PATEK PHILIPPE Early Tonneau circa 1910s - Lot 29

PATEK PHILIPPE Early Tonneau circa 1910s Wristwatch in 18k yellow gold. Curvex case with snap back. Attached crown. Glass missing. Silver guilloché dial at center and periphery. Arabic numeral hour markers. Railroad minute track. Blued steel pear-shaped hands. Patek Philippe mechanical movement. Fabric strap with buckle. Dimensions: 25 x 40mm Lug: 12mm One of Patek Philippe's earliest wristwatch models. This tonneau shape would become famous thanks to the "Chronomètro Gondolo" sold by the Rio de Janeiro-based retailer Gondolo & Labouriau, for whom Patek Philippe created an exclusive collection of watches from 1872 to the 1920s. An example on display at the Musée Patek Philippe under inventory number P-1322 features the same dial and hand configuration.