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Lot Essay
Accompanied by a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with enamel dial and subsidiary seconds in 1889 and its subsequent sale on August 6th of the following year.
To the best of our knowledge this watch has never before been offered in public.
Cowell & Hubbard Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Cowell & Hubbard Co. was one of Patek Philippe’s most important American accounts in the late 19th century. Respected as being close in stature to New York City’s Tiffany & Co., Cowell & Hubbard was the Mid-West’s leading supplier of luxury goods to a growing affluent population obsessed with owning the best. The firm started in 1861 and remained in business until 1964 when Philadelphia’s leading jeweler Bailey, Banks & Biddle bought a controlling interest in the store. The name Cowell & Hubbard lived on until 1981 when their downtown flagship store was closed.
To the best of our knowledge this watch has never before been offered in public.
Cowell & Hubbard Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Cowell & Hubbard Co. was one of Patek Philippe’s most important American accounts in the late 19th century. Respected as being close in stature to New York City’s Tiffany & Co., Cowell & Hubbard was the Mid-West’s leading supplier of luxury goods to a growing affluent population obsessed with owning the best. The firm started in 1861 and remained in business until 1964 when Philadelphia’s leading jeweler Bailey, Banks & Biddle bought a controlling interest in the store. The name Cowell & Hubbard lived on until 1981 when their downtown flagship store was closed.