Patek Philippe

Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Model split-seconds Year circa 1910 Reference - Movement No. 156 686 Calibre 18’’’ CCR, manual-winding, 24 jewels Case No. 268 140 Material/s yellow gold (18-carat) Dimensions Ø 48 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Weight 80.9 gr. (approx.) Signature dial, case and movement Accessories An Extract from the archives is on order and guaranteed by the sale Patek Philippe Pocket watch, single-button chronograph, split-seconds, minute counter, enamel dial, ‘Breguet’ Arabic numerals; yellow gold (18-carat) -- A split-seconds chronograph pocket watch -- Yellow gold (18-carat), open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and three horological complications: • 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the single round-shaped push-piece located on the crown; start, stop and return to zero functions) with outer ring divided in 60; safety bolt locking the chronograph’s functions (slide at 11:30) • Split-seconds (activated by the rectangular-shaped push-piece located on the case-band at 10:30; stop and catch-up or reset to zero functions) • Instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock) Winding and time-setting by the crown on the pendant. -- Case: four-piece, ‘bassine’, polished; polished gold cuvette (dome) engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the manufacturer’s name and serial number; oval-shaped clipped bow. Cuvette (dome) engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the mention ‘Presented / to President / E. W. Houser / by fellow engravers / of the / I.A.M.P.E. / June, 1913’. Case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the cypher ‘E W H’. Dial: white colour enamel (three-piece), with black painted suspended Arabic ‘Breguet’ numerals (known as ‘HP’ for Heures Penchées or leaning hours); external minute track divided five by five with red painted radiating Arabic numerals and black painted radiating lines; yellow gold ‘Louis XVI’ hands. Movement: calibre 18’’’ CCR, manual-winding, 24 jewels, rhodium-plated with ‘fausses côtes’ decoration, going barrel, straight-line equilibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws, blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw, eight adjustments; chronograph work and split-seconds work on the top plate.