18ct rose gold Patek Philippe, minute repeating perpetual calendar chronograph pocketwatch. Made 1896

Information

• Brand: Patek Philippe
• Made: 1896
• Model: Open faced
• Reference: N/A
• Calibre: 19"'
• Movement: Manual
• Material: 18ct rose gold
• Features/complications: Minute repeating, perpetual calendar, chronograph pocket watch with moon phases
• Dial: White dial with outer minute track featuring roman numeral hour markers and Arabic 5 minute intervals. Subsidiary seconds and date at 6 o'clock, months of the year at 3 o'clock, days of the week at 9 o'clock and phases of the moon at 12 o'clock
• Case Dimensions: 55mm
• Bracelet/Strap: N/A
• Accessories: Box and Extract from the Archives 
• SKU: 3081

Essay

Patek Philippe is a Swiss luxury watch brand that has been around since 1839 and since then, has achieved global recognition for its exceptional craftsmanship. The company is renowned for the Graves Super-complication, a pocket watch that held the title of the world's most complex watch for 50 years. However it was in 1889 when Patek first patented their famously known perpetual calendar mechanism, and continued to popularize complications such as the split-seconds hand, chronograph, and minute repeater in mechanical watches.

This particular perpetual calendar pocketwatch features the ability to chime hours, quarters and minutes. The dial showcases an elegant layout, with the moon phase displayed at 12 o'clock and the date in red positioned alongside the subsidiary seconds at 6 o'clock. Additionally, it features subdials on each side that indicate the day of the week and the month.