

PATEK PHILIPPE
Patek Philippe


Even as the Swiss watchmaking industry has been shaped by the forces that have buffeted it over the course of the last century, Patek Philippe has resolutely stayed its course. That is not to say the brand has not kept with the times. However, its offering remains moored to mechanical innovation and craft with pieces produced in sparing numbers.
Every watch that bears the Patek Philippe mark – from the exceedingly opulent to the simplest and from the serially produced to unique examples – benefits from one of the proudest legacies in watchmaking. That the brand has prospered while always remaining family-owned is also noteworthy.
Any conversation about references that best represent Patek Philippe’s philosophy must include the 3970, 5970, 52790 and 5004, some of its best loved perpetual calendar chronographs. Our preference for complicated Patek Philippe also includes the classical forms of the reference 3940 and 5550 as well as minute repeaters such as the reference 3979. We are equally charmed by the ruggedness of the Aquanaut 5065 and midsize Nautilus references such as the 3800.


The Designs


Doubly complicated


Rarest metal


An illustrious family of references


Iconic reference


Dial


Case


The complication


Case


View of the calibre


Articles
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Borgel – The Master Casemaker You Haven’t Heard Of
By Tony Traina

The most unusual Patek Philippe case designs of the past 100 years
By Russell Sheldrake

Casemaking with Jean-Pierre Hagmann
By A Collected Man

A Collector's Guide: The Patek Philippe 3940
By Russell Sheldrake

A Visual Guide to Rare Patek Philippe Calatravas
By Raj Aditya Chaudhuri
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