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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD OPENFACE MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH MOON PHASES

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO, GENEVA, MOVEMENT NO. 97'678, CASE NO. 219'763, MANUFACTURED IN 1896

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD OPENFACE MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH MOON PHASES
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO, GENEVA, MOVEMENT NO. 97'678, CASE NO. 219'763, MANUFACTURED IN 1896
Jewelled keyless lever movement, wolf's tooth winding, minute repeating on two polished hammers onto two gongs, pink gold cuvette, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer Arabic five minute divisions, four subsidiary dials for moon phases and lunar calendar, day, month and date combined with constant seconds, circular case, repeating slide in the band, split seconds chronograph mechanism operated through the crown and a button in the band, locked by a sliding lever in the band, case, cuvette and dial signed and numbered; movement numbered
56 mm. diam.

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Lot Essay

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with enamel dial in 1896 and its subsequent sale on 2 August 1899.

Fresh to the market, the present watch, also known as a 'triple complication' represents the state-of-the-art in watch manufacturing from the heyday of complicated and ultra-complicated timepieces. Uniting the three main complications established at that time, being the perpetual calendar for the astronomical functions, the split seconds chronograph for timing purposes and the distinct minute repeating for the acoustic pleasure, the present Patek Philippe beautifully displays the talents of exceptional watchmaking.

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