.Patek Philippe Large and Rare Chronometro Gondolo 51mm Rose Gold. Made for the Brazilian market – for Gondolo & Labouriau, Rio de Janeiro.

Very fine, 18K rose gold, large, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, guilloché engine-turned case-back, hinged case-back, with subsidiary seconds at 6. Made for the Brazilian market – for Gondolo & Labouriau, Rio de Janeiro.

Very good condition.

Brand Patek Philippe

Model Chronometro Gondolo, especially made for Gondolo & Labouriau, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Year Circa 1907

Caliber 19’’’ gilded brass, with going barrel, train of gold wheels, straight-line equilibrated lever escapement, à moustaches, compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, patented index regulator with swanneck spring and micrometric screw. Club-tooth lever escapement, gold screw compensation balance.

Dimensions 51 mm

Signature Dial, Case and Movement

Movement based on the French invention patent No. 142 376, delivered on April 16, 1881, to Jean-Adrien Philippe (1815-1894), Geneva, for a “régulateur de precision” (precision-regulating device for fast / slow by means of an eccentric snail).
Movement also based on the Swiss invention patent No. 2 680, delivered on September 27 1890, to Patek, Philippe & Cie, Geneva, for a “Remontoir avec mise à l’heure perfectionné” (the definitive version of the keyless-winding and setting device), and, on the US design patent No. 20 483, delivered on January 13, 1891, to Adrien Philippe, Geneva, for a “Watch bridges for Watch-Movements”.
Cuvette (dome) engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the mention “chronometro gondolo / Fabricado expressamente para Gondolo & Labouriau Relojoeiros / rio-de-janeiro”.

The present Patek Philippe pocket watch is in very good condition, after service. This is a rare opportunity to own a classic and impressive Patek Philippe Savonette pocket watch made for the Brazilian market – for Gondolo & Labouriau, Rio de Janeiro.