Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Watch, Pocket |
Catalog Number |
83.82.419 |
Collection |
Watch |
Other Name |
Repeater pocket watch |
Date |
1947 |
Description |
c. 1947 Patek Phillipe pocket watch Watch has18 lignes, Bridge, Nickel, 39 jewels, 8 adjustments, stem wind, pendant set, open face. Five minute slide repeater on coiled gong. Split seconds chronograph where two seconds hands can run and be stopped independently of each other. Perpetual calendar. Double stopwatch operated by pressing down the knob to the left of the stem. Minute repeater operated by pushing upward a cam at the lower left of the watch. White enamel dial contains four subsidiary dials. Hours and minutes indicated on large dial with Arabic numbers. Dial at 12:00 indicated moon age and phase. Dial at 3:00 indicates month. Dial at 6:00 indicates seconds and days of the month. Dial at 9:00 indicates days of the week. Solid gold hands with steel hands for day of month and for stopwatch. Engine turned case is solid gold and has SN#642432. |
Maker |
Patek Philippe and Company |
Material |
brass, nickel, enamel, glass, gold |
Place of Origin |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Notes |
In Patricia Tomes' book on the Watch and Clock Museum of the NAWCC |