Patek Philippe A lady's delightful Geneva hunting case pocket watch of high quality with Patek Philippe extract from the archives Movm. No. 111433, Cal. 10''', Case No. 222515, Dimensions 28 mm, circa 1898, Weight 26 g, Origin Schweiz Case: 18 K rose gold. Dial: Enamel. Movm.: Bridge movement, gold screw compensation balance. Ladies' size pocket watches such as this one are very rare, in particular in almost pristine condition. Even the small movements, which were used almost exclusively for ladies’ watches and later for wristwatches possessed all the typical features of the large Patek Philippe pocket watch movements such as the wolf tooth winding wheels or the "Moustache" counterpoised lever. Case: very good. Dial: very good. Movm.: very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended.

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