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I personally believe that in every collection there should always be at least one pocket watch.  Resembling the trends of time, before the wristwatch came about, it was pocket watches that told us the time.  This complicated piece from Patek Philippe doesn't date back that far (1990s).  The dial looks as complicated as the case back which shows the entire mechanism hidden underneath.  This particular pocket watch was produced in a very limited production and quite hard to find today.

Description:

• cal. 21''' RMDQ damascened nickel movement with Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, 29 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance with recess for the blued steel free-sprung helical balance-spring, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, wolf's tooth winding, minute repeating on 2 steel gongs

• white dial with Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands, four satin finished silvered subsidiary dials indicating date with constant seconds, day in French combined with 24-hour indication, month in French combined with leap year indication, fan-form aperture for moon-phases

• 18k yellow gold case, repeating slide to the band, transparent crystal dust cover, hinged back

• dial signed by retailer, case, dial and movement signed by maker

From all the auction pieces, I must say that this one definitely stood out.  There are quite a few minute details that only a few people will notice at a glance.  Without knowing what kind of watch this is, we can immediately tell that it has a bridge movement or a straight-line movement rather than the usual round movements.  Through the sapphire crystal, we can also see through the watch to the back within the dial.  One of the most unique characteristic of this piece is the winding mechanism.  Rather than have a crown, this watch is wound through an aperture at the back!

Description:

• manual winding 18k yellow gold straight-line jeweled lever movement mounted between two scroll-engraved bridges, mono-metallic compensation balance

• off-white satin dial, applied Corum logo indexes

• 18k pink gold circular case, winding crown to the back

• dial, movement and case signed

• with an 18k yellow gold Corum buckle