5,750 CHF
Patek, Philippe & Cie. , Genève, No.120632, case No. 230255, made for Gondolo & Labouriau, Relojoeiros, Rio de Janeiro, circa 1905. Very fine 18K yellow gold keyless Chronometro Gondolo. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Four-body, "bassine", engine-turned back, hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with Arabic five minutes, sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. Notes Chronometro Gondolo Between 1902 and the early 1930s, Patek, Philippe & Cie produced high quality watches of precise esthetic and technical characteristics exclusively for its Brazilian agent in Rio de Janeiro, Gondolo & Laboriau. These watches bore the name “Chronometro Gondolo”. On March 10 1902, at 8 o’clock in the morning, the name “Chronometro Gondolo” was registered under the number 14'401. Several variations were offered: different types of cases (gold, silver, or niello silver); of dials (a choice of 12 hour or 24 hour indications) and of hands. The diameter of the pocket watches ranged from 32 to 57 mm. The dimensions of the movements varied between 10 and 22’’’, or the equivalent of 22,5 to 50 mm. The movements of Chronometro Gondolo watches were required to possess the following technical characteristics: - An ebauche based on a drawing registered by Adrien Philippe (US patent N° 20483 of January 13, 1891) with wolf tooth winding and a crown. - François Wilmot's patented micrometric cam regulator (US patent No 129197 registered o
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-11-16
