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Patek PhilippePocket Watches

Patek Philippe still makes pocket watches, and this collection holds 53 of them. They are open-face Lépine and hunter-cased Savonette models on hand-wound 17-ligne movements, many with enamelled or engraved cases from the Rare Handcrafts workshops.

Patek Philippe Pocket Watch Lepine Power Reserve Yellow Gold / Ballerina

Patek Philippe

Pocket Watch Lepine Power Reserve Yellow Gold / Ballerina

982/168J · 44.1 mm

Patek Philippe Pocket Watch Shizuoka and Mount Fuji / Tokyo 2023

Patek Philippe

Pocket Watch Shizuoka and Mount Fuji / Tokyo 2023

995/134G · 44.1 mm

Patek Philippe Pocket Watch Lepine Yellow Gold / Tudor Rose

Patek Philippe

Pocket Watch Lepine Yellow Gold / Tudor Rose

992/102J · 44.1 mm

Patek Philippe Pocket Watch Lepine Power Reserve Yellow Gold / White

Patek Philippe

Pocket Watch Lepine Power Reserve Yellow Gold / White

972/1J-010 · 44 mm

Patek Philippe Pocket Watch Lepine White Gold / Dawn on the Lake

Patek Philippe

Pocket Watch Lepine White Gold / Dawn on the Lake

993/100G · 44.1 mm

Patek Philippe Pocket Watch Lepine Power Reserve White Gold / From Father to Son

Patek Philippe

Pocket Watch Lepine Power Reserve White Gold / From Father to Son

982/178G · 44.1 mm

Patek Philippe Pocket Watch Lepine Power Reserve White Gold / Horses

Patek Philippe

Pocket Watch Lepine Power Reserve White Gold / Horses

982/132G · 44.1 mm

Patek Philippe Pocket Watch Geisha Musician / Tokyo 2023

Patek Philippe

Pocket Watch Geisha Musician / Tokyo 2023

995/133R · 44.1 mm

Patek Philippe Pocket Watch Lepine Power Reserve White Gold / Elephant in the Jungle

Patek Philippe

Pocket Watch Lepine Power Reserve White Gold / Elephant in the Jungle

982/161G · 42 mm

Patek Philippe Pocket Watch Lepine Power Reserve Rose Gold / Lateen Sails

Patek Philippe

Pocket Watch Lepine Power Reserve Rose Gold / Lateen Sails

982/179R · 44.1 mm

About the Patek Philippe Pocket Watches

The company began as a pocket-watch maker in 1839, and the current models keep the two classical layouts. A Lépine has the crown at 12 o'clock and the small seconds at 6, opposite it; a Savonette has the crown at 3 and a hinged cover over the dial. The 17''' LEP PS powers the Lépine models and 31 references here, its power-reserve version the 17''' LEP PS IRM 16, and the 17''' SAV PS the Savonettes 5. Every reference is hand-wound, and every case has a hinged back.

The refs 973 and 980 are the plain models in yellow, white and rose gold, and the 972 adds the power reserve. The rest are the Rare Handcrafts pieces, which is why 38 of the 53 references are limited editions and why 8 dials are recorded as multi-coloured: cloisonné enamel scenes and hand-engraved cases, made in a few pieces a year, on the same movements.

The 44.1 mm case accounts for 41 references and the 48 mm Savonette for 6. White gold is the material of 30 cases, yellow gold of 20 and rose gold of 3. White dials lead at 17. The catalogue records no water resistance, which is correct for a pocket watch. One reference dates from 1943; the rest are current production.

The Calatrava carries the same Rare Handcrafts work on the wrist, and the Grand Complications hold the complicated movements that descend from Patek's pocket-watch calibers.

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