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Introducing: The Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Retrograde Date Reference 6159G-001
The smoked sapphire dial from Patek is no longer just a one-off. It's apparently here to stay.
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Introducing: The Patek Philippe Ref. 5524G-010 Calatrava Pilot Travel Time
The Patek that shook the watch world to its core in 2015, refreshed with an ivory lacquered dial and white gold case.
Quill & Pad
WatchCharts March 2025 Secondary Watch Market Update: Omega Seamasters and Rolex Daytonas and Air-Kings Slightly Up, Patek Still Down
Out of the Big Three, Patek Philippe prices fell the most in both the past month and past year. Audemars Piguet prices were effectively flat in February, and Rolex prices rose very slightly.
Time+Tide
8 of the best watches from the golden era of the 1950s
The 1950s could be considered an era of horological renaissance, and these are the watches that defined it.The post 8 of the best watches from the golden era of the 1950s appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Quill & Pad
A Contemporary Watch Collector Goes Vintage with Omega, Patek Philippe and Jaeger-LeCoultre
To my longtime friends in the watch hobby, and perhaps to regular readers here as well, the mention of my name may conjure up a number of connotations: patron of the independents, fan of A. Lange & Söhne, admirer of Patek Philippe grand complications, and longtime customer of Jaeger-LeCoultre, among other characterizations more or less favorable. But vintage?
Time+Tide
The Time+Tide Team picks their favourite watches from the 82nd Golden Globe Awards
We're not here to talk about the frocks, we're here to talk about the clocks.The post The Time+Tide Team picks their favourite watches from the 82nd Golden Globe Awards appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Hodinkee
Introducing: The Patek Philippe Cubitus Collection
The first new collection from Patek Philippe in 25 years.
Hodinkee
Breaking News: Swiss Court Finds John Lennon's Patek Philippe 2499 Belongs To Yoko Ono
A bombshell decision on the hotly contested ownership of a seriously special Patek Philippe.
Worn & Wound
Opinion: Patek Philippe, the Cubitus, and Elitism in Modern Watchmaking
Last month, Patek Philippe launched their first new watch collection in decades: the Cubitus. It was met with, as you’ve surely seen by now, a chorus of widespread skepticism and bewilderment. Ostensibly a replacement for the now discontinued stainless steel Nautilus, the Cubitus borrows the bracelet and dial treatment from that watch, and makes the case square. The consensus seems to be that they turned one of the most elegant luxury sports watches ever made into something ungainly, and they didn’t even take the time to do it in a thoughtful way. Words like “lazy” and “ugly” fill out the diatribes from commenters who disapprove. For me and the rest of the team at Worn & Wound, new releases from Patek Philippe are something of a spectator sport. I can’t speak for all of my colleagues, but feelings about the brand range from lukewarm appreciation for watches that are objectively well made and designed, to a more straight up boredom (that’s me), to some version of the “I don’t think of you at all” Mad Men meme (also me). It’s fair to say, though, that none of us are die hard Patek fans in the same way, for instance, that we follow new releases from brands like, I dunno, Grand Seiko, Christopher Ward, Armin Strom, Garrick, Tudor, and the like. The watches we get excited about span a huge range of accessibility both in terms of price and actual availability. But a good watch is a good watch. This is all to say, it shouldn’t be much of a surprise t...
Hodinkee
HODINKEE Radio: Tania Edwards Of Collectability On The Rise Of Patek Philippe
Inside the ever changing world of Patek Philippe.
Time+Tide
New releases from Patek Philippe, Raymond Weil, Frederique Constant and more
Patek's first new watch collection in 25 years is the biggest watch news of the week, but we've also seen a particularly large number of releases.The post New releases from Patek Philippe, Raymond Weil, Frederique Constant and more appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Quill & Pad
Grail Watches: The Holy Trinity – Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and Vacheron Constantin – And What is a ‘Grail Watch’ Anyway?
“The Holy Trinity,” as any watch nerd knows, refers to the triumvirate of Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and Vacheron Constantin. Colin Smith takes a look at what we mean – or think we mean - when we describe PP, AP, and VC as the “Holy Trinity” of watchmaking and when we describe a timepiece as our “grail watch.”
Fratello
Sunday Morning Showdown: Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time VS. Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time Gold/Green
It’s Sunday morning, so it’s time for another Sunday Morning Showdown! So make yourself a nice cup of coffee and let our writers make their cases before you get to decide which of the two watches is your favorite pick. This week, it’s the battle of the luxury travel watches. Jorg will make a case […] Visit Sunday Morning Showdown: Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time VS. Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time Gold/Green to read the full article.
Fratello
Hands-On: The Brilliant Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Micro-Rotor No Date Golden Siena
Did the best just get even better? From the moment the No Date version of the Tonda PF was released, I was sure this was the glorious pinnacle of the Tonda PF line-up. It is the perfect purist take on the Tonda PF that loses the date window and introduces a stunning Golden Siena dial. […] Visit Hands-On: The Brilliant Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Micro-Rotor No Date Golden Siena to read the full article.
Hodinkee
HODINKEE Radio: The Patek Philippe Calatrava Episode With Ben And Rich
Getting nerdy about the Patek Calatrava – its history, our favorites, and some overlooked references.
Hodinkee
HODINKEE Radio: The Story Of John Lennon's Patek Philippe 2499 With Jay Fielden
The writer of The New Yorker article that traces the journey of Lennon's lost Patek gives us the story behind the story.
Time+Tide
Did Patek just MoonSwatch its mechanical Aquanaut Travel Time?
