Swiss 18 carat gold top quality watch with double complication Circa 1888

Pocket watch with repeater and chronograph
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An extremely rare top quality pocket watch with double complication, made by Patek, Philippe & Cie in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1888. The numbered open faced case of this watch was crafted from 18 carat gold and has a numbered cuvette. The white enamel dial has an outer ring with gold Arabic five minute numerals, Roman hour numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial with gold Arabic numerals and blued steel hands. The numbered movement features an absolute top class precision lever escapement, Geneva striping decoration and a very unusual double complication of a 5 minute repeater and a chronograph.
The dial and cuvette are signed.
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Diameter: 52,5 mm
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Weight: 117 g
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Signed: Patek, Philippe C^O, Genève
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The watch presented here is extremely rare. Only a few examples of this combination are known and it is considerably more unusual  than the minute repeater and chronograph combination.