Patek Philippe. A Slim Yellow Gold Open Face Pocket Watch C1916

Patek Philippe. A Slim 18ct Yellow Gold keyless Lever Open Face Pocket Watch C1916

Dial: A Beautiful Silver Gilt engine turned Dial, fully signed Patek Philippe & Co Geneve Switzerland. The black enamel inlaid Arabic numerals with outer minute track and subsidiary seconds dial with unusual original matching cathedral hands and matching seconds hand.

Case: The slim and elegant 18ct yellow gold consular case with plain back cover, opening to reveal the movement. The case is fully Swiss Hallmarked, signed by Patek and numbered.

Movement: The superb A quality nickel finished movement, fully signed Patek Philippe and numbered, fully jewelled to the centre pinion with compensation balance, blued steel overcoil hairspring and slow fast regulation.

This pocket watch is a fine elegant slim example of a dress watch by Patek Philippe retailed by The Frank Herschede Co Cincinnati USA. What is very unusual about this watch are the hands which compliments the Art Nouveu design of the dial. This watch comes with Extract of Archives showing that the watch was sold in November 1916. The watch also has it's original box. This watch would make a fine addirion to one's collection