Swiss 18K gold minute repeating pocket watch Circa 1915

Gold open faced lever pocket watch by Patek Philippe & Co.
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An elegant minute repeating Swiss gentleman’s pocket watch made for Greenleaf-Crosby Co. in Jacksonville, Florida, with original box and original certificate, circa 1915.
18-Carat gold, polished, à goutte case with engraved monogram, numbered and signed gold dome with presentation engraving: W. B. Oliver  Baltimore, and slide for repeating mechanism. Signed white enamel dial with radial Arabic numerals, outer minutes track with red Arabic five minutes numerals, subsidiary dial for the seconds, and gold Louis XV hands. Bridge movement, rhodium-plated, Geneva stripes decoration, eight adj., 31 jewels, two hammers, two gongs, wolf teeth winding wheels, gold screw compensation balance, and counterpoised lever.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Weight: 73 g
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Signed: Patek Philippe & Cie. Geneva, Switzerland
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Greenleaf & Crosby Co.
Founded by Damon Greenleaf and J. H. Crosby in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1868. The proud 13-storey company building in Jacksonville (dating back to 1927/1928) is living proof of the successful company whose name it bears. Alas, we do not know who W. B. Oliver of Baltimore was to whom the engraving on the dome is dedicated. We can only admire his watch, a fine and delicate timepiece with a tuneful minute repeater in excellent condition; the movement bears the name of Greenleaf & Crosby as recipients.