Swiss gold, platinum, art nouveau styled watch Circa 1912

Gold and platinum watch
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A yellow gold, platinum, enamel and diamond set art nouveau styled open faced keyless watch with enamel cartouche, made in 1912. Manual winding movement.
White enamel dial, Dauphine numerals, outer minute track, Louis XV hands, 18k yellow gold hinged case, bezel, band and bow highlighted with translucent blue enamel, translucent blue enamel case back centered by a diamond set cartouche with enamel portrait of 3 cupids over engined turned ground, case, dial, cuvette and movement signed.
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Diameter: 27 mm
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Signed: Patek Philippe & Cie Genève
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Accompanied by a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives and presentation box.The Art Nouveau movement first started to appear in the 1890’s and was particularly suited to jewellery and watches. Watches were embellished with enamel, pearls, and diamonds and were then often blended with platinum to create scenes of shining light.Platinum is both light and robust and can be pierced and cut to create wonderful designs. The use of grey-blue translucent enamel was incredibly fashionable during the Art Nouveau period.