Lot 376

Patek Philippe & Cie. Genève, Movement No. 157093, Case No. 413596, 50 mm, 110 g, circa 1910
A decorative Geneva minute repeating hunting case pocket watch
Case: 18k gold, monogrammed, engraved. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, gold screw compensation balance.
The engine-turned ornamentation and the striking engraving on this pocket watch are perfectly preserved; the inscription commemorates the years 1924-1927 in Graetheide – which was when the work on the Juliana Canal in the Netherlands started. The Juliana Canal is a transport connection between Maastricht and Maasbracht, bypassing an unnavigable section of the River Meuse and it was Princess Juliana who turned the first sod on October 23, 1925; the canal opened in September 1935. Graetheide is situated on the Juliana Canal and it is most likely that the scene on the front lid of the watch commemorates the building of the canal. The technical equipment is portrayed in minute detail and the figures emanate an astonishing vitality – the artist has created a small, magnificent masterpiece that is – with regard to motif and craftsmanship - unequalled in the world of pocket watches.

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