Patek Philippe Ref. 5249R-001 "The Fox and the Raven" Automaton: A Touch of Poetry
Patek Philippe's first modern automatic mechanical watch is a reinterpretation of a 1958 pocket luxury replica watches.
Patek Philippe introduces Ref. 5249R-001 "The Fox and the Raven," its first modern automatic mechanical wristwatch. This poetic timepiece showcases exquisite craftsmanship and displays hours and minutes as needed. It is a reinterpretation of a 1958 pocket watch, part of the Patek Philippe Museum's collection. With the gentle press of a button, as if by magic, a poetic world unfolds, recreating Jean de La Fontaine's famous fable, "The Fox and the Raven."
The 1958 Le CORBEAU ET LE RENARD pocket watch, reference number 784 (reference number 5249R-001), was inspired by an extraordinary pocket watch in the Patek Philippe Museum's collection, which in turn was inspired by Jean de La Fontaine's fable "The Fox and the Crow."
Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was a French poet and fabulist, best known for his collection of fables, one of the most widely circulated works in French literature. His fables often feature animals with human-like characteristics and contain moral lessons. "The Fox and the Crow" tells the story of a raven perched in a tree, carrying a piece of cheese in its beak. A fox flatters the raven, praising its beauty and implying that it must have a beautiful voice. The raven, flattered, begins to sing, but accidentally drops the cheese, which the fox snatches away. This fable warns against blindly trusting those who offer praise to exploit your vanity.high quality replica watches
This ornate pocket watch features a movement commissioned by Louis Cottier. This renowned Geneva watchmaker is best known for his global time mechanisms designed for brands like Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin, but he was also passionate about other avant-garde timekeeping methods, such as jumping and retrograde mechanisms. The pocket watch's design is ingenious: the fox indicates the hour with its paws, while the crow drops cheese to indicate the minutes.
A Modern Reinterpretation – Reference No. 5249R-001 Today, Patek Philippe reinterprets this pocket watch as a wristwatch, the brand's first automatic wristwatch in modern history, a masterpiece of exquisite design.
The movement in this wristwatch displays hours and minutes as needed. Pressing the button brings the scene to life, recreating Jean de La Fontaine's famous fable. Everything is meticulously orchestrated: the cunning fox first flatters the raven, who then drops the cheese. Pressing the button again causes the fox to display the hour with its paws (0 to 6:59) or its nose (7 to 11:59), followed by the raven dropping the cheese to display the minutes. Releasing the button returns the hands and markers to their original positions.replica luxury watches
This intricate mechanism is based on a lever that first reads the hours and then drives the mechanism to read the minutes. A clever detail is the second wheel used to rotate a decorative diamond on the dial, the only component that is always in motion.
The dial and automatic mechanism also showcase exquisite craftsmanship. The dial is made of a single gold plate, inlaid with no fewer than ten hand-engraved gold ornaments of different colors. Some are purely decorative, while others are functional, resulting in extremely fine workmanship. Any deformation could affect the proper functioning of the movement. The engraver must carefully control the pressure applied to the gold ornaments to avoid altering their shape. These ornaments are only 0.2 millimeters thick at their thinnest points.
This 5249R model features a 43mm rose gold case with a Louis XV-style crown. Its design is a military-style round case with short, straight lugs. The movement is the 249 31-260 PS HMD AU caliber, derived from the 260 series, an ultra-thin automatic movement with an off-center micro-rotor.
This captivating Patek Philippe "Fox and Raven" watch, model 5249R-001, comes with a brown alligator leather strap and a Patek Philippe triple-folding clasp. https://www.whereguidewatch.com
Technical Specifications – Patek Philippe 5249R-001 “Fox and Raven” Automaton
Case: 43 mm in diameter x 12.62 mm in thickness – 18K rose gold – Transparent case back with a hinged officer-style protective cover – Water resistant to 30 meters
Dial: Gold dial in Matara brown – Hour hands adorned with a fox's tail and nose – Minute hand tipped with cheese
Movement: Caliber 31-260 PS HMD AU – In-house – Automatic winding with a micro-rotor – 267 parts, 28 jewels – Dimensions: 33.8 mm x 4 mm – Frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour – Power reserve: 38-48 hours – Adjustable hour and minute hands, decorative small seconds – Patek Philippe Seal
Strap: Glossy chocolate brown alligator leather – Rose gold triple folding clasp
Reference number: 5249R-001
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