The Boeing & its relatives
This yellow gold Patek Philippe single button split-seconds chronograph ref. 130 was made especially for William Edward Boeing (1881-1956), founder of The Boeing Company. Several elements set it apart from the other known early split-seconds chronographs:...
It's one of the hypothesis evoked in the Lot Essay from Christie's:
https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-patek-philippe-an-exceptionally-rare-and-unique-5836311/? But these three stripes could also celebrate Mr. Boeing's first factory, the famous Red Barn (see below)... I chose the horse racing interpretation because it lead...
I definitely learned something new to me with your post!
Despite having read a number of articles on W.E. Boeing, and seen a number of documentaries, I was completely unaware of his marvelous PP 🙂👌. Thank you very much Emmanuel for a wonderful pictorial. Cheers, Filip
Thank you very much, Filip!
The Boeing is quite marvellous indeed! I also like the Wendell Eads very much. Best, Emmanuel
Yes, and I like example 3 even more than 4
because of the less crowded dial. Best, Emmanuel
