Lot 63
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Patek Philippe. A fine, early and possibly unique 18K gold and enamel hunter case keyless cylinder watch with Adrien Philippe’s early stem winding and setting mechanism
Patek Philippe. A fine, early and possibly unique 18K gold and enamel hunter case keyless cylinder watch with Adrien Philippe’s early stem winding and setting mechanism
Patek Philippe. A fine, early and possibly unique 18K gold and enamel hunter case keyless cylinder watch with Adrien Philippe’s early stem winding and setting mechanism
Patek Philippe. A fine, early and possibly unique 18K gold and enamel hunter case keyless cylinder watch with Adrien Philippe’s early stem winding and setting mechanism
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Patek Philippe. A fine, early and possibly unique 18K gold and enamel hunter case keyless cylinder watch with Adrien Philippe’s early stem winding and setting mechanism

Signed Invention Brévetée de Patek Philippe & Co. à Genève, no. 4'525, manufactured in 1850

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Patek Philippe. A fine, early and possibly unique 18K gold and enamel hunter case keyless cylinder watch with Adrien Philippe’s early stem winding and setting mechanism
Signed Invention Brévetée de Patek Philippe & Co. à Genève, no. 4'525, manufactured in 1850
Movement: cal. 13’’’, manual, jewelled to the third wheel, wolf’s tooth winding
Dial: white enamel with Roman numerals
Case: hinged gold cuvette, 35.5 mm. diam., signed
With: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with both covers decorated with translucent opale enamel on an engine-turned background and champlevé enamel surround, on the cover painted miniature “Head of Angel”, on the back painted miniature “Bouquet of Flowers” in 1850 and its subsequent sale on 13 December 1851, Patek Philippe Geneva service document dated 3 February 2003 and service tag
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Lot Essay

Fully serviced and renovated by Patek Philippe in 2002/3, this very fine and highly attractive enamelled watch is from the early years of production, featuring Adrien Philippe's ground breaking invention of the keyless crown winding and hand-setting system. It is preserved in remarkably good condition and has to our best of knowledge never been offered in public before.

Adrien Philippe's invention of the modern winding and setting stem and crown (pull out to set, push in to wind), French patent No. 1317 of 1845, was more than a clever mechanism, it changed the nature of watches completely and is one of the most significant innovations in watchmaking history.

Other examples of Patek Philippe's early stem-winding watches engraved “Invention Brevetée” (patented invention) on the cuvette are illustrated and described in Patek Philippe Museum - Patek Philippe Watches - Volume I, pp. 56, 57 & 58. A watch with similar enamel decoration is illustrated on p. 151.

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