Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 174515, case No. 401599, made for Samuel Kirk & Son Co., circa 1915. | Important Wristwatches, Watches & Clocks | Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, 14th October 1990
Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 174515, case No. 401599, made for Samuel Kirk & Son Co., circa 1915., CHF 60,000 - 80,000 Very fine 18 ct. gold minute repeating keyless watch with split second chronograph and instantaneous 30 minute recorder, in original fitted case.. Three body massive "demi-bassine" polished case with invisible hinges, the black champlevé enamelled monogram: "C.M.W." on the back. Gold cuvette engraved with the name of the first owner. White enamel dial with Breguet numerals, outer red Arabic minute and chronograph rings, subsidiary seconds and minute register. Gold Louis XV hands. Fine rhodium plated 17"' movement, " fausses côtes" decoration,40 jewels, equilibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, eight adjustments, Breguet balance spring with a swan neck micrometric index. Repeating on gongs with a slide on the band. The chronograph with a visible work, the push piece on the winding crown, the split second push piece on the band. Signed on the dial, the case and the movement. In very good condition. Diam. 47 mm.
