Calatrava Lake Geneva Barques 5089

These unique pieces, inspired by paintings in the personal collection of Philippe Stern, honorary president of Patek Philippe, depict the famous traditional Lake Geneva barques. The scenes, depicted on a background of line engraving, incorporate three different enamel finishes: opaque, transparent and opalescent. 30 to 40 different colors, and 13 to 25 cm of gold wire with a thickness of merely 0.05 mm, are used to create a finely detailed display of cloisonné enameling. The white gold case, its sapphire-crystal back protected by a hinged dust-cover engraved with “PATEK PHILIPPE 175e Anniversaire 1839 – 2014”, houses the ultrathin self-winding caliber 240. Case diameter: 38.6 mm. These watches are not delivered in the anniversary box, do not feature the anniversary deployant clasp and do not come with the commemorative coin. 5089G-010 “The Espérance Loaded with Wood” Dial inspired by a painting in oil on canvas by Louis Baudit (1870–1960) entitled The Espérance Loaded with Wood, dated 1951.