Comments:
Marquetry involves applying fragments of veneer onto a base structure with the intent of forming some sort of decorative outcome. In this watch, the medium is wood of various varieties which have been cut and played to form this vista of Lac d’Emosson in the Swiss canton of Valais. A striking demonstration of handcrafts, this example is in white gold, is 39mm in diameter and is a 2018 model. A great watch to lose yourself in studying the details and not know what the time is after looking at it.
Ref. 5089
Marquetry involves applying fragments of veneer onto a base structure with the intent of forming some sort of decorative outcome. In this watch, the medium is wood of various varieties which have been cut and played to form this vista of Lac d’Emosson in the Swiss canton of Valais. A striking demonstration of handcrafts, this example is in white gold, is 39mm in diameter and is a 2018 model. A great watch to lose yourself in studying the details and not know what the time is after looking at it.
Wow 🤩! An excellent rare handcrafts piece !
The scenery looks like a HD photo ! 👍
Thanks for sharing !
This piece is DEFINITELY not about reading time 🤣
Thanks for sharing !
This piece is DEFINITELY not about reading time 🤣
Many thanks for sharing this spectacular 5089G-060!! Please allow your Mod (who just dropped by home tonight in the middle of a race! ;-)) to include Patek's description with a few more details, which I just photographed for our interested members:
And let me also, publicly thank you again for the superb service you are providing to our forum, with these marvelous brief introductions of very exclusive Pateks! 
+1, wood marquetry is perhaps the rarest and most challenging to fully master of the four "main" Patek Rare Handcrafts (the other being enamel, engraving, and miniature painting), so much that only one man (J.B) is in charge of these dials! :-)
I have ref. 5089G-020 from the 175th Anniversary, and would definitely love to add another to my personal collection at some point I don't know if I mentioned this publicly yet, but we had NO wood marquetry wristwatches released this year (only a few pocket watches! ;-)
I don't know if I mentioned this publicly yet, but we had NO wood marquetry wristwatches released this year (only a few pocket watches! ;-)My pictures will NEVER do justice to the 5089G-020, but here was an attempt to capture its dial, where in person it's truly fascinating to see the different slivers of wood glued together!
Cheers.
I've never seen a dial like this
These rare handcrafts and phenomenal. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Lavrentis and Prof for sharing with us the knowledge of marquetry.
It’s not as vivid or bright in colour comparing to enamel. But the nature of wood and the rich texture have embodied the power of life of mother nature!
My pleasure, indeed the colors are usually much less vivid compared to enamel (and generally, even less vs. miniature painting on enamel), and as a consequence the result can be more discreet/subtle👍
But perhaps even more than other crafts, a wood marquetry dial has to be seen in person to be fully appreciated, given that everything is determined by how the slivers of wood are placed on the dial....even in the simplest of themes, the level of detail is truly amazing!
Cheers.
Cheers.
wonderful watch...this and alpine climbers were some of my favourites at Baselworld 2018
