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Registered User. Feb 18, 2012. #1. I have a Patek, Philippe with an unmarked movement. inscribed inside the cover is A.H. Rodanet 36 Rue Vivienne Paris. The address 36 Rue Vivienne dates this to around 1880 from what I have found online. I also read that around 1880 Patek did sell unmarked movements.
Photography by Véronique Aubert, Wollodia Jentsch, Fréderic Paley & Guy Romagnoli. Scientific editing by Hans Boeckh, David Penney & Christian Pfeiffer-Belli. - ISBN 978-2-8399-1781-0 - First published late 2015 by Patek Philippe Museum, Genève (Switzerland) - Size: 25.5cm x 28,5 cm - Published only in an English language edition - Total ...
It is very unlikely to be the mark of jeweler or retailer. Patek contracted out movements making with a range of finish levels up to complete finished movements. This lion is very likely the mark of a small house that furnished a nearly complete movement. This practice was strongly encouraged by the Swiss government.
Moderator. NAWCC Member. Mar 29, 2011. #3. A lot depends on the watch. Patek made several grades. To me, grade, originality and condition trump signature. I don't erxpect a railroad watch to be pristine, it was intended for hard wear, but I do expect a Patek or other luxury watch to be clean and crisp as do most colectors.
NAWCC Member. Sep 10, 2024. #5. Patek Philippe was a final watch seller and my impression was that they were more likley to buy in watches than sell at to another house. Before I saw the pictures I thought you had a Louis Audemars who did sell stem wind watches to Patek and also to Capt.
I have this Patek Philippe (a PL for a US retailer and in an American case) and I'm stuck on removing the movement There are two movement half-head screws located on the back plate (at the 3.15 and 7.00 positions in my photo). Pulling the stem out to the set position, the movement is still solid in the case - and I can see the stem in the gap ...
Director. NAWCC Member. Nov 27, 2023. #3. Freetz is correct. Specifically the case was made by Jeannot & Shiebler of NYC. This firm made cases for a lot if not most of the imported Patek movements and many of the other high end movements imported into the USA. These J&S cases are generally very high quality and comparable in many ways to the ...
Samuel Kralik was born in Besztercebanya (originally Hungary now part of Slovakia) in 1815 and from 1828-1834 he was apprenticed to Lehrling, a Viennese clockmaker. On May 14, 1843 he became a Master Clockmaker and in 1851 was the... hicksantiqueclocks.com. I am here to help.
NAWCC Fellow. Donor+. Jan 23, 2018. #1. This thread is for posting European watches that are made for, and contain private label markings for, the American market. Examples of makers who produced a significant number of watches for the American market are Vacheron-Constantin, Patek Philippe, and Longines. When posting, please include photos ...
Here are my Bailey, Banks & Biddle PLs. 18k 12-size C.H. Meylan (Type I in my own classification system) 14k Jeannot & Shiebler-Cased C.H. Meylan (Type I in my own classification system) 18k & Enamel Patek Philippe "Special", 28mm in diameter cased It would be sweet if "special" were a Patek Philippe quality demarcation, like "Extra", but I ...