Pocket Watch Lepine Katagami

Ref. 992/178J

The Patek Philippe Pocket Watch 992/178J is a unique piece created for the 2023 Patek Philippe Tokyo exhibition. This unique piece was inspired by the art of the “katagami”: the stencils used to decorate fabrics with motifs such as the vine leaves depicted here, much loved in Japan for their beauty. The case back, whose graphic allusion to a paper cut-out recalls the katagami, was first hand engraved with a pattern of vertical grooves using line engraving and chased to obtain alternating matt and shining finishes suggesting textile fibers. It was then coated with translucent green enamel; a process requiring 7 firings at a temperature of 800°C. Finally, it was adorned with delicately engraved gold appliques representing vine leaves. A dial embellished with the same hand-engraved motif as the case back was coated with Grand Feu cloisonné enamel and green translucent and opaque enamels. An emerald cabochon (0.37 ct) embellishes the crown.

Release year

2023

Case diameter

44.1 mm

Case material

Yellow Gold

Crystal

Sapphire

Dial

Multi-Color

Movement

Patek Philippe caliber 17''' LEP PS

Movement type

Handwound

Display

Analog

Power reserve

42 h

Frequency

18000 vph

Jewels

18

Movement diameter

38.65 mm

Complications

Hours, Minutes, Small Seconds