Small Swiss gold hunting cased ladies pocket watch Circa 1906

Gold full hunter watch by Patek Philippe & Co.
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A delightful, almost new, small Swiss hunting-cased ladies’ pocket watch from Geneva, circa 1906. The watch has a 14K rose gold engine-turned case with a monogram and an enamel dial. The dial showcases Breguet-style radial hours, an outer minute track, a subsidiary seconds dial, and Louis XV-style gold hands. Additionally, it is equipped with a bridge movement, lever escapement, and screw compensation balance.
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Diameter: 33 mm
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Weight: 33 g
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Signed: Patek Philippe & Cie. Genève
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This ladies’ hunting case pocket watch is well-preserved and has a red gold case that is finely engine-turned. On the front, it has a beautifully designed monogram, MMG. According to the current owner, the watch was a gift from Thomas Mann to her grandmother, Maria Müller-Gastell. Maria came from the family of the Matheus Müller sparkling wine cellars in Eltville am Rhein. It is said that Thomas Mann wrote some chapters of his novel “Confessions of the Imposter Felix Krull” in the sparkling wine manufacturer’s villa, which served as the template for the novel. In the novel, Felix Krull was born into the household of a sparkling wine manufacturer and started his impostures from there.