Patek Philippe

SuitbertW
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A great movement....

Hi, Howard,
it's a great movement, obviously a split second chronograph with instantaneous jump minute counter.
The first problem I see is, it's missing parts (at first quick look, at least  the complete split second wheel, but it may be some more?).
The second problem is condition, especially the steel parts.....lot'sof corrosion. It requires some skillfull watchmaker to restore
it to close to original finish, some parts this may be even impossible.
Anyway - those skillfull watchmakers are likely to be very expensive. Any shortcuts here will end up in a ruined movement (probably
running but far away form the original idea).

It's of course a matter of taste, but a wrist watch case for this movement will be large and as far I can see crown will be at 12?
A 46+ case of noticeable height is some chunky watch and at least for me this wouldn't reflect anything close to PP - but that's my personal taste only.

I can understand the idea of  giving some life to this treasures of the past - I happen to have many more movements than complete watches in my personal collection.
Many of those are cased (some originally) in brass protectice cases - both sides crystal - I love to look at the movements and can  spend
hours to do so. Fo any horologically interested this is at least an alternative.

BTW, it will not be an easy task to find someone equally qualified for case and movement work .

Hope this helps a bit
Best regards
Suitbert