Swiss silver and gold anker chronometer pocket watch Circa 1909

Pocket watch from special series silver and gold
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A pocket watch from the Gondolo special series silver and pink gold, made for the Brasilian market by Patek, Philippe in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1909. The numbered case of this watch which is crafted from silver and gold is engine turned with an empty cartouche in the center of the back lid. The numbered cuvette is inscribed Relogoria Gondolo, Gondolo & Labouriau, Rio de Janeiro and the white enamel dial has Arabic five minute- and Roman hour numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock and blued steel hands. The numbered gilt movement has an anker chronometer escapement a large chronometer balance, wolf’s toothing and a moustache lever.
Cuvette and movement have matching numbers and the dial, cuvette and movement are signed.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Weight: 115 g
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Signed: Patek, Philippe & C^ie, Genève
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This Patek Philippe chronometer belongs to a small series that Patek Philippe delivered to Gondolo in Rio de Janeiro. These watches have this special silver and pink gold case and also a special anker chronometer movement, which is not matching the usual Gondolo version. Another watch from this special delivery was auctioned in Geneva and all these watches have 153.000 movement numbers. It seems that only about ten chronometers from this special series are known today.