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Brief Impressions Review: Patek Philippe 5016 Minute Repeater

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Till Death Do Us Part; The Art Of Skull Watches

Watches are a constant reminder of our own mortality. Every tick we hear, will never come back and inevitable bring us closer to the end, whatever that may be. Even one of the most successful add campaigns ever launched by a watch brand is referring to this; You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You […]

Handwound Watch Owners… This Is For You!

Are you the owner of a perpetual calendar from Patek Philippe or the H. Moser & Cie Perpetual 1? If you are, you’ll know that such watches are designed to not require adjustment until the year 2100. The highly complex movement is able to distinguish the number of days within a month and whether it […]

A Quick Guide to Patek Philippe’s Minute Repeaters

Earliest Known Patek Philippe Grand Complication Sold For $2.25 Million By Christie’s, Sets World’s Record

Given the exceptional desirability and rarity of complicated watches by Patek Philippe it’s reasonable for collectors and connoisseurs to think there are few if any surprises left in the field, but that belief was overturned by the presentation by Christie’s, for its June 11th auction, of a timepiece that had until the auction never before […]

Live Images, Full Report: Patek Philippe Launches The Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 6002G In Geneva

Patek Philippe’s Sky Moon Tourbillon is the most complicated watch in the 174 year old Genevan firm’s repertoire.  First introduced as the ref. 5002, its 686 components add up to a unique combination of high complications.  It starts with a tourbillon, adjusted to run within a very close rate of -2/+1 seconds maxiumum variation per […]

Patek Philippe Launches New Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 6002 In Geneva

Last night we were privileged to be present for the launch of the latest version of the legendary Sky Moon Tourbillon ref. 6002 from Patek Philippe. The most complicated wristwatch every produced by Patek, the Sky Moon Tourbillon features a perpetual calendar with retrograde date, a star map rotating once per sidereal day, and indication […]

Roger Dubuis Biretrograde Perpetual Calendar Chronograph

Roger Dubuis…this brand have had a mystique since its early days when Mr. Dubuis was running the company…after his retirement from Patek Philippe. The Symphatie case, as shown here today in the now classic Bi-Retrograde Perpetual Calendar Chronograph was a wonder in those days…still is. Then Carlos Dias took over the company, and for me,Read More

BaselWorld 2013: Highlights And Live Pics From Patek Philippe’s 2013 Debuts, Plus Decorative Arts Masterpieces

There’s no doubt that one of the most anticipated launches at BaselWorld come from Patek Philippe and seirous connoisseurs the world over watch with bated breath to see what this most haute of haute de gamme manufacturers will show.  There is a certain dignity in the way in which Patek Philippe generally avoids the presentation of “novelties,” that are merely […]

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

Classical Duet: Two Famous Patek Movements At The New North American HQ

It was time for a change, said Larry Pettinelli, the president of Patek Philippe North America, and Thierry Stern, the company’s CEO, when we dropped by the company’s spacious and and welcoming new offices at 45 Rockefeller Plaza.  It’s the first relocation of Patek Philippe’s offices in New York in 22 years, and the company’s […]

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 […]

Patek Philippe 5960

Property of a good friend… The Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Chronograph. Inhouse chronograph after years of using Lemania, PP decided on their own. I quite like the grey dial and platinum case. But remain ambivalent on the red markers on the dial. The case is quite beautiful. Activating of the chrono seems a bit onRead More

Laurent Ferrier Gallet Tourbillon

Laurent Ferrier…the first offering from this doyen of traditional watchmaking. Laurent used to work within the studios of Patek Philippe, and this year, he introduced a landmark piece bearing his name on the dial. The Gallet Tourbillon is a masterpiece of watchmaking. Totally traditional, fully classical in design, layout and finish. Available as an enamelRead More

Rare Watches: Patek Philippe Ref. 5101

Watchscape of the Patek Philippe Ref. 5101 Tourbillon in a rectangular case with form movement in platinum. A gem of a rare watch.