Swiss gold and enamel open faced pendant watch Circa 1911

Gold lever pendant watch by Patek, Philippe & Cie
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A lady’s exquisite, small Genèva gold enamel pendant watch, sold on April 12th, 1912 – with Patek Philippe extract from the archives, circa 1911.
An 18 carat gold, translucent enamel, gold dome with date “1912” and engraved monogram “DJM”. Enamel dial, arabic numerals, decorative hands, bridge movement, lever, gold screw compensation balance.
The case is all over decorated with translucent light blue enamel and two narrow, opaque white enamel borders. The ornamentation of the back is striking an oval medallion in the centre shows a finely chased scene with Venus and Cupid at the altar of love. The medallion is framed by embossed scrolling against a background of translucent light blue enamel over engine turned pattern. The deeply cut chasing created a marvellous effect in the enamel colour, the medallion appears a deep inky blue and the two figures almost three dimensional.
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Diameter: 27 mm
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Weight: 20 g
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Signed:  Patek, Philippe & Cie  Genève