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Patek Philippe
A fine and rare pink gold split seconds chronograph openface watch with vertical register
- Estimate
- HK$60,000 - 80,000
HK$106,250
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Patek Philippe
- Year
- 1894
- Movement No
- 91'406
- Case No
- 217'868
- Material
- 18k pink gold
- Calibre
- Mechanical, 17'''
- Dimensions
- 37 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial, cuvette and movement signed </em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Patek Philippe</em> Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with enamel dial, Breguet numerals and subsidiary seconds in 1894 and its subsequent sale on 9 August 1897.
Specialist
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Catalogue Essay
The chronograph was invented by French watchmaker Nicolas Rieussec around 1822. The chronograph measures the duration of an event. The split seconds chronograph has an additional hand which is positioned on top of the chronograph hand. When the chronograph pusher is depressed, the split seconds hand advances along with the seconds hand. When the pusher is depressed again, the split seconds hand stops while the seconds hand continues to advance. By the stopping and starting the split seconds hand, it is possible to time several simultaneous events of different durations. The present watch is a delightful example, fresh to the market, and in very original and overall very pleasing condition.
Literature
Patek Philippe
Swiss | 1839Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.
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