Swiss gold enamel diamond and pearl set watch Circa 1901

Fine gold enamel diamond and pearl set watch
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A fine and rare Swiss, yellow gold, enamel, diamond and pearl set pendant watch with floral motif and matching brooch, made in 1901, nickel lever movement, bi metallic balance, monogrammed 18 Carat gold cuvette and open faced.
White enamel dial, painted Arabic numerals, red painted 5 minute Arabic numerals, gold Louis XV hands, the case back in graduated green and pink translucent enamel, heightened by open work grille in the form of a three dimensional eglantine (sweet briar) branch, the flowers centred by pearls, the leaves set with rose cut diamonds, case, dial and movement signed, with a matching brooch.  
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Diameter: 25 mm
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Signed: Patek Philippe & Cie Genève
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This watch is a stunning example of the Art Nouveau style. 
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In 1844 Patek met the French watchmaker Jean-Adrien Philippe, who demonstrated his new invention: the first watch without a wind up key. Patek and Philippe decided to work together in 1845 and 1851 and their company, Patek Philippe and Cie, was founded. In 1901 the name was officially Ancienne Manufacture d’Horlogerie Patek Philippe and Cie, S.A.
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The company has 70 patents and produces the entire clockwork in house.
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Patek Philippe (1839), together with Audemars Piguet (1875), Vacheron Constantin (1755) and A. Lange und Sohne (1845), is considered to be “the big four” in the watchmaking world. The very luxurious timepieces are of high quality and, therefore, often raise record amounts at auctions. A pocket watch produced in 1933 was sold for 11 million in 1999 at an auction of Sotheby’s. A world record at that time. On 11 November 2014, it was auctioned again, and this time it was sold for 19 million euros.
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Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives confirming the decoration and sale in 1903.