Manual winding mechanical movement with traditional gear train architecture ensuring stable amplitude. White gold case engineered for durability and balance. Dial or case surfaces decorated with hand-applied enamel artwork through kiln-fired processes. Sub-seconds display positioned for classical layout. Crown-operated winding system with precise engagement. Protective crystal ensures long-term clarity.

Holding this watch is different from wearing one. It slows everything down, creating a more intentional relationship with time. It’s less about speed and more about appreciation, making it a true collector’s object.

Patek Philippe Ref. 992/183G-001 “Provence”

Rare Handcrafts Pocket Watch

Reference: 992/183G-001
Name: “Provence”
Type: Unique Rare Handcrafts pocket watch
Case material: 18K white gold
Case diameter: 44.1 mm
Movement: Calibre 17’’’ LEP PS
Winding: Manual
Dial: Radial hand-guilloché base with lavender-themed enamel decoration
Hour markers: Orange sapphires
Hands: White-gold leaf-shaped hands
Crown: Light-purple cabochon sapphire, approximately 0.31 ct.

Dial & Rare Handcrafts

The dial is an exceptionally elaborate combination of traditional Patek Philippe decorative techniques. It incorporates:

* Hand-executed radial guilloché
* Grand Feu cloisonné enamel
* Flinqué enamel
* Miniature painting on enamel
* Gem-setting
* Lavender-colored enamel spirals representing the characteristic fields of Provence
* Orange sapphire hour markers
* White-gold leaf-shaped hands

For the dial’s cloisonné work, approximately 42 cm of gold wire, weighing about 0.36 g, was used. The dial uses 12 enamel colors, including translucent and opaque enamels.

Case back

The reverse continues the Provence theme with an elaborate radial guilloché foundation covered by translucent enamel and decorated with cloisonné-enamel honeybees and floral imagery. The handcrafting combines multiple enamel techniques rather than relying on a single decorative process.

The broader execution incorporates approximately 45 enamel colors across translucent, opaque, semi-opaque and opalescent enamels. Sources documenting the piece specify approximately 0.86 g of gold wire for the cloisonné work overall.

Movement

Calibre: 17’’’ LEP PS
Type: Manually wound mechanical
Architecture: Lépine-style pocket-watch movement
Function: Hours, minutes and small seconds

The LEP designation identifies the Lépine configuration. This is distinct from the Savonnette movement architecture used in Patek Philippe’s hunter-style pocket watches.

I would not invent component count, jewel count, thickness or power reserve for this particular execution where the available reference-specific documentation does not establish those figures conclusively.

Presentation stand

The watch is accompanied by a specially created Rare Handcrafts display stand.

Stand material: White gold
Decorative elements:

* Lavender rendered in charoite crystal
* Hand-engraved yellow-gold bee
* Light-purple cabochon sapphire of approximately 0.41 ct
* Pink-opal base

The pocket watch is also accompanied by a white-gold chain, incorporating a hand-engraved yellow-gold bee and two charoite elements with a combined weight of approximately 1.90 ct.

Artistic significance

“Provence” is a unique piece, created for Patek Philippe’s 2025 Rare Handcrafts presentation. Its subject is the landscape of Provence, particularly the region’s iconic lavender fields and pollinating honeybees. The watch demonstrates an unusually broad combination of métiers d’art within a single pocket watch: guilloché, cloisonné, flinqué, miniature enamel painting, gem-setting and specialized enamel techniques.