Description

A late 19^th Century Swiss lever by Patek Philippe fitted in a deck watch case.  High quality keyless bar movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator adjusted by a snail cam, steel pointer on the plate.  Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement, the lever with counterbalance extension arms extending beyond the pallets.  Escape and lever pivots with endstones in polished steel settings.  Snailed steel wolf's teeth winding work.  Signed white enamel dial marked “Chronometro Gondolo”, subsidiary seconds, Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands.  Brass purpose made case for the movement with clip on back and glazed bezel, gold crown.  Lacquered brass Dennison deck watch bowl with screw bezel.