Excellent Swiss gold hunting cased pocket watch Circa 1980

Gold lever watch by Patek Philippe
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Excellent Swiss 18K yellow gold hunting cased keyless pocket watch, circa 1980. Accompanied by the original Patek Philippe box, Certificate of Origin, hang tag, Patek Philippe (Japan) service guarantee card and a booklet. Entirely chased and engraved with foliate scrolls, the front cover also chased with a lion rampant holding a fleur-de-lis staff. White enamel dial with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and black Louis XVI hands. Movement stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, Geneva striping decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometre regulator. Dial, case and movement signed.
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Diameter: 48 mm
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Signed: Patek Philippe Genève
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Mitsukoshi is one of the oldest department stores in Japan, having begun as a kimono shop in 1673. The lion statue, created in 1914, is one of the store’s well-known symbols and can still be seen in front of the Mitsukoshi department store today. According to the consignor, this symbol was used by Patek Philippe especially to honour the Mitsukoshi store.