25,000 CHF
Patek Philippe Split-Second Chronograph - 5 Co-Axial Hands Patek, Philippe & Cie. , Genève, No. 90253, case No. 206922. Made in 1891, sold on September 30th, 1891. Very fine, 18K pink gold, keyless pocket watch with split-seconds chronograph and 60-minute register using a central pink gold hand. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Notes This watch has the extremely rare feature of five co-axial hands - the minute and hour hands, the split-seconds chronograph hands, and the central minute recording hand. Watches by any maker incorporating this feature are very rare and to our knowledge only three other examples of this type by Patek Philippe exist. Another example was sold by Antiquorum, Geneva, March 20, 2010, lot 379. This watch is thought to be the only example known made for Tiffany & Co.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-11-13
