Swiss pocket watch with split seconds chronograph Circa 1892

Open faced pocket watch by Patek Philippe & Cie.
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A fine Swiss gentleman’s pocket watch with split seconds chronograph and Patek Philippe extract from the archives circa 1892. Sold on 10/02/1893.
18 carat rose gold case with engraved monogram and gold dome. Enamel signed dial with radial Arabic Breguet numerals, split-seconds chronograph and blued spade hands. 3/4 plate movement, rhodium-plated with “fausses côtes” decoration, finely matted, bevelled chronograph steel parts, ratchet wheel, gold screw compensation balance, blued balance spring and counterpoised lever.
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Diameter: 46 mm
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Weight: 96 g
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Signed: Tiffany & Co. New York
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Watch movements for export During the mid 20th century many renowned European watch manufacturers exported finished movements in transport cases to the United States of America. Local jewellers such as for example Tiffany & Co. in New York for Patek Philippe or Charles William Schuman for Lange & Soehne would subsequently fit the movements into new cases to the taste of their customers.