While their modern plaudits come from their infamously desirable wristwatches, the brand began life creating pocket watches, much like other watchmakers that began life during the 19th century and before. As such, it is pocket watches, like the example we have here draws attention to Patek Philippe’s original legendary aesthetic and unwavering level of craftsmanship. Featuring an 18kt yellow gold construction, a stunning silver dial with 18kt yellow gold applied indices and hands, this pocket watch is no ordinary pocket watch, but rather a ref. 725. Produced from 1940 until around the early 1980s, with about 100 examples estimated to have been produced, the ref. 725 is one of the most exclusive serially produced Patek Philippe pocket watches ever made. Powered by a manual-wind cal. 17”170Q movement, this pocket watch boasts a perpetual calendar, as evidenced by its quartet of subdials across its display. Measuring 46mm in diameter, this example’s three-part case is a wonderfully understated design that serves to allow its movement and display do the talking. Most notably, this example is one of a very rare batch of ref. 725s that lack a leap year indicator, which normally resides within the subdial at 12 o’clock, making this piece even more rare and desirable than ordinary examples of the ref. 725, and that is certainly saying something.