Patek Philippe - To My Son

[dafni008]

he sold the pathek to by a rolex to his son... I'm joking :-)

[thehotsixer]

Dont buy a watch with the idea of "passing it on" to your kids and grandkids. The chance they would really cherish it is very low. Most likely would sell the watch as soon as your in the grave. Dont believe me? Take a look at all the high quality antique watches on the market. Look on ebay for people's great granfather pocket watch, they are all there.

[moimeme0123456]

what a great véideo what a great watch....please if you know patek philippe watch take a look to mine and give me some information

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[D3industry]

Aww...this is so touching. =]

hope I'll get to own a luxurious watch like Patek Phillipe at a young age.

[Corbon440]

So much fuzz about a simple Calatrava. Don't even look at the current PP collection.

[ephemeralprotagonist]

Right now, I'm wearing a Casio watch. Maybe one day, I'll be able to afford a Patek Philippe and be able to start a family heritage.

[thehotsixer]

@ephemeralprotagonist Dont get taken in by their romantic marketing, a watch like that is a terrible investment, and no one will appreciate it as much as you because they didn't pay for it. Just like the son in the story, sold the watch to pay for drugs and hookers most likely. Just get yourself some bars of gold instead, you and your family will be much better off with that.

[sonictriger2]

have to settle with my Hamilton Jazzmaster for the time being the patek is well out of my league I love what they represent though uncomprimising quality

[bigdaddy234567]

I cried

[powermugu]

I love Pateks but this video is extremely corny!!

[iksdrogihj]

I Cried at this video......And im a Guy.



[narrowcross]

Rolex is overated, Patek Philippes are simply the best

[Fjacmans]

Yes, agreed, a lovely brand but please, a bit of a bad and cheesy video! It feels more like an episode taken from a European soap series...

Don't tell me you can't find a bonechilling musical piece of Arvo Part or some great "modern classic" composer to suport your marketing message...

Not the brightest move if you want to portray ultimate real European classic luxury!

Just take an example of the new "theme-tune" of Zenith's striking 10th or the "manufacture video"...

[Fjacmans]

@Fjacmans Or "Passion for Excellence" video by Manufacture Blancpain

[lawinnn]

7:41 He could've been a little more graceful receiving his Patek Philippe. "Fuck yeah!"

[vitcord]

i like this patek philippe watches i own one they are truly expensive.

[thehotsixer]

This is what happens when your son sells the expensive watch you bought him to pay for drugs and hookers!

[JamaicaPlain]

He hid that watch, the only place he could. Up his ass!

[morava1]

i dont know much about watches but how does this brand compare with Rolex, Vacheron Constantin, IWC??? what is the best swiss watch manufacturer???

[yepthatsjoesoundsgoo]

@morava1

Think of those brands you mentioned as BMWS

While a Patek Philippe is a Rolls Royce

I hope that helps.

[dzava]

@morava1 I believe Patek Philippe, Jaeger Le-Coultre and Breguet are the top watches you can get (especially the last one with tradition of people wearing them such as Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Talleyrand, Medvedev, Sarkozy, Tzar Alexander I, Napoleon Bonaparte etc. )

[2076273]

@dzava And what about Vacheron Constantin. In my view Vacheron Constantin is better than Patek.

[dzava]

@2076273 forgot to mention, its true that everybody has his own taste and priorities. And yes, VC is a competitor too.

My dream is to own one piece from each :) hope Ill achieve it some day.

[2076273]

@dzava Hope U do. My dream watch is VC Tour De'lile :-D.

[dzava]

@2076273 They look really good! Can the bottom dial be switched upwards like the JLC Duo can?

Oh and speaking of beautiful pieces... my taste is the black dial Patek Philippe 5970 :)

[2076273]

@dzava Quai de'lile & tour de'lile are two different watches. Search it on youtube........

[daciaheslinyfh]

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[puffyheaven]

what is the calatrava model shown in this video?is it 5196?

[NGMonocrom]

So at some point the young man actually sold the watch his father gave him, and then bought it back years later at a higher price. Would have been better if they'd showed the financial hardship that caused him to sell the watch in the first place.

