Description

These unique pieces, inspired by paintings in the personal collection of Philippe Stern, honorary president of Patek Philippe, depict the famous traditional Lake Geneva barques. The scenes, depicted on a background of line engraving, incorporate three different enamel finishes: opaque, transparent and opalescent. 30 to 40 different colors, and 13 to 25 cm of gold wire with a thickness of merely 0.05 mm, are used to create a finely detailed display of cloisonné enameling. The white gold case, its sapphire-crystal back protected by a hinged dust-cover engraved with “PATEK PHILIPPE 175e Anniversaire 1839 – 2014”, houses the ultrathin self-winding caliber 240. Case diameter: 38.6 mm. These watches are not delivered in the anniversary box, do not feature the anniversary deployant clasp and do not come with the commemorative coin. 5089G-001 “Unloading at the Quai des Pâquis” Dial inspired by a painting in oil on canvas by Louis Baudit (1870–1960) entitled Scene of Unloading at the Quai des Pâquis, dated 1951.