Patek Philippe Presentation Pocket Watch with Minute Repeater, Chronograph, Perpetual Calendar, and Moon Phases

Technical characteristics

Type

Complicated presentation pocket watch

Weight

162.2 gr. (approx.)

Diameter

54.3 mm

Engraving

Dedication to General Carmona

Case Number

411 425

Case Material

18K yellow gold

Place recorded

Switzerland

Movement Number

174 918

Maker / attribution

Patek Philippe

Design

Visible features

• Silver-toned dial with four subsidiary displays indicating moon phases and age at 12, Portuguese months at 3, date and constant seconds at 6, and Portuguese days of the week at 9. • Blued steel spade hands with dark Breguet numeral hour markers. • Round yellow gold open-face case with an oval top bow, crown-integrated chronograph pusher, and slide along the left flank.

Dial and Complications

The watch features a silver-coloured dial with Breguet numerals and blued steel spade hands. It includes seven horological complications: a minute repeater (activated by a case-band slide at 8:30), a 1/5-second chronograph (activated by a crown-mounted push-piece), and a safety bolt for the chronograph functions (slide at 11 o'clock). The instantaneous perpetual calendar provides the date of the month at 6 o'clock, with the day of the week and month of the year indicated in Portuguese on subsidiary dials at 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock, respectively. Moon phases and age are indicated via an aperture at 12 o'clock and a subsidiary dial.

Movement Specifications

The movement is a rhodium-plated caliber with 'fausses côtes' decoration, 40 jewels, and a going barrel. It features a straight-line equilibrated lever escapement, a cut bimetallic brass-Invar compensated Guillaume balance with a blued steel hairspring, and a swan-neck index-regulator. The movement is adjusted to 8 positions. Documentation from the Patek Philippe archives states the movement was made in 1919, encased in 1939, and sold on April 6, 1939.

Case Construction and Provenance

The timepiece is an 18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding pocket watch of 'Bassine' design. The case-back features an applied platinum and enamel coat-of-arms set with diamonds and emeralds, topped by a gold crown set with sapphires and rubies, accompanied by a ribbon inscribed with the motto 'Companhia de Moçambique'. Inside the case-back is a 'taille-douce' engraving stating: 'Homenagem / da Companhia / de / Moçambique / a sua Excelencia o Presidente da Republica Senhor General Carmona / Julho de 1939'. According to the source, the case was made by Emile Vichet, and master and control marks indicate the armorial décor was applied by a Portuguese goldsmith in Lisbon.

Identification

Serial number

174 918

Source note

Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.

Catalogue references

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