PATEK PHILIPPE | A PINK GOLD MINUTE REPEATING HUNTING CASED SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH WATCH, MADE IN 1892

It is often said that the split seconds chronograph combined with a minute repeater is the ultimate expression of the art of watchmaking. This important example of a Patek Philippe minute repeating split seconds chronograph features a number of important features that make it unique. First and foremost, the massive 54 mm hunter case is the perfect sounding board for the minute repeating mechanism. Recently overhauled, this watch sounds loudly and clearly in the 18k gold case. The split seconds mechanism functions equally concisely . The monogram on the case is engraved F.A.M which is confirmed on both its original Patek Philippe Certificate as well as the Extract From the Archives. While the great majority of minute repeating splits from Patek Philippe are open-faced, this rare hunting-cased variant was especially made for a patron of Patek Philippe, who is only known as F.A.M within the archives of Patek Philippe. A hint on the importance of this client is the rooster and engraved motto ‘Deo Spes Nostra Est'. Two similar watches (movement numbers 80’294 & 90’455) can be seen in the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva, illustrated in Patek Philippe Watches Vol. 1, Patek Philippe Museum, 2013, pp. 358-359.