pendant watch with brooch, circa 1905. Nickel lever movement.
White enamel dial, blue and red Arabic numerals, gold hands and outer minute ring. Bell form case with translucent blue enamel over an engine turned ground, polychrome painted winged putti with floral swags and interspersed with small stars, chased and engraved yoke, diamond set band. Bezel signed. With a yellow gold and enamel winged brooch set with diamond set stars. With a fitted presentation case marked Hennegen Bates & Co., Baltimore.
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Length: 24 mm
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Signed: Patek Philippe, Hennegen Bates & Co Baltimore
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Hennegen Bates & Co. was founded in Pittsburgh, PA in the 1860’s and later moved to Baltimore, MD. It was known for its fine offering of silver, jewelry and watches. The firm is also known for having retailed two important Patek Philippe two train minute repeating watches, both from the same decade as the present watch.

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Only two bell form pendant watches by Patek Philippe have previously appeared on the market. The third known example is illustrated in Huber, M. & Banbery, A., Patek Philippe, Vol. I., 1993, p 74. Page 75, pl. 75b of the same text illustrates a ball form watch with a 6”’ movement nearly identical to that of the present watch. The present watch and the illustrated piece both feature a similar engraved number, 12614 and 16010, respectively, to the movement plate. These serial numbers were internal references for the workshops responsible for creating these specialty ball form movements for use by Patek Philippe.

Signed: Patek Philippe, Hennegen Bates & Co Baltimore