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Patek Philippe
Chronometro Gondolo
A very well-preserved pink gold openface keyless pocket watch with small seconds and white enamel dial, Certificate of Origin and presentation box, retailed by Gondolo & Labouriau
- Estimate
- HK$46,000 - 120,000€5,200 - 13,500$5,900 - 15,400
- Manufacturer
- Patek Philippe
- Year
- Circa 1900s
- Movement No
- 134’391
- Case No
- 241’523
- Model Name
- Chronometro Gondolo
- Material
- 18K pink gold
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. 21”’, lever escapement, stamped “PAT” Jan 13 1891
- Dimensions
- 56mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, cuvette and movement signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin and presentation box.
Catalogue Essay
Named after an established Patek Philippe retailer in Rio de Janerio, the collection was a legacy between Patek Phillippe and Gondolo & Labouriau from 1872 to 1927.
Extremely well preserved and complete with its Certificate of Origin and presentation box, the present example 21-lignes Chronmetro Gondonlo is cased in the warmth of pink gold. Its hinged cuvette showcase the testament to the finest with engraved inscription “Chronometro Gondolo – Fabricado expressamente para Gondolo & Labouriau Relojoeiros – Rio de Janeiro”. The dial is in white enamel with a radial Roman numerals and sunken sub seconds dial at 6’ o clock with time indicated by a pair of elegant ink gold spade hands. Notably the wheel train were made of 9K gold instead of brass suggested to withstand temperature and humid conditions, it also features a straight-line “Moustache” lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring exclusive for Gondolo & Labouriau.
Patek Philippe
Swiss | 1839Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.
Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.