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Patek Philippe. An extremely fine, rare and unusual 18K gold, enamel and diamond-set bell-form watch with brooch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, NO. 97'994, MANUFACTURED IN 1898

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Patek Philippe. An extremely fine, rare and unusual 18K gold, enamel and diamond-set bell-form watch with brooch
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, No. 97'994, manufactured in 1898
Cal. 6''', with nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, the bell-form case decorated with painted polychrome enamel putti heads and garlands of flowers on translucent blue guilloché enamel, rose-cut diamonds set to the bottom, the winding mechanism operated by rotating the lower part of the bell, together with a matching 18K gold, blue enamel and diamond-set brooch in form of wings and centred by two diamond-set stars, movement signed
21 mm. diam. & 53 mm. overall length

Lot Essay

Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificat d'Origine et de Garantie, original fitted presentation box and Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1898 and its subsequent sale on 15 July 1899.

An other example of a bell-form watch is illustrated in Patek Philippe by M. Huber & A. Banbery, p. 74.

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