- Movement
- Manual winding
- Edition
- Limited edition of five pieces.
Overview
A Meiji kimono in cloisonné enamel and gold leaf
The Patek Philippe small dome table clock Imperial Kimono, reference 10048M-001, one of a limited edition of five in Grand Feu cloisonné and paillonné enamel with miniature painting, after a Meiji-era kimono, 12 amethyst hour markers on mother-of-pearl; 152.35 mm high, 92.6 mm wide, on the calibre 17''' PEND DOME rewound by an electric motor.
The reference 10048M-001 is a small dome table clock from Patek Philippe's Rare Handcrafts collection, one of a limited edition of five pieces, whose panels reproduce the embroidery of a purple kimono of the Meiji era held by the Tokyo National Museum: carp rising to the surface and willow branches moving in the wind, seen by moonlight. It is worked in Grand Feu cloisonné enamel with gold leaf beneath the colour.
The embroidery's outlines took about 46.47 m of gold wire (around 25.98 g). The purple and its shifts were built in transparent, opaque and semi-transparent enamels in 12 colours, with 5 colours of miniature painting on enamel for the sheen and softness of the silk, and gold leaf embedded under the translucent enamel — the paillonné technique — to mark the garment's richness; Patek Philippe credits the successive coats with the scene's depth. Each enamelled plate went through some 15 firings at about 770°C. The hour circle is white mother-of-pearl with 12 baguette-cut amethyst hour markers (1.8 cts) around gilt leaf-shaped hands, and the dial centre is a sunburst under translucent purple enamel. The clock is driven by the calibre 17''' PEND DOME, a mechanical movement rewound by an electric motor.
For collectors
Patek Philippe gives 12 baguette-cut amethysts (1.8 cts) as hour markers on the mother-of-pearl circle, the amethyst chosen to match the kimono's purple, and the paillonné leaf is gold.
Key details
Design and engineering
- Cloisonné and paillonné enamelAbout 46.47 m of gold wire (around 25.98 g) outlines the carp, the willow and the embroidery; transparent, opaque and semi-transparent enamels in 12 colours fill the cells, with gold leaf embedded beneath the translucent enamel on chosen details; each plate is fired some 15 times at about 770°C.
- Miniature painting on enamel5 colours, for the sheen and softness of the silk.
- DialA white mother-of-pearl hour circle set with 12 baguette-cut amethyst hour markers (1.8 cts); gilt leaf-shaped hands; a sunburst centre under translucent purple enamel.
- Dimensions152.35 mm high, 92.6 mm wide.
Calibre 17''' PEND DOME
- Manual winding, rewound by an electric motor
- 38.65 mm across, 3.7 mm high; 214 parts, 21 jewels
- 18,000 semi-oscillations per hour (2.5 Hz), Breguet balance spring
- Patek Philippe Seal
The reference
Technical specifications
| Reference | 10048M-001 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Rare Handcrafts |
| Calibre | Caliber 17''' PEND DOME |
| Movement | Manual winding |
| Jewels | 21 |
| Frequency | 18,000 semi-oscillations/hour (2.5 Hz) |
| Type | Dome clock |
| Piece | Imperial Kimono |
| Edition | Limited edition of five pieces. |
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