[MaseratiMC12R]

@NGMonocrom Thats not how I understood it. How I understood it was that the Patek was never "given" to the son. Instead, the father made Patek auction the watch off years later, and his son will have to "earn" the watch back. To do so, his son will have to be successful, therefore as the son says in the film, "rise to life's challenges, and always do better for him and myself"...this short film is a masterpiece

[NGMonocrom]

@MaseratiMC12R

To me, that seems like a very odd concept for a film. As someone who has purchased expensive, custom, items; the biggest issue isn't even the price. It's the availability. Imagine owning something that most collectors have never seen. Not just in real life, but not even in photos. I know what it's like to own something like that. I'm never selling it.

Imagine another guy at the auction who was more successful than the son. He'd be out the watch. Different ending.

[100percentfinland]

If watches are only for telling time, wouldn't a $30 timex be a waste of $30, since your phone can tell time more accurately?

A Patek Philippe is both a work of art, and beautiful jewelry that also tells time. It is well worth the price.

[zado2222]

Best watches in the world. I'm polish and I am proud, because Patek Philippe was found in Geneve by two gentelman from Poland :-)

I hope I will own my Patek Philippe watch some day, for now I have just swiss replica ;-)

[niggab00b2007]

sentimental crap

[Atkwart]

Блин, до слёз.

[0000UnDead0000]

your not just buying a watch you are buying a peice of art.

[NeoQuello]

wow... creating such bullshit stories to sell overpriced metal and get rich.... LMAO.. the greedy white man's culture..

[Firminator128]

@NeoQuello It's not overpriced metal. It's craftsmanship. You uneducated idiot

[Ichvyenichalster]

@NeoQuello Oh yeah I almost forgot, caucasians are the only people who where timepieces, how could I be so stupid?

[exploreryen]

what if his son has a daughter

[jradetzky]

@exploreryen then a sex-change operation would be cheaper than buying a new watch LOL

[synnsid]

You never truly own a Patek, you are just merely looking after it for the next generation. Truly Beautiful!

[IdontneedanIpod]

@synnsid You never truly own a Patek Phillipe you either own many or are paying the one you bought off for the rest of your life.

[MrAbosaud]

Patek Philippe is it worth that much to know the time? I guess yes

[able3982]

@MrAbosaud yeah it is.. want to know why.

think about it like this; when you want to know the time you probably take a look at your phone or some regular watch..

but me, i'm admiring the time :D

[licicaviki]

Antoni Norbert Patek (1811 – 1877), Polish pioneer in watchmaking and a creator of Patek Philippe & Co.Veteran of November Uprising 1861 against Russia during which he was wounded twice. In 1832 he was engaged by general Józef Bem in organising an evacuation route for Polish insurgents through Prussia to France. On May 1, 1839 in Geneva, Antoni Patek together with another Polish immigrant Franciszek Czapek established their manufacture producing watches.

[Ledamonster]

Patek is AWESOME!!! Wish I had one!

[flatpat1]

O.k. I love Swiss mechanical watches like everyone here , but watching this is so bizarre and creepy it makes me want to take a shower after watching this.

[caricama]

wait, so the son received the Patek as a gift from his father, and yet he is buying it in an auction 25years later? what..? what has he done to it?

[Shd3]

Very emotional. its not the price, its the exquisiteness.fuck me i love it

[thehotsixer]

watch guy says hes over 50, but 25 years ago he was 20? Wouldn't that make him 45 years old? little slip up in the story line.....and how is it hes bidding on his watch he sold many years ago, but the watch hasn't been owned by anyone since then?

[dvance77]

Says the watch was "owned by the same person for many years before he had to part with it for personal reasons" ... doesnt say only one person owned it. The son could have owned it for a long time, sold it and is now re-buying it.... it also says in narration that it happened when he was "20 years old or there-abouts" while the sub-title clarifies for us that it was 25 year ago exactly... pay attention to the details before you start calling them wrong.

[thehotsixer]

No it doenst say only one person owned it, but it doesn't mention any other owner. He owned it for MANY YEARS, yet he was there to "rectify an error of his youth?" He must consider his 40's to be youth.

Secondly, I never questioned how long ago