Superb Swiss gold minute repeating lever watch Circa 1926

Gold minute repeating watch by Patek Philippe
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A very fine and rare Swiss manual wind, 18k yellow gold hunter cased pocket watch with minute repeating and hand engraving case, circa 1926. Manual winding movement, jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, swan neck regulator, wolf’s tooth winding. Geneva stripes.
White enamel dial with Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds, gold Breguet hands. 18k Yellow gold, beautiful engraved case back. Case, dial and movement signed by maker.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Signed: Patek, Philippe & Cie Genève
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Patek Philippe, certificate and extract from the archives, sold on May 1929. Original fitted box, certificate of origin and extra mainspring.

This minute repeating watch is preserved in outstanding condition, come with original wooden box, original Patek Philippe certificate and extract from the archives. This watch is a beautiful example to represented Patek Philippe excellent craftsmanship at that time.18K Yellow gold satin-finished case engraved with a romantic story scene, a gentleman with a sword, takes off his hat, greeting an elegant girl and asks if he may sit together with her on the bench, decorate with some roses and volutes on the edges. The inner case is engraved with the name of the recipient Luis P. Onetto, whose initials are engraved on the case back as well At that time , Patek Philippe’s minute repeater pocket watches usually the case size are between 46 and 50 mm.with a Caliber size of 17”’ to 19”’ This example’s case is 55mm., which is extremely rare in the market . To our best knowledge, only seven other watches of this size are existed and probably only 3 with decoration on the case. Possibly this is the only one with extraordinary gold engraved craftsmanship on the case.