24th Mar, 2017 9:00 GMT/BST

Spring Fine Art Sale

 
  Lot 156
 

156

A Good 18ct Gold Open Faced Pocket Watch, signed Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneva, Switzerland,...

A Good 18ct Gold Open Faced Pocket Watch, signed Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneva, Switzerland, 1919, 18-jewel movement signed and numbered 189833, moustache lever escapement, eight adjustments, bimetallic balance with a blued overcoil hairspring, micrometer snail regulation, wolf's tooth winding, enamel dial with Arabic numerals and signed, moon shaped hands, subsidiary seconds, inside case back with maker's mark PPCo and numbered 407808, stamped 18k for 18ct gold, cuvette with an engraved presentation inscription and signed and numbered to the lower edge, with a yellow metal watch chain, 45mm wide, with the original Patek Philippe & Co, fitted box see illustration

Sold for £2,700
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000


 

15.02.17, Case with surface scratches, front and back cover opening lips with some small cuts possibly due to an opening knife, cuvette with a engraved presentation inscription ''presented to Victor F. Clarendon by members of the British schools and Universities club of New York as a token of affection and high regard for his devoted services as its secretary for many years November 9th 1923'', glass with small chips to the underside edge, dial with minor scratches, hand setting is working, movement in going order, total watch weight 69g, outer fitted box with one small split to the front corner and rubbed marks in parts.

 


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Auction: Spring Fine Art Sale, 24th Mar, 2017

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