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Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève
A FINE GOLD OPEN-FACED FIVE-MINUTE REPEATING KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN, ORIGINAL PRESENTATION CASE AND DOCUMENTATION, THE WATCH AND PRESENTATION CASE WITH THE ROYAL MONOGRAM OF KING FERDINAND I OF BULGARIA 1893, MOVEMENT NO. 97314 CASE NO. 217164 [ 百達翡麗五分問懷錶，備原廠證書、原錶盒及文件，錶身及錶盒飾保加利亞國王費迪南一世紋章，1893年製，機芯編號97314，錶殼編號217164]
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November 12, 04:42 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 CHF
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Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève
A FINE GOLD OPEN-FACED FIVE-MINUTE REPEATING KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN, ORIGINAL PRESENTATION CASE AND DOCUMENTATION, THE WATCH AND PRESENTATION CASE WITH THE ROYAL MONOGRAM OF KING FERDINAND I OF BULGARIA
1893, MOVEMENT NO. 97314 CASE NO. 217164
[ 百達翡麗五分問懷錶，備原廠證書、原錶盒及文件，錶身及錶盒飾保加利亞國王費迪南一世紋章，1893年製，機芯編號97314，錶殼編號217164]
• Movement: damascened nickel, wolf's tooth winding, lever escapement, gold train, jewelled to the centre, bi-metallic compensation balance, barrel bridge signed and numbered Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, no. 97314
• Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, filigree hands, sunken subsidiary seconds
• Case: 18ct gold, polished back with blue guilloché enamel monogram of King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria in the form of a letter 'F' in Cyrillic, beneath a prince's crown, polished gold cuvette signed and numbered Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, no. 97314, case back and cuvette further numbered 217164 and with PP and Calatrava cross stamps
• Box: leather covered, the lid with applied silver crown matching King Ferdinand's monogram enamelled to the watch case, silk lining to lid signed Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, Grand Prix d'Honneur Paris 1889, Certificate of Origin and instructions for use concealed behind lid's lining, velvet lined fitted interior with spare glass
diameter 51mm
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Accompanied by numbered Certificate of Origin dated 30 June 1896, handwritten documentation, and an Extract from the Archives confirming production in 1893 and sale on 30 June 1896. The Extract also confirms the blue enamel 'F' in Cyrillic to the case back and the prince's crown.
Ferdinand I, nicknamed 'Foxy Ferdie', was elected Prince Regnant of Bulgaria in 1887 and ascended to the throne in 1908, abdicating in 1918. Born in Vienna, the son of Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and his wife Clémentine d'Orléans, it was considered his destiny to aspire to an independent European throne as so many other members of his family had achieved. He was selected as ruler (although not as first choice) by the Bulgarians to prevent Russian occupation of their country, and despite a certain private disbelief within his family, his first twenty years in power were generally considered successful. After this, the Balkan and First World Wars changed the face of politics in the area and Ferdinand abdicated in favour of his son Boris in 1918, retiring to the family estates in Coburg.