- 45
Patek Philippe
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 CHF
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Description
- retailed by Tilden-Thurber, Providence, 1901, no.111.897; a very fine open-faced keyless lever split seconds chronograph chronometer with register and 1st prize Certificate from the Geneva Observatory
- diameter 47mm
18k, damascened nickel lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, precision regulator, white enamel dial, black enamel Breguet numerals, two subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30-minute register, circular plain polished case, split pusher and chronograph locking slide to the band, case, dial and movement signed, accompanied by an Extract from the Archives, Extract from the Archives and a duplicate of the Chronometer Certificate
Catalogue Note
This watch was granted a 1st prize Chronometer Certificate from the Observatory of Geneva in 1901. The regulator was J. Cordier. To the best of our knowledge, this is the only split seconds chronograph from Patek Philippe so far known with an Observatory Award. Usually, complicated watches were created in a separate category, this one was not. It is therefore exceptional that it received 1st prize in this competition in the 'chronometers' category.
The retailer Tilden-Thurber, who sold this watch, are sill in business in Providence, U.S.A.
The accompanying Extract from the Patek Philippe archives confirms that this watch was manufactured in 1900 and sold on October 14th, 1901.