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Patek Philippe
Ref. 894
An elaborate, well-preserved, and highly rare yellow gold skeletonized and engraved pocket watch
- Estimate
- $40,000 - 80,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Patek Philippe
- Year
- 1992
- Reference No
- 894
- Movement No
- 937’137
- Case No
- 2’886’942
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. 17-170, 18 jewels
- Dimensions
- 47mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, and movement signed.
- Accessories
- Accompanied by a picture of the Extract from the Archives indicating production of the watch in 1992 and its subsequent sale on May 25th, 1994. A new Extract from the Archives has been ordered for this timepiece.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Over time, and particularly in the past four decades, collectors began to focus on collecting wristwatches, often to the exclusion of the pocket watches that had so dominated watch collecting until then. Yet one look at this skeletonized reference 894 should be enough to assure enthusiasts that there is a place for collecting pocket watches in the current market.
Introduced in 1978, the reference 894 was one of the first serially produced skeletonized pocket watches created by Patek Philippe, though skeletonized examples can be seen since the manufacture’s beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century. The reference 894 remained in production from 1978 until 2006.
Exceptional in every way, its movement’s bridges were crafted in 14 karat yellow gold. All were then fully chased and engraved by hand - every area of the movement that could be cut away was removed. Each reference 894 is therefore in some ways unique, having been embellished individually, and over time, the level of elaborate decoration evolved.
Introduced in 1978, the reference 894 was one of the first serially produced skeletonized pocket watches created by Patek Philippe, though skeletonized examples can be seen since the manufacture’s beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century. The reference 894 remained in production from 1978 until 2006.
Exceptional in every way, its movement’s bridges were crafted in 14 karat yellow gold. All were then fully chased and engraved by hand - every area of the movement that could be cut away was removed. Each reference 894 is therefore in some ways unique, having been embellished individually, and over time, the level of elaborate decoration evolved.
Patek Philippe
Swiss | 1839Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.
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