Made by Patek Philippe for their celebrated retailer Tiffany & Co., this highly unusual timepiece is distinguished by the engraved Masonic symbols on the dial, case back and inside of the case.

According to the Archives of Patek Philippe, the engraving to dial and case and the diamonds to pendant and bow have been later added and not in the firm's workshops. Consequently, no Extract from the Archives will be issued.

Freemasonry is a worldwide fraternal organization, thought to have arisen from the English and Scottish fraternities of practicing stonemasons and cathedral builders in the early Middle Ages; traces of the society have been found as early as the 14th century.

Amongst the famous members were thirteen American Presidents such as Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, notable European Masons included Voltaire, Giuseppe Mazzini, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn, Johann von Goethe, Johann von Schiller, and many leaders of Russia's Decembrist revolt (1825). The principles of Freemasonry have traditionally been liberal and democratic. Anderson's Constitutions (1723), the bylaws of the Grand Lodge of England, which is Freemasonry's oldest extant lodge, cites religious toleration, loyalty to local government, and political compromise as basic to the Masonic ideal. Masons are expected to believe in a Supreme Being, use a holy book appropriate to the religion of the lodge's members, and maintain a vow of secrecy concerning the order's ceremonies.

A short summary of the traditional goals of Freemasonry are to mold men into upstanding citizens, to act in a charitable fashion, to teach spiritual principles that improve the lives of others, to protect and aid those whose own lives are difficult the ultimate elimination of greed, avarice and selfish actions