Patek Philippe Rare Handcrafts Toile de Jouy 995/146J-001
Movement
Manual winding
Size
45 mm
Edition
Unique piece.

Overview

Tigers in a single violet-blue, after toile de Jouy

The Patek Philippe Rare Handcrafts pocket watch Toile de Jouy, reference 995/146J-001, a unique piece in yellow gold with tigers painted in violet-blue on white enamel across the case back and band, a matching white enamel dial, and a tanzanite cabochon crown. Manual-winding calibre 17''' LEP PS with small seconds; 45 mm, 9.72 mm high.

The reference 995/146J-001 is a pocket watch from Patek Philippe's Rare Handcrafts collection, a unique piece in yellow gold decorated after toile de Jouy, the French printed cotton, with tigers in a jungle drawn in one violet-blue on white. The case is 45 mm across and 9.72 mm high with a solid back, humidity- and dust-protected only and not water-resistant. It is delivered with a yellow gold stand carrying three palm trees on an oval sodalite base, and with a yellow gold chain decorated with a violet-blue enamel medallion bearing a Calatrava cross.

The enameller outlined the scene on the case back and filled the outlines with white enamel as the ground for miniature painting, then painted the tigers in a single violet-blue shade in the manner of the printed cloth. The picture was sealed and its colour deepened under several coats of flux, a transparent enamel, in the Geneva technique; the case band was enamelled all round as well, and the back was polished after firing. The work took 11 firings at 780°C to 830°C. The dial is white enamel painted in the same violet-blue and finished under flux, with applied Breguet numerals and leaf-shaped hands in yellow gold; the crown carries a tanzanite cabochon (0.32 ct). The movement is the manual-winding calibre 17''' LEP PS with small seconds: 38.65 mm across, 3.8 mm high, 157 parts, 18 jewels, a Breguet balance spring at 18,000 semi-oscillations an hour, at least 50 hours of reserve and the Patek Philippe Seal.

For collectors

Patek Philippe names a single violet-blue shade for both back and dial, and the decoration continues over the case band. The stone on the crown, a tanzanite, matches the shade.

Key details

Case materialYellow gold
MovementCaliber 17''' LEP PS, manual winding
CollectionRare Handcrafts

Design and engineering

  • Miniature painting on enamelThe scene outlined on the back and filled with white enamel as the ground, the tigers painted in a single violet-blue shade after the toile de Jouy style, then sealed and deepened under several coats of flux in the Geneva technique; 11 firings at 780°C to 830°C, and the case band enamelled throughout.
  • DialWhite enamel painted in the same violet-blue and finished under flux; applied Breguet numerals and leaf-shaped hands in yellow gold.
  • Case and crownYellow gold, 45 mm across, 9.72 mm high, solid case back, polished after enamelling; the crown is set with a tanzanite cabochon (0.32 ct). Humidity- and dust-protected only, not water-resistant.
  • Stand and chainA yellow gold stand with three palm trees on an oval sodalite base; a yellow gold chain with a violet-blue enamel Calatrava-cross medallion.

Calibre 17''' LEP PS

  • Manual winding
  • Small seconds
  • 38.65 mm across, 3.8 mm high; 157 parts, 18 jewels
  • 18,000 semi-oscillations per hour (2.5 Hz), Breguet balance spring
  • Power reserve min. 50 hours
  • Patek Philippe Seal

The reference

Technical specifications

Rare Handcrafts Toile de Jouy
Reference995/146J-001
CollectionRare Handcrafts
CalibreCaliber 17''' LEP PS
MovementManual winding
FunctionsSmall seconds
Case dimensions45 mm
Case thickness9.72 mm
Case materialYellow gold
Water resistanceNot water-resistant
Jewels18
Power reservemin. 50 hours
Frequency18,000 semi-oscillations/hour (2.5 Hz)
TypePocket watch
PieceToile de Jouy
EditionUnique piece.

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