Pocket Watch Lepine Japanese Carp by Moonlight

Reference 992/174J

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The Patek Philippe Pocket Watch 992/174J is a unique piece created for the 2023 Patek Philippe Tokyo exhibition. The decoration of this unique piece in grisaille enamel au blanc de Limoges drew inspiration from the Japanese “inrō”: the small lacquer case suspended from the sash of a gentleman’s kimono. The water, the grasshopper and the moon were delicately sculpted in the dense white enamel known as blanc de Limoges using a tiny brush and a needle on a ground of dark chestnut brown translucent enamel. By the same exacting technique, the enameller then produced the carp in green gold, the bamboo stalk in white gold and the background decoration in yellow gold. In total, the picture required 13 firings at temperatures ranging from 780°C to 600°C. The dial in opaque black Grand Feu enamel is adorned with applied Breguet numerals, leaf-shaped hands and a small-seconds counter, all in yellow gold. A black spinel cabochon (0.35 ct) decorates the crown.

Brand

Patek Philippe

Model

Pocket Watch Lepine Japanese Carp by Moonlight

Reference

992/174J

Category

Pocket Watches

Year introduced

2023

Movement

Patek Philippe caliber 17''' LEP PS Hours, Minutes, Small Seconds

Case material

Yellow Gold

Case diameter

44.1 mm

Dial color

Black

Crystal

Sapphire

Case back

Hinged