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Patek Philippe. A very rare 18K gold openface minute repeating keyless lever watch with up and down indicator, gold dial, Breguet numerals, original certificate and box
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Patek Philippe. A very rare 18K gold openface minute repeating keyless lever watch with up and down indicator, gold dial, Breguet numerals, original certificate and box

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, MOVEMENT NO. 197'559, CASE NO. 407'549, MANUFACTURED IN 1920

Closed9 November 2014

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Patek Philippe. A very rare 18K gold openface minute repeating keyless lever watch with up and down indicator, gold dial, Breguet numerals, original certificate and box
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Geneva, Switzerland, movement no. 197'559, case no. 407'549, manufactured in 1920
Cal. 17''' nickel-finished lever movement, 29 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding, minute repeating on two hammers, gold dial, Breguet numerals on outer blank chapter ring, sunburst decorated centre, blued steel moon-style hands, one subsidiary dial combining constant seconds and up and down indicator, circular case, engraved initials AHS in a lozenge to the hinged back, engraved inscription 25th Anniversary June 1898-1923 to the inside, repeating slide in the band, case, dial and movement signed
46.5 mm. diam.

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With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin & Warranty dated 28 August 1923 stating the gold dial and engraved monogram "AHS" to the back. Furthermore delivered with the original fitted brown leather presentation box numbered 197'559 and the Extract from the Archives confirming manufacture of the present watch with monogram AHS in the middle of a lozenge to the case back in 1920 and its subsequent sale on 28 August 1923.

This watch stands out not only because of its fresh to the market condition, but also in virtue of its very rare combination of a minute repeating mechanism and an up-and-down or power reserve indicator concentric to the subsidiary seconds. Of highest quality it is moreover fitted with a very attractive gold dial with Breguet numerals, the original certificate and box and preserved in very good, original overall condition.

Another example of a minute repeating watch with power reserve is illustrated and described in Patek Philippe Museum - Patek Philippe Watches - Volume I, p. 249.