01.02.2018 - Patek Philippe
A Look Back At Some Of Patek Philippe’s Most Remarkable ‘Rare Handcrafts’ Timepieces
Patek Philippe is arguably one of (if not), the most luxurious watch manufacturer in the world, and each year the Swiss company proves its prominence in the competitive industry by handcrafting around 40 unique timepieces, all of which ooze elegance and originality. Over the years, Patek Philippe has hand crafted some truly remarkable timepieces including a selection of very detailed, colorful and highly decorative pocket watches. Since we have just entered into another New Year, we thought we'd celebrate Patek Philippe’s incredible workmanship and artistry heritage by taking a look back over the watchmakers’ 'rare handcrafts' collection. Rare handcrafts – 10 Days Tourbillon ref. 5101/100R Ref. 5101/100R is a stunning timepiece, which embodies the talents of Patek Philippe’s meticulous watch artisans perfectly. The most striking feature of the timepiece has to be the beautifully engraved 18ct rose gold rectangular case. Every square inch of the case (front and back), buckle, hands and crown are all tastefully engraved with an elegant motif. The cream dial features 18ct rose gold numeral hour markers and the iconic rose gold leaf hands. The two sub dials located at 12 o’clock and 6 o’clock indicate the power reserve levels and the seconds. The sophisticated creation is finished off with a hand-stitched brown alligator leather strap.- Case: 29 mm 18ct rose gold case featuring a complex handcrafted pattern
- Calibre: TO 28-20 REC 10J PS IRM
- Movement: Manual winding
- Dial: Cream coloured rectangular dial with 18ct rose gold hour numerals and two sub dials
- Bracelet/ Strap: Hand stitched matt brown alligator leather strap and 18ct rose gold engraved buckle
- Date: 2011
- LIMITED EDITION
- Case: Estimated 25 mm 18ct white gold case featuring thousands of baguette diamonds and emeralds
- Calibre: 16-250
- Movement: Manual winding
- Dial: Diamond with emeralds set in a floral pattern
- Bracelet/ Strap: 18ct white gold bracelet embellished with diamonds and emeralds
- Date: 2012
- LIMITED EDITION
- Case: Smooth finished platinum 38mm case with hand engraved screw-in crown
- Calibre: 240
- Movement: Manual winding
- Dial: Volutes and Arabesques platinum hand-engraved pattern, black dial, ‘Dauphine’ platinum hands
- Bracelet/ Strap: black leather alligator patterned strap with a platinum hand-engraved buckle
- Date: 2015
- LIMITED EDITION