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PATEK PHILIPPE & CO. GENEVE NO. 1239179, REF. 3878 MANUFACTURED IN 1992 A FINE GOLD SKELETONIZED ...

Currency:USD Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:NA Estimated At:11,000.00 - 13,000.00 USD
PATEK PHILIPPE & CO. GENEVE NO. 1239179, REF. 3878 MANUFACTURED IN 1992 A FINE GOLD SKELETONIZED ...
PATEK PHILIPPE & CO.
GENEVE
NO. 1239179, REF. 3878 MANUFACTURED IN 1992
A FINE GOLD SKELETONIZED SELF-WINDING WRISTWATCH
18K, GILT SKELETONIZED
LEVER MOVEMENT, GYROMAX BALANCE, 27 JEWELS, 22K GOLD MICRO-ROTOR, THE BRIDGES ENGRAVED WITH SCROLLS, ENGRAVED BAND, CIRCULAR CASE WITH
T-BAR LUGS, WITH PATEK PHILIPPE GOLD BUCKLE
SIGNED ON MOVEMENT, NUMBERED ON MOVEMENT
AND CASE
DIAMETER 31 MM
CHF 16,000-20,000
$ 11,000-13,000
THIS WATCH IS ACCOMPANIED
BY ITS ORIGINAL PATEK PHILIPPE BOX AND CERTIFICATE.
IT IS FURTHER ACCOMPANIED BY AN EXTRACT FROM
THE ARCHIVES CONFIRMING
ITS MANUFACTURE AND SUBSEQUENT SALE IN 1992.
SCHOOL
WATCHES
A SWISS
COLLECTION
EVER SINCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ART OF WATCHMAKING, THE KNOWLEDGE HAD
TO BE PASSED ON FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. IN THE EARLY STAGES, THE MASTER WOULD TEACH A SINGLE PUPIL
THE CRAFT OVER MANY YEAR'S TIME. WITH WATCHES BECOMING MORE AND MORE AN EVERYDAY INDISPENSABLE ITEM, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO TEACH AND TRAIN PUPILS
TO FACE AN EVER-INCREASING DEMAND. SCHOOLS WERE SOON CREATED IN THE VALLEE DE JOUX, LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS,
ST. IMIER, NEUCHATEL AND BIENNE. THE ULTIMATE ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THE EQUIVALENT OF A DIPLOMA WERE MERGED TOGETHER UNDER THE FORM OF A SCHOOL WATCH. EVERY STUDENT WOULD BUILD A POCKET WATCH WITH VARIOUS CHARACTERISTICS AND METALS, OFTEN DEPENDANT on HIS PERSONAL BUDGET (EXPLAINING THE RARITY OF GOLD SCHOOL WATCHES). THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL WATCHES WERE ALL MADE BETWEEN 1900 AND 1930 AND WERE MAINLY BUILT AT THE SCHOOLS OF LE LOCLE, LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS AND NEUCHATEL.
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