Patek Philippe made for A. Ericsson “Double Complication” minute-repeater, enamel dial, Dauphine Arabic numerals, Cyrillic characters, made for the Russian market; (18-carat) Yellow Gold
Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Model “Double Complication” Retailed by made for the Russian market; retailed by A. Ericsson, Saint Petersburg (Russia) Year circa 1896 Reference - Movement No. 97 738 Calibre 21’’, manual-winding, probably 32 jewels Case No. 220 323 Material (18-carat) yellow gold Weight 158 gr (approx.) Signature dial, case and movement Accessories contemporary fitted box (manufactured in 1900 or shortly thereafter); Extract from the Archives Patek Philippe made for A. Ericsson Pocket watch, minute-repeater, perpetual calendar, moon phases, enamel dial, Dauphine Arabic numerals, Cyrillic characters, made for the Russian market; yellow gold (18-carat) –– Yellow gold (18-carat), open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, large, heavy and impressive pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock, and six horological complications: Minute-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (rings on demand, “repeating at will”, hours, quarters and minutes elapsed; activated by the slide at 3 o’clock) Half-instantaneous perpetual calendar Date of the month (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock) Day of the week (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock; indications given in Cyrillic characters) Month of the year (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock; indications given in Cyrillic characters) Age and phases of the moon (subsidiary dial, graduated from 0 to 29 ½, and aperture at 12 o’clock) Made for the Russian market. –– Case: No. 220 323, four-piece, “Bassine à gouttes”, polished; gold cuvette (dome) engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the manufacturer’s name and serial number, as well as the name of the retailer; oval-shaped clipped bow. Dial: white colour, enamel (seven-piece), with large black painted suspended “Dauphine” Arabic numerals; external minute track divided five by five, with black painted radiating lines; blued steel “Poire Stuart” pear-shaped hands. Movement: No. 97 738, calibre 21’’’, manual-winding, probably 32 jewels, gilded brass, going barrel, equilibrated straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws, blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial. Type of winding and time setting: winding and time-setting by the crown on the pendant.
