Patek Philippe Pendule Dome 1373 E

Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Model ‘Pendule Dome’ Year circa 1991 Reference - Movement No. 1 804 515 Calibre 33 P, quartz, powered by a photoelectric-cell fitted inside the cupola Case No. 21 873 Material/s gilded brass, cloisonné polychrome enamel Dimensions 22 x 12.5 mm. Weight 2.- kgr. (approx.) Signature dial, case and movement Accessories Certificate of origin, original fitted box, registration card, instruction manual, hang-tag, a clock Japanese description in a frame; Extract from the Archives Patek Philippe Ref. 1373 E, solar-powered quartz Dome desk-clock, gilded dial, Roman numerals; ‘Pendule Dôme’; gilded brass and cloisonné polychrome enamel One of the most important anniversary clocks made by Patek, a must have for any dome clock collectors -- 700e anniversaire de la Confédération Helvétique (700th Anniversary of the Swiss Confederation) A one-of-a-kind ‘Pendule Dôme’ -- Gilded brass and cloisonné polychrome enamel, polish-finished, dome-shaped, solar-powered quartz desk-clock. -- Case: multi-piece, cylindrical-shaped, the top in the shape of a dome (cupola), standing on three vertically fluted feet; The cabinet is embellished with cloisonné polychrome enamel panels depicting the 700th Anniversary of the Swiss Confederation; on the top of the clock, the panel surrounding the photoelectric cell is decorated with a view of the Swiss Alps. The three main panels form a panorama showing the ‘three Confederates’ – Werner Stauffacher for Schwyz, Arnold de Melchtal for Unterwalden and Walter Fürst for Uri – on the Rütli meadow, with an albardier soldier on one side and a standard-bearer soldier on the other. Dial: off-white colour main panel, gilded brass chapter-ring, with black painted radiating Roman numerals and Calatrava half-hour indexes; black painted gilded brass skeleton hands. At the four corners of the dial, cloisonné polychrome enamel plaques show the banners of the three original cantons (the bull’s head for Uri, the small white cross for Schwytz, and the keys for Unterwald) and that of the Helvetic Confederation. Movement: calibre 33 P, quartz, powered by a photoelectric-cell fitted inside the cupola. -- The Extract from the Archives, dated November 12, 2021, mentions that this clock was made in 1991 and sold on January 23, 1992. It was delivered on the Japanese market and sold on September 22, 1996, for the amount of JPY 13 500 000.-