Rare Swiss gold, platinum minute repeater Circa 1918
- Kenmerk
- SB0209
- Diameter
- 46 mm
- Estimate
- € 25.000 - 50.000
- Price sold
- € 35.950
Fine and rare minute repeater by Patek Philippe
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A fine and rare 18 carat gold and platinum open faced minute repeating pocket watch, circa 1918. Retailed by Spaulding & Co. 17”’ Nickel lever movement, 29 jewels, repeating on two hammers, presentation engraving ‘for William Rogers Bennett, Chicago, Illinois’ to the cuvette. Gilt dial, stylized Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds. Ridged bezels applied with platinum enhancements, case back with inlaid white gold WRB monogram. Case, cuvette and dial signed by maker, movement signed by maker and retailer. With an Extract from the Archives confirming production with WRB monogram and sale on March 23rd, 1920. Further with a period Patek Philippe box.
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A fine and rare 18 carat gold and platinum open faced minute repeating pocket watch, circa 1918. Retailed by Spaulding & Co. 17”’ Nickel lever movement, 29 jewels, repeating on two hammers, presentation engraving ‘for William Rogers Bennett, Chicago, Illinois’ to the cuvette. Gilt dial, stylized Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds. Ridged bezels applied with platinum enhancements, case back with inlaid white gold WRB monogram. Case, cuvette and dial signed by maker, movement signed by maker and retailer. With an Extract from the Archives confirming production with WRB monogram and sale on March 23rd, 1920. Further with a period Patek Philippe box.
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Diameter: 46 mm
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Diameter: 46 mm
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Signed: Patek, Philippe & Co Geneva-Switzerland – Spaulding & Co.
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Minute repeating watches from Patek Philippe are prized by collectors for the chiming of the hours, perhaps the favorite technical complication in today’s market. The present example combines this mechanism with a highly decorative Murat style case in the Art Deco style. The presentation engraving and monogram, which is confirmed on the Extract from the Archives, suggests that it was likely made as a special request from the Chicago-based client, William Rogers Bennett.
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Minute repeating watches from Patek Philippe are prized by collectors for the chiming of the hours, perhaps the favorite technical complication in today’s market. The present example combines this mechanism with a highly decorative Murat style case in the Art Deco style. The presentation engraving and monogram, which is confirmed on the Extract from the Archives, suggests that it was likely made as a special request from the Chicago-based client, William Rogers Bennett.
Signed: Patek, Philippe & Cie Geneva, Switzerland – Spaulding & Co.
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