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Patek Philippe. A fine, rare and early 18K pink gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar keyless lever watch with moon phases
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Patek Philippe. A fine, rare and early 18K pink gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar keyless lever watch with moon phases

SIGNED PATEK, PHILIPPE & CO., GENEVE, NO. 65'209, MANUFACTURED IN 1888

Closed11 May 2015

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Patek Philippe. A fine, rare and early 18K pink gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar keyless lever watch with moon phases
Signed Patek, Philippe & Co., Geneve, No. 65'209, manufactured in 1888
Cal. 19''' nickel-finished fully jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, micrometer regulator, wolf's tooth winding, minute repeating on two hammers onto two gongs, gold cuvette, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer five minute railway divisions, four subsidiary dials for moon phases and lunar calendar, constant seconds and day, month and date, large circular case, repeating slide in the band, case, cuvette and dial signed and numbered
56 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives dated April 2005 confirming production of the present watch with initials W.R. to the case back in 1882 and its subsequent sale on 14 September 1888. The initials have since been removed, reason for which Patek Philippe will not establish a new Extract from the Archives.

A similar watch is illustrated in Patek Philippe Museum - Patek Philippe Watches Volume I, pp. 376-379.