# @sothebyswatches on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DFZlQmwxk9A
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26312420-sothebyswatches-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-01-29T06:38:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's Watches (@sothebyswatches) — https://gondola.cc/sothebyswatches

## Caption

Produced in honor of the last Year of the Snake in 2013, this special Ref. 5077 highlights Patek Philippe’s esteemed work in handcrafts – wood marquetry, to be exact.

This decorative technique is a highly skilled art form where intricate designs are formed by cutting, fitting, and adhering thin pieces of wood veneer together. Through the use of different colors, texture, and precision placement, a detailed image can be formed, such as that of a serpent hanging from a branch.

Sold at #SothebysHongKong in 2024 for $825,500 HKD, there’s at least one wrist out there celebrating the Lunar New Year in style. #SothebysWatches #PatekPhilippe

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