Philippe Patek watch, circa 1925
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
circa 1925
This watch was produced by Philippe Patek in Switzerland around 1925. It is featured as part of a collection of historical timepieces that includes a beetle-form watch (Switzerland, 1830–1860), a butterfly watch (Switzerland or France, 1825–1850), a Frederic Boucheron watch (Switzerland and France, 1893–1909), and a watch by Frédéric Charles Victor de Vernon (France, 1900).
The watch is an exhibit in the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This watch was produced around 1925 by Patek Philippe, a Swiss watchmaker and clock manufacturer based in the Canton of Geneva and the Vallée de Joux. Founded in 1839, the firm was named after its founders, Antoni Patek and Adrien Philippe, and established an uninterrupted history of designing and manufacturing timepieces and movements in Switzerland before its acquisition by the Stern family in 1932.
Identification
- Holding institution
- Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Maker not stated on the source photograph page; requires a signed movement or case examination.
- Escapement type not documented; requires movement examination or a horological reference.
- Jewel count and calibre not documented.
- Serial-number dating, case dimensions and weight remain untranscribed.
- No catalogue reference number is asserted; standard horological catalogues have not been transcribed for this specimen.