Gold Patek Philippe chronograph watch, 1910
Price Code: SOLD
Reference: 6024
Patek Philippe of Geneva, 1910
An extremely fine, 18-carat rose gold open face complication pocket chronograph watch with enamelled dial, Arabic Dauphine numerals, ‘jumping minute’ hand and outer calibrated fifth seconds ring and two sunken dials for a 30 minute register and constant seconds.
Made in 1910, the rear cover has a finely chased early motor-racing scene set against a backdrop of the French countryside, and lifts to reveal the inner cover, engraved ‘El Personal del Hospital Durand, A Su Digno Director Doctor Alvara J. Newton, 20 Mayo 1919, No 156995 Patek, Philippe & Ce, Genève’. The gilded lever movement with wolf’s tooth winding and gold screw compensation balance.
The watch is accompanied by its original Patek Philippe case, original Certificat d’Origine & de Garantie, and a recent ‘Extract from the Archives’ confirming its authenticity, from Patek Philippe dated 2014.
Diameter: 53 mm, Swiss, 1910.
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