PATEK PHILIPPE LARGE CHRONOMETRO GONDOLO 18k GOLD 56mm, 133g, Pocket Watch
Item History & Price
18K yellow gold, keyless, Chronometer pocket watch, "Chronometro Gondolo" model made for the Brazilian market, S/N 136***made by Patek Philippe & Co., Geneva, made for retailed by Gondolo & Labouriau, Relojoeiros, Rio de Janeiro, circa 1908.DescriptionCase: 56mm diameter, four leaf, Fourbody, polished 18k yellow gold open face pocket watch with engineturned case back cover and suppressed fluted gold pendant and oval bow placed @12. Hinged gold cuvette marked in Portuguese, "Made ex...pressly for Gondolo & Labouriau, Watchmakers, Rio de Janeiro, Chronometro Gondolo, Patek Philippe & Cie., Geneve". Interior cove marked case no. 242983, Patek Philippe & Cie, Swiss 18k gold hallmarks and the Geneva Seal.
Dial: White enameled dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and black 5minute Arabic markers, sunk subsidiary seconds, yellow gold spade hands and the dial marked, "Patek Philippe & Cie., Geneve, Chronometro Gondolo".
Movement: Patek Philippe & Cie caliber 47 mm.(21'''), frosted gilt patented bridge caliber, 21 jewels, wolf`s tooth winding, gold wheel train, straight line "moustache" lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, Wilmot`s patented micrometric cam regulator. Plates signed Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 136***
Condition: Case Mint. Dial Mint. Movement Original, genuine and fully functional, in mint condition.Circa 1908.Movement based on the French invention patent No. 142 376, delivered on April 16, 1881, to JeanAdrien Philippe (18151894), Geneva, for a “régulateur de precision” (precisionregulating device for fast / slow by means of an eccentric snail). Movement also based on the Swiss invention patent No. 2 680, delivered on September 271890, to Patek, Philippe & Cie, Geneva, for a “Remontoir avec mise à l’heure perfectionné” (the definitive version of the keylesswinding and setting device), and, on the US design patent No. 20 483, delivered on January 31, 1891, to Adrien Philippe, Geneva, for a “Watch bridges for WatchMovements”Cuvette engraved in tailledouce (fine cut) with the mention “Chronometro Gondolo/ Fabricado expressamente para Gondolo & Labouriau Relojoeiros / RioBetween 1872 and 1927 approximately one-third of Patek Philippe’s entire production was sold through the Brazilian retailer Gondolo & Labouriau. These watches are now known as Gondolo watches and represent some of the most coveted Patek Philippe watches ever made.Originally sold to exclusive members of the ultimate watch collecting club, the Gondolo Gang. To be a member of Gondolo’s collecting club in the early 20th century was a symbol of having arrived in Brazilian society.The retailer selling strategy called the “Plano do Club Patek Philippe”. Each member of the 180-strong club would commit to buying a pocket watch with a retail price of 790 Swiss Francs. They would be required to make a 10 Franc payment every week for 79 weeks until the watch was paid for in full.And here is the trick: Gondolo held 79 consecutive weekly lottery draws, in which the lucky winners were released from their future payment responsibilities. For example, the first weekly winner would get his Patek Philippe for free, the second would only pay 10 Francs for his watch, the third winner, only 20 Francs, and so on. The remaining 101 members would pay full price for their watches. The system allowed for members of the gang to circumvent the Brazilian ban on gambling, since the clubs were considered private societies.The great majority of Chronometro Gondolo watches were similar in design. Four basic requirements were requested by Gondolo & Labouriau to distinguish them from Patek Philippe’s regular production.Firstly, the watches were made with gilded brass plates and featured the elegant S-shaped fourth wheel patented by Patek Philippe on 13 January 1893. The S-shaped minute train bridge is now considered one of the company’s hallmark designs.Secondly, a Swiss mustache lever escapement with bi-metallic compensation balance featured on each watch to meet high precision standards.Thirdly, a square socket was necessary in each of the mainspring barrels.Lastly (and the coolest), the fourth, intermediate and minute wheels of each watch were made in 9k rose gold.Chronometro Gondolo pocket watches were made in several different sizes and design configurations, certain examples were fitted with a center seconds chronograph, nine different caliber sizes ranging from 10 to 22 lignes.The dials were typically white enamel with Roman numerals.Unless noted otherwise, our items are pre-owned and will have visual and physical cues typical of an item that has been used and handled. We work hard to identify all issues that we believe you would look for if you saw the item in person. If you have any doubt, enquires or need more information, then e-mail us BEFORE you bid Give us time to see and answer your e-mail before the closing time. Please contact us if you have any further question or enquires about this auction or sale Please go through all the descriptions, photos and selling policies before you place your bid, The photos show the item you will receive. Please be noticed that accuracy and water resistance are not guaranteed.
