- Movement 1 Hour Hand in blued steel
- Movement 2 Minute Hand in gold
- Movement 2 Constant Seconds
- Movement 1 Minute Hand in blued steel
- Movement 2 Hour Hand in gold
- Movement 1 Constant Seconds
Two Impossible Patek Philippe Watches That Shouldn’t Exist
On the listing made by Mr. Olmsted in September 1971, it is annotated by hand that he purchased the present no. 197.589 with two other watches from Morehead’s collects ion: the double movement minute repeater with split seconds chronograph no. 197.890 and the minute repeating clockwatch no. 137.699, Lots 33 and 35 in this auction, respectively.
Like the previous lot, the present no. 197.589 is a tour-de-force due to its ultra-slim profile case at a depth of 12mm. An engineering accomplishment bar none, to fit so much in what is a case that would appear to house just a repeating function.
What is also of particular note, is Morehead’s penchant for watches with double hour and minute hands. That said, the later examples did not have double movements. What his rationale was for such a complication was something to be discovered.