In case you missed it, Patek reprised its Aquanaut Travel Time at this year's Watches and Wonders. With a quartz movement...The post Did Patek just MoonSwatch its mechanical Aquanaut Travel Time? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Hodinkee
Auctions: Sylvester Stallone's Grandmaster Chime Sells For $5.4 Million, Evaluating Vintage Patek Philippe Condition, And More From New York
Up close and way too personal with three Patek 1463 chronographs to discuss condition.
Hodinkee
HODINKEE Radio: New Watches From Audemars Piguet And More; A Visit To The Patek Philippe Museum
[Re]Master02 and the best of vintage Patek Philippe.
Hodinkee
Just Because: Ever Wondered How Much A Patek Philippe Grand Complication Costs? Patek Finally Published All Their Prices
No more "price on request" on the Patek website means you finally know how many years (or decades) you'll need to save for a Grandmaster Chime.
Hodinkee
Breaking News: Unique Patek Philippe Steel Sonnerie Minute Repeater Sells For $17.3 Million In Return Of Only Watch
While the Christie's website was down, it didn't stop the bidding for Patek, Journe, Rexhepi, and others.
Teddy Baldassarre
The Most Expensive Patek Philippe Watches
Founded in 1839 in Geneva, Patek Philippe has long been the gold standard of high watchmaking, pioneering complications and design elements that are now found widely throughout the watch industry - from the first keyless winding system in 1845 to the first annual calendar wristwatch in 1996, with many other innovations and historic timepieces in between. Throughout the maison’s long and prestigious history, watches from Patek Philippe have proven to be among the most coveted and valuable on the watch-auction circuit, making up nine of the 10 most expensive watches ever sold and 14 of the top 20. What are these record-breaking Patek Philippe timepieces, what makes them so special, and exactly how much money did they fetch when the hammer came down? Below, we count down the top 10, ending with the most expensive watch ever sold at auction. Patek Philippe Gold Chronograph Ref. 1527 ($5.709 million, 2010, Christie’s) Sold at Christie’s in 2010 and still holding its spot in the top 10 most expensive Patek Philippe watches, this exceedingly rare perpetual calendar chronograph with a yellow-gold tonneau case more than doubled its pre-auction estimate. Its matte silver dial features applied Arabic numerals, a tachymeter scale, and three subdials for chronograph minutes, running seconds, date, and moon-phases. Its movement is stamped with the prestigious Geneva Seal, attesting to its elite level of finishing as well as its chronometric performance. 9. Patek Philippe Titaniu...
Hodinkee
Introducing: Patek Philippe Announces New Unique Piece For Only Watch, A Steel Sonnerie And Minute Repeater
The delay in Only Watch changed Patek's plans and resulted in this gorgeous watch.
Hodinkee
Hands-On: The Patek Philippe 5396G Annual Calendar Shines Bright
Patek's annual calendar Calatrava gets the full baguette treatment.
Hodinkee
Introducing: The Patek Philippe 5236P-010 In-Line Perpetual Calendar, Now With Salmon Dial
A very Patek watch, with a new dial, hits all the right notes for the old school lovers of the brand.
Fratello
#TBT Orfina Golden Flame Double Automatic Twin Special Ref. 6938
It looks like a joke, and it sounds like one too, but it’s a serious piece of wrist equipment. The name Orfina Golden Flame Double Automatic Twin Special sounds like a headline from a cheap tabloid - a watch you couldn’t take seriously today. But looking at it closely, there are so many distinct details […] Visit #TBT Orfina Golden Flame Double Automatic Twin Special Ref. 6938 to read the full article.
Fratello
Introducing: The Chronoswiss Strike Two Golden Gear And H2O
With Watches and Wonders 2024 just around the corner, it’s time to let the releases begin! Today, we have news of two new Chronoswiss watches. The Strike Two Golden Gear and the Strike Two H2O are meant to pave a new direction for the brand. There’s no denying these are Chronoswiss watches, but look closely, […] Visit Introducing: The Chronoswiss Strike Two Golden Gear And H2O to read the full article.
Hodinkee
Found: A Rare Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Single-Button Chronograph Formerly Belonging To Famed Racer Henry Segrave And Amelia Earhart To Be Auctioned In Monaco
Patek Philippe single-button split-seconds chronographs from this era are basically impossible to find – one with this provenance might be a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
Worn & Wound
Ollech & Wajs Introduce the Rallychron, a Tribute to the Golden Age of Motorsport
Ollech & Wajs has announced a new chronograph inspired by the golden age of motorsport. The OW Rallychron joins the collection this spring, and it’s a watch with at once appears traditional, and pulled straight from a 1960s race track, and also has some Easter eggs that racing aficionados will surely appreciate. Ollech & Wajs releases are always notable in our view because of the brand’s unique, somewhat offbeat sensibility, and their habit of overbuilding their watches to an almost comical degree. The OW Rallychron has a 39.5mm stainless steel case that is completely brushed, and is based on heritage chronographs from the Ollech & Wajs catalog. And while this watch has the appearance of being track ready, it has water resistance to 300 meters, so it will easily stand up to any water related activities you throw at it, or any unfortunate track related incidents that become water related activities. Unsurprisingly, the case is a tad thick to accommodate the water resistance (and the Valjoux 7753 movement), measuring in at 15.3mm. The dial is gray with black subdials, and is inspired by grayscale news photography that you might have seen in the 1960s when racing was covered in the media. It makes this one a muted and somewhat understated affair, even with what is likely to be a somewhat massive wrist presence given the case height. The hands offer the first bit of racing inspired design, with hour and minute hands being given a checkered pattern, recalling, of course, ...
Hodinkee
Patek Discontinues Fan Favorite 5164A, And Other Models As February Price Increases Take Effect
In addition to the Aquanaut Travel Time going away, Patek has trimmed down their Nautilus product line.