Patek Minute Repeater RG, Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 80764, case No. 203827, made for Adjudant George T. Cram on order from Merrick, Walsh & Phelps, St. Louis, Missouri, dated 1893 on the dial. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K Rose gold hunting cased, keyless minute-repeating watch, with the name of the owner in place of the numerals on the dial. Accompanied by original certificate and a letter from Merrick, Walsh & Phelps to Mrs. Cram. Case is Rose Gold hunter, Five-body, 'bassine et filets', polished with initials 'G.T.C' engraved on the front cover, gold hinged cuvette, and is signed Dial is White enamel with no blemishes or hairlines, by master dialmaker Pierre Reymond,to whom Patek entrusted the dials of some of their most important watches, has letters 'GEORGE T. CRAM' for the numerals, date outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers. Blued steel 'spade' hands. Movement is signed and is 43 mm (19’’’), maillechort, bar calibre, 'fausses côtes' decoration, 31 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs activated by slide on side of case. Signed on case and movement
United States
