Patek Philippe Rare Handcrafts Jungle by Day 20218M-001
Movement
Manual winding
Edition
Unique piece.

Overview

A day jungle in Longwy enamel on faience

The Patek Philippe dome table clock Jungle by Day, reference 20218M-001, a unique piece in Longwy enamel on faience after an Art Deco vase, a stylised forest in daylight, 12 gold-enamel markers on crackled white; 221.2 mm high, 126 mm wide, on the calibre 17''' PEND DOME rewound by an electric motor.

The reference 20218M-001 is a dome table clock from Patek Philippe's Rare Handcrafts collection, a unique piece after an Art Deco vase, whose panels show the vegetation of a tropical forest in full daylight, in stylised form. The technique is Longwy enamel on faience, which Patek Philippe describes as rare and names after the French town it comes from; the clock is the daylight companion to Jungle by Night.

The design was laid out on a bisque ground by drawing its black outline, the cerne, and the shapes filled with opaque enamels in 5 colours, some of them the special tints that undercoat the metals and raise a slight relief. Two highlighting pigments in platinum and gold tints were then brushed on to light the foliage. After the firings a colourant was applied to bring up the fine crackle that marks Longwy work. Each enamelled plate needed 5 firings, at temperatures falling from 1020°C to 745°C. The hour circle is white and finely crackled, with 12 baton-style hour markers painted in gold enamel and gilt leaf-shaped hands, and the round enamelled foot takes the geometric motif of a Native American bracelet. The clock is driven by the calibre 17''' PEND DOME, a mechanical movement rewound by an electric motor.

Key details

MovementCaliber 17''' PEND DOME, manual winding
CollectionRare Handcrafts

Design and engineering

  • Longwy enamel on faienceThe decoration outlined in black (the cerne) on a bisque ground and filled with opaque enamels in 5 colours, including undercoat tints for the metals that raise a slight relief; 2 highlighting pigments in platinum and gold tints brushed on; a colourant applied after firing to bring up the crackle; each plate is fired 5 times at temperatures falling from 1020°C to 745°C.
  • DialA finely crackled white hour circle with 12 baton-style hour markers painted in gold enamel and gilt leaf-shaped hands.
  • FootRound and enamelled, with the geometric motif of a Native American bracelet.
  • Dimensions221.2 mm high, 126 mm wide.

Calibre 17''' PEND DOME

  • Manual winding, rewound by an electric motor
  • 38.65 mm across, 3.7 mm high; 219 parts, 21 jewels
  • 18,000 semi-oscillations per hour (2.5 Hz), Breguet balance spring
  • Patek Philippe Seal

The reference

Technical specifications

Rare Handcrafts Jungle by Day
Reference20218M-001
CollectionRare Handcrafts
CalibreCaliber 17''' PEND DOME
MovementManual winding
Jewels21
Frequency18,000 semi-oscillations/hour (2.5 Hz)
TypeDome clock
PieceJungle by Day
EditionUnique piece.

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