Fine, rare gold Swiss split second chronograph Circa 1882
- Kenmerk
- SB0205
- Diameter
- 53 mm
- Estimate
- € 50.000 - 90.000
- Price sold
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Rose gold full hunter chronograph by Patek Philippe
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A fine and rare 18 carat rose gold box hinge hunting cased split second chronograph pocket watch, circa 1882. Made for Merrick, Walsh & Phelps, St Louis. 19”’ Nickel lever movement, signed and numbered gold cuvette. White enamel dial, eccentric dials for time and subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, outer track calibrated for chronograph, red Arabic numeralsm and blued steel split-chronograph hands. Case with oversized elaborate box hinge. Case and cuvette signed Patek Philippe, dial and cuvette signed Merrick, Walsh & Phelps, St Louis. With an Extract from the Archives confirming sale on May 1883.
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A fine and rare 18 carat rose gold box hinge hunting cased split second chronograph pocket watch, circa 1882. Made for Merrick, Walsh & Phelps, St Louis. 19”’ Nickel lever movement, signed and numbered gold cuvette. White enamel dial, eccentric dials for time and subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, outer track calibrated for chronograph, red Arabic numeralsm and blued steel split-chronograph hands. Case with oversized elaborate box hinge. Case and cuvette signed Patek Philippe, dial and cuvette signed Merrick, Walsh & Phelps, St Louis. With an Extract from the Archives confirming sale on May 1883.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Signed: Patek Philippe – Merrick, Walsh & Phelps, St Louis
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Pocket watches with regulator type dials were made for American custom order timepieces in the late 1870’s and early 1880’s. These watches typically feature the movement number on the dial and also the name of the retailer. Today, approximately 17 pieces are known to the market with this regulator type dial and split seconds feature. Retailers that Patek Philippe made these custom order watches for include Tiffany & Co. (New York), N. Matson & Co. (Chicago), Bailey, Banks & Biddle (Philadelphia), John B. Guttman (Pensacola, Florida) and Merrick, Walsh & Phelps (St. Louis, Missouri).
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Merrick, Walsh & Phelps was one of the first and earliest Patek Philippe retailers in the United States. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, this jeweler was opened as a Patek Philippe client in early 1855 by the founder of the manufacture, Antoine Norbert de Patek. Patek made a personal visit to the store and started a relationship that lasted until 1901, when the retailer was closed. During this time, the retailer custom ordered a handful of high quality enamel lady’s pendant watches as well as high quality precision timepieces.
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Of the known regulator dial split seconds timepieces, most typically are found within American cases with archives that note ‘case supplied by customer’. However the present watch is a rare example that features a signed rose gold Patek Philippe case, made even more impressive by the fact that the case is in the box hinge style or the Louis XV style as described on the archive. This extraordinary watch is one of the most important and rare Patek Philippe watches made for an American retailer in the late 19th century. Its massive case, superlative condition and overall aesthetic will please the most discerning collector.
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Signed: Patek Philippe – Merrick, Walsh & Phelps, St Louis
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Pocket watches with regulator type dials were made for American custom order timepieces in the late 1870’s and early 1880’s. These watches typically feature the movement number on the dial and also the name of the retailer. Today, approximately 17 pieces are known to the market with this regulator type dial and split seconds feature. Retailers that Patek Philippe made these custom order watches for include Tiffany & Co. (New York), N. Matson & Co. (Chicago), Bailey, Banks & Biddle (Philadelphia), John B. Guttman (Pensacola, Florida) and Merrick, Walsh & Phelps (St. Louis, Missouri).
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Merrick, Walsh & Phelps was one of the first and earliest Patek Philippe retailers in the United States. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, this jeweler was opened as a Patek Philippe client in early 1855 by the founder of the manufacture, Antoine Norbert de Patek. Patek made a personal visit to the store and started a relationship that lasted until 1901, when the retailer was closed. During this time, the retailer custom ordered a handful of high quality enamel lady’s pendant watches as well as high quality precision timepieces.
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Of the known regulator dial split seconds timepieces, most typically are found within American cases with archives that note ‘case supplied by customer’. However the present watch is a rare example that features a signed rose gold Patek Philippe case, made even more impressive by the fact that the case is in the box hinge style or the Louis XV style as described on the archive. This extraordinary watch is one of the most important and rare Patek Philippe watches made for an American retailer in the late 19th century. Its massive case, superlative condition and overall aesthetic will please the most discerning collector.
Signed: Patek Philippe – Merrick, Walsh & Phelps, St Louis
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