James Ward Packard - 1918
Behind its seeming simplicity, this pocket watch hides an exceptionally complex mechanism. Created for the famous American automobile manufacturer and watch collector James Ward Packard, this piece combines several particularly unique complications: chronograph with 30-minute counter, petite sonnerie and grandesonnerie, and quarter hours and half-quarter hours repeater. Among its other features are the Guillaume compensation balance, a rock crystal glass, and a chased case in 20K gold, personalized with the owner’s monogram in blue enamel champlevé.
