39,100 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie. , Geneve, No. 178448, case No. 411896, completed in 1921, sold on May 4, 1926 to Henry Graves Junior, New York. Extremely fine 18K gold pocket lever chronometer with 36 hours power reserve indication. Bulletin de Premiere Classe de l'Observatoire Astronomique de Geneve, awarded the First Prize for the timing contest in 1919. Four body, massive, "bassine", polished, the back engraved with the Arms of Henry Graves Jnr. and his motto: Esse Quam. Video Hinged gold cuvette. Gold saline with Roman numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary seconds and Up-and-Down scale. Blued steel "spade" hands. Notes Timing Contest : - Mean average daily rate +/-0.15 - Restart period + 0.84 - Error of compensation per degree C +/-0.009 - Mean err or in 6 positions +/- 0.29 With 815 marks, this chronometer was the 3rd out of 53 classified with more than 600. The first iii the trial gained 824 and the last 601, on a possible maximum of 1000 marks. 81 chronometers were entered for the contest. The centre wheel hearing of this watch was made of natural sapphire, while the rest of the jewelling, including the lever pallets are made of rubies; such a mixed jewelling is an unusual feature for Patek Philippe. A similar watch in platinum, also made for Henry Graves Jnr., was sold by Antiquorum in Geneva on April 9, 1989, The Art of Patel; Philippe, lot 37. Henry Graves Jnr. (1868-1953), was a sportsman and collector from New York. He was a great lover of watches and a passiona Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1998-10-31
