DESCRIPTION:
EPW - Patek Philippe, Genève, made for and only signed by Bailey, Banks, Biddle, Philadelphia, triple-signed, mvt marked "Special," 51mm, 18K original Jeannot & Shiebler HC with 1882 and 1911 presentations on gold cuvette, SW-SS, WE-SSD, fully capped lever escapement, 20J, fausses-côtes NI damascene, s#64263. Gross weight of assembled watch 79.7 dwt (123.9 g). The Extract from the Archives confirms manufacture of the mvt by Patek Philippe in 1881, and sale without case on March 21, 1882, a typical practice for US contracts in those days.
CONDITION:
Mvt: GRO, fine mvt condition overall, plate cloudiness and MFS, light polishing; dial perfect; hands mint; case has new hinge pin, a small section of one end tube missing, operating well; case shows medium wear, many MFS, one light back dent, one small front ding, monogram detail fading out, gone around shoulder; bow loose, thinned, replaced crown too big, shows light wear; good glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$2000
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$3000
PRICE SOLD:
$3400
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