Dial: White enameled dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and black 5minute Arabic markers, sunk subsidiary seconds, yellow gold spade hands and the dial marked, "Patek Philippe & Cie., Geneve, Chronometro Gondolo".
Movement: Patek Philippe & Cie caliber 47 mm.(21'''), frosted gilt patented bridge caliber, 21 jewels, wolf`s tooth winding, gold wheel train, straight line "moustache" lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, Wilmot`s patented micrometric cam regulator. Plates signed Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 136***
Condition: Case Mint. Dial Mint. Movement Original, genuine and fully functional, in mint condition.Circa 1908.Movement based on the French invention patent No. 142 376, delivered on April 16, 1881, to JeanAdrien Philippe (18151894), Geneva, for a “régulateur de precision” (precisionregulating device for fast / slow by means of an eccentric snail). Movement also based on the Swiss invention patent No. 2 680, delivered on September 271890, to Patek, Philippe & Cie, Geneva, for a “Remontoir avec mise à l’heure perfectionné” (the definitive version of the keylesswinding and setting device), and, on the US design patent No. 20 483, delivered on January 31, 1891, to Adrien Philippe, Geneva, for a “Watch bridges for WatchMovements”Cuvette engraved in tailledouce (fine cut) with the mention “Chronometro Gondolo/ Fabricado expressamente para Gondolo & Labouriau Relojoeiros / RioBetween 1872 and 1927 approximately one-third of Patek Philippe’s entire production was sold through the Brazilian retailer Gondolo & Labouriau. These watches are now known as Gondolo watches and represent some of the most coveted Patek Philippe watches ever made.Originally sold to exclusive members of the ultimate watch collecting club, the Gondolo Gang. To be a member of Gondolo’s collecting club in the early 20th century was a symbol of having arrived in Brazilian society.The retailer selling strategy called the “Plano do Club Patek Philippe”. Each member of the 180-strong club would commit to buying a pocket watch with a retail price of 790 Swiss Francs. They would be required to make a 10 Franc payment every week for 79 weeks until the watch was paid for in full.And here is the trick: Gondolo held 79 consecutive weekly lottery draws, in which the lucky winners were released from their future payment responsibilities. For example, the first weekly winner would get his Patek Philippe for free, the second would only pay 10 Francs for his watch, the third winner, only 20 Francs, and so on. The remaining 101 members would pay full price for their watches. The system allowed for members of the gang to circumvent the Brazilian ban on gambling, since the clubs were considered private societies.The great majority of Chronometro Gondolo watches were similar in design. Four basic requirements were requested by Gondolo & Labouriau to distinguish them from Patek Philippe’s regular production.Firstly, the watches were made with gilded brass plates and featured the elegant S-shaped fourth wheel patented by Patek Philippe on 13 January 1893. The S-shaped minute train bridge is now considered one of the company’s hallmark designs.Secondly, a Swiss mustache lever escapement with bi-metallic compensation balance featured on each watch to meet high precision standards.Thirdly, a square socket was necessary in each of the mainspring barrels.Lastly (and the coolest), the fourth, intermediate and minute wheels of each watch were made in 9k rose gold.Chronometro Gondolo pocket watches were made in several different sizes and design configurations, certain examples were fitted with a center seconds chronograph, nine different caliber sizes ranging from 10 to 22 lignes.The dials were typically white enamel with Roman numerals.Unless noted otherwise, our items are pre-owned and will have visual and physical cues typical of an item that has been used and handled. We work hard to identify all issues that we believe you would look for if you saw the item in person. If you have any doubt, enquires or need more information, then e-mail us BEFORE you bid Give us time to see and answer your e-mail before the closing time. Please contact us if you have any further question or enquires about this auction or sale Please go through all the descriptions, photos and selling policies before you place your bid, The photos show the item you will receive. Please be noticed that accuracy and water resistance are not guaranteed.
