Swiss min. repeating split seconds chronograph Circa 1924

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Kenmerk: SB0792
Diameter: 47 mm

Estimate: € 20.000 - 40.000
Price sold: € 58.850

Fine and rare gold open faced split seconds chronograph repeater by Patek Philippe

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A fine and rare Swiss 18 carat gold open faced minute repeating split seconds chronograph watch with register, circa 1924. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. 17”’ Nickel lever movement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, 40 jewels, two polished hammers repeating on gong. 18 Carat gold cuvette. Silvered dial, applied gold Breguet numerals, two vertically aligned subsidiary dials for 30 minute register and constant seconds. Polished case, repeater slide to the band. Case, cuvette and movement signed by maker, dial signed by retailer. With a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming sale with Breguet numerals on 26 Sept 1927.
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Diameter: 47 mm
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Signed: Tiffany & Co New York – Patek, Philippe & Co. Geneva, Switzerland
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Tiffany & Company remained a close partner of Patek Philippe in the 1920s and through the dark years to follow in the Great Depression. Catering to the some of the greatest watch collectors of the time, including Henry Graves Jr., Tiffany requested Patek Philippe to manufacture watches that reached the highest levels of aesthetic beauty and technical prowess. Watches such as this split seconds minute repeater exemplify this close relationship as Tiffany requested a custom dial that featured the name of the retailer with stylized Breguet numerals, a rarity in design and complication.

Signed: Tiffany & Co New York – Patek, Philippe & Co. Geneva, Switzerland