Swiss gold watch with St. George and the Dragon Circa 1885

Gold keyless lever pocket watch
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A very fine and rare 18 carat yellow gold open faced keyless pocket watch made for the Spanish market by Patek Philippe in Geneva, circa 1885. The case with cast and chased flowers and scrolls on the bezels and band, on the back cover a scene of St. George and the Dragon, reading the motto S. Georgivs Eqvitvm Patronvs (Saint George, Patron of Knights in English), the interior with a scene of Christ on a ship on a rough sea and a hinged gold cuvette. The gilt dial is decorated with foliate scrolls, has blue Roman hour numerals on oval white enamelled cartouches, an outer white enamel minute ring with blue dot and baton markers, and blued steel Louis XV hands. The frosted gilt movement is fitted with 17 jewels, wolf’s tooth winding, a straight line moustache lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring and an index regulator.
Cuvette and movement signed.
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Diameter: 47 mm
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Signed: Patek Philippe Y Cia Ginebra
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A particularly large example of the famous Patek Philippe ‘St. George & the Dragon’ watches, which are usually of pendant size. It is also unusual for a Patek Philippe watch movement to be signed in any other language other than French or English, and thus this watch would have been intended for the Spanish speaking market.