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Hi all, After reading your kind replies to my earlier post, I did some research and thought that THE Anita Porchet might have

 

been inspired by an earlier version of a Patek Chinese zodiac year of the monkey 🐵.


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For the Singapore 🇸🇬 and South East Asian markets, Patek produced a limited edition of Chinese zodiac watches starting in 2001 for 12 years.  It started with the horse and ended with the snake in 2013.  These pieces were make in a set of four and included rare handcrafts such as enamel and marquetry.

For the year of the monkey, the motif showed the animal holding on to a peach 🍑 which represents longevity in Chinese culture.  During birthdays, Chinese would eat longevity buds in the shape of a peach.

When members COUNT DE MONET and KCLQMULKU mentioned that they liked most the monkey holding the fruit, I thought about the early limited edition of year of the monkey 🐒.

Do you think 🤔 that Anita Porchet, the watch enameler queen 👸 and king🤴, did some research and was inspired by the 2004 version ? 

IMO, given her past work with Patek, I believe that Anita would have performed the work.













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