Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
Year: Circa 1925
Movement No: 195'292
Case No: 289'022
Calibre: Manual, cal. 18'', jeweled
Dimensions: 47.5mm Diameter
Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
Accessories: Accompanied by images of the pocket watch, letter from previous owner, Original Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 1925 stamped Beyer and additional images. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1920 with "mother-of-pearl dial, applied gold Breguet numerals, small seconds" and its subsequent sale on October 15, 1924.
Catalogue Essay
This charming pocket watch is distinguished by the presence of a rare blue mother of pearl dial with applied Breguet numerals. While today hard stone or exotic materials are today common place (ie mother-of-pearl dials on a Day-Date, Calatrava or bejeweled timepieces) it was, and must have been, an incredibly daring and novel concept in the beginning of the 20th century. This timepiece is proof of Patek Philippe's daring and unusual approach of watchmaking, mixing novel materials with traditional watchmaking.

As an even nicer touch - this pocket watch is accompanied by its original certificate from 1925 stating that the watch was sold at the storied retailer, Beyer, Zurich. This is not only a historically interesting detail for Patek Philippe collectors, but scholars in general as it shows how a timepiece had left the retailer in 1925! Few retailers have a special relationship with Patek Philippe like Beyer has. Beyer Chronometrie is the world's oldest watch retailer and began selling Patek Philippe watches around 1842.
Artist Biography
Patek Philippe
Swiss • 1839
Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.
Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.
View More Works