102nd Auction
2020/6/29
Lot 371
Patek Philippe & Cie. Genève, Movement No. 161502, Case No. 280950, 51 mm, 109 g, circa 1914
A gold Geneva hunting case pocket watch, made for F. Winter, Petrograd (St. Petersburg)
Case: 14k rose gold. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, gold screw compensation balance.
In 1867 Friedrich Winter opened a company in Saint Petersburg, specializing in the production of turret clocks; the company was soon very successful. From his premises at Newski-Prospekt he also sold other timepieces that were either made in-house or supplied by other makers. In 1893 Friedrich Winter died in an accident while installing a turret clock. His widow continued the business for many years; when this watch was sold, Swiss native Otto Hefele had been a partner in the company for a while. Friedrich Winter’s nephew Albert Carl Winter ran the business until 1917, when it was taken over by Russian owners.
A gold Geneva hunting case pocket watch, made for F. Winter, Petrograd (St. Petersburg)
Case: 14k rose gold. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, gold screw compensation balance.
In 1867 Friedrich Winter opened a company in Saint Petersburg, specializing in the production of turret clocks; the company was soon very successful. From his premises at Newski-Prospekt he also sold other timepieces that were either made in-house or supplied by other makers. In 1893 Friedrich Winter died in an accident while installing a turret clock. His widow continued the business for many years; when this watch was sold, Swiss native Otto Hefele had been a partner in the company for a while. Friedrich Winter’s nephew Albert Carl Winter ran the business until 1917, when it was taken over by Russian owners.
Sold
estimated
2.900—4.000 €
Price realized
4.800 €