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Patek Philippe
Ref. 974/24J
“Blue-headed Macaw” by Anita Porchet
A beautiful and well-preserved yellow gold open-face pocket watch with subsidiary seconds, Breguet numerals, and enamel scene depicting a blue-headed macaw by Anita Porchet
Full-Cataloguing
With enamel scene painted by revered enamelist, Anita Porchet
Fresh-to-the-auction market
Depicts a radiant blue-headed macaw
Excellent case condition
A stunningly elegant open faced pocket watch with Breguet numerals on one side, this reference 974/27J dates to 2001 and displays a unique hand-painted enamel dial by the revered Anita Porchet.
While she has produced a wide array of enamel dials for Patek Philippe, encompassing a variety of subjects, some of Anita Porchet’s most impressive dials derive inspiration from nature, specifically the animal kingdom. Her birds, butterflies, and many other fauna have graced the watches of many Swiss manufactures.
This particular scene is similar to lot 108 of the New York Watch Auction: XII, with an adjacent sub-reference number and depicting a blue macaw. This reference 974/27J, however, bears an illustration of the blue-headed macaw, one of the smaller macaws indigenous to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil and recognizable due to its primarily green-blue plumage to its body and bright blue head.
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.