Results for Patek Philippe

Revolution Awards 2018: Best Women’s Watch ― Patek Philippe Ref.7150/250R-001 Ladies’ Chronograph

Once again, the global editors of Revolution weigh in on the best timepieces of the year, as well as the personalities that shaped the watch industry.

Revolution Awards 2018: Best Complication - Patek Philippe Nautilus  Perpetual  Calendar Ref. 5740/1G

Once again, the global editors of Revolution weigh in on the best timepieces of the year, as well as the personalities that shaped the watch industry.

Patek Philippe’s Most Elegant Perpetual Calendar: The 3448

Spot the Watch: IMF’s Christine Lagarde: Patek Philippe and Bulgari

We spot one of the world's most powerful women, and identifies what her watches. Featuring Christine Lagarde, Managing Director and Chairwoman of IMF.

Introducing the Patek Philippe Twenty~4 Automatic

Boodles Marks Time with Patek Philippe

Review: Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Ref. 5270P-001

First introduced in 2011, the Ref. 5270 is part of a long, illustrious line of perpetual calendar chronographs produced by watchmaking's most revered maison. This year, the reference receives a royal makeover that will break even the most seasoned of connoisseurs: a platinum case and yes, a salmon dial.

New Release: Patek Philippe unveils its sportiest Aquanaut – the 5968A flyback chronograph

The Aquanaut collection, the embodiment of contemporary sportive chic, now welcomes its first chronograph, the 5968A flyback chronograph.

All You Need to Know About the Patek Philippe ref. 5970

The watch that bridged a generation gap in the Stern family.

Patek Philippe Art of Watches Grand Exhibition in NYC

Patek Grand Exhibition is in New York City this month, open to the public from and free of admission from July 13-23, 2017 (open daily, 10:00am to 7:00pm). It’s a must-see event and one worthy of a special trip to the Big Apple.

Christie’s Vintage Patek Philippe Selling Exhibition in New York (13-23 July 2017)

hristie’s will be selling some 300 vintage Patek Philippes at their Rockefeller Center Galleries while the The Art of Watches Grand Exhibition New York 2017 is underway.

1-on-1: Comparing the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Annual Calendar and the Patek Philippe Ref. 5396

The 1815 Annual Calendar or the Ref. 5396, which annual calendar watch will reign supreme? We took a hard look at both contenders and bring you our verdict.

Patek Philippe Grand Exhibition

Patek brings the Grand Exhibition to New York City in July 2017.

Patek Philippe Nautilus 40th Anniversary

Patek Philippe and the Chronograph

Baselworld 2016 First Impressions - Patek Philippe

How to assess a Minute Repeater, the Patek Philippe Way

Patek Philippe, Lange and Rolex Achieve Top Results at Antiquorum’s April Sale

For most of us in the U.S., April 15 was tax day, but for some lucky bidders, it was a chance to acquire a fine timepiece at Antiquorum’s spring sale in New York City. The auction took place at the company’s new U.S. headquarters, located at 805 Third Ave. The sale totaled $2,547,875, with 107% […]

Review of the Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time

Patek Pilot is arguably the most controversial timepiece we have seen at Basel. From pictures, many have gasped at how audacious the design is. Comments like

Baselworld 2015: Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Ref. 5524

A Quick Guide to Patek Philippe’s Minute Repeaters

Basel 2013: Patek Philippe Novelties, Including New Gondolo 8 Days

Rise of Patek Philippe’s Nautilus

The year of the Nautilus was 1976. Out in the wider world, the space race had recently culminated in the joint Apollo-Soyuz mission that saw a US Apollo craft dock with the Soviet Soyuz 19 in space - an extended act of diplomacy. The Cold War was at the uneasy stage of hiatus known as détente. The Concorde took its […]

SJX Podcast: Geneva Auction Preview

The spring auction season gets underway in Geneva in just a few days. On episode 39 of the SJX Podcast, we look at some of the top lots that caught our attention at Phillips, Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Antiquorum, including a cloisonné enamel Patek Philippe worldtime ref. 2523, an Akrivia AK-06, and several notable pocket watches from names like Frodsham, Kullberg, Ditisheim, Patek Philippe, and A. Lange & Söhne. Auction dates (in order): Phillips: May 9 & 10 Antiquorum: May 9 & 10 Sotheby’s: May 10 Christie’s: May 11 & 12 Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  

Hands On: Victor Kullberg Tourbillon Pocket Chronometer

Phillips’s upcoming sale The Geneva Watch Auction: XXIII is packed with spectacular watches, including some already well known to collectors like the extra complicated La Royale by Louis Audemars, an unsual Patek Philippe worldtime ref. 2523, and the Golay Fils & Stahl astronomical watch. But among the finest is a simple watch that tracks only the time and state of wind, yet is comprised of several hundred parts: Victor Kullberg No 6583. Behind those three hands is a one-minute tourbillon equipped with an Earnshaw detent escapement, a massive free-sprung compensation balance, anti-magnetic helical balance spring and reverse chain and fusee, making it one of the most elaborate three-hand watches imaginable. Even at its high estimate of US$102,000, this pocket chronometer amounts to something of a steal, especially in an auction where multiple steel sports watches carry much greater estimates. The cult of the chronometer Swiss and English horologists disagreed on a great many things, from the ideal shape and material of escape wheels to the definition of a chronometer. To the Swiss, the title of chronometer was bestowed based on merit as a timekeeper. Any watch could be one if it kept good time, especially with a trusted, independent attestation of its accuracy. Watches submitted to observatory trials — or tested according to the ISO 3159:2009 standard today — are chronometers by this reckoning. England was dominated by the cult of the [marine] chronometer, unsurprisin...