Case Construction and Exterior Controls
The pocket watch is configured in an openface 18K yellow gold case measuring 47 mm in diameter. Visible actuation elements include a winding crown with a split-seconds pusher, a suspension bow stamped 'P.P.Co', and a repeater slide located along the left flank of the case band.
According to the auction catalogue, the case, cuvette, dial, and movement are signed, and the case, cuvette, and movement are numbered under case number 412’553.
Evidence for this section
- “Dimensions 47mm Diameter”
- “Case, cuvette, dial and movement signed; case, cuvette and movement numbered.”
- “Openface 18K yellow gold case with a crown, split-seconds pusher, and suspension bow stamped 'P.P.Co'”
Dial Configuration and Indications
The dial features a light-toned surface with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals and a peripheral 60-unit track. The dial bears the signature 'PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co GENEVA SWITZERLAND'.
The layout uses a vertically oriented two-register design, positioning a 30-minute chronograph register at 12 o'clock and a subsidiary seconds sub-dial at 6 o'clock.
Evidence for this section
- “Dial signed 'PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co GENEVA SWITZERLAND'”
- “Employing an uncommon vertically oriented, two register layout, the stunning dial features beautiful, applied gold Breguet numerals.”
- “Vertically aligned sub-dials situated at 12 o'clock (30-minute counter) and 6 o'clock (subsidiary seconds)”
Movement and Complication Capabilities
The movement is recorded by the auction house as a manual-wind lever caliber with 40 jewels, bearing movement number 197’995. The catalogue lists the production year as 1925, detailing a split-seconds chronograph and a minute repeating mechanism striking the hours, quarters, and minutes on two gongs.
Because internal components and the cuvette interior are not depicted in the provided imagery, the internal movement condition, chiming acoustic quality, and specific internal finishing are not visible in the visual record and rely on cataloguing assertions.
Evidence for this section
- “Movement No 197’995”
- “Calibre Manual, lever movement, 40 jewels”
- “Chiming the exact time by repeating the hours, quarters, and minutes on two gongs, it has a loud, harmonious, and rich tone.”
Documentary Ephemera and Limitations
Catalogue documentation states that the watch is accompanied by an original Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin, an original bill of sale for $1,175, an outer envelope, and an Extract from the Archives confirming its sale date as March 2nd, 1933.
The source does not record intervening ownership history, chain of custody between 1933 and the auction, or subsequent servicing interventions.
Evidence for this section
- “Accompanied by original Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin and bill of sale for $1,175, and outer envelope.”
- “Further accompanied by Extract from the Archives confirming its sale on March 2nd, 1933.”
- “Year 1925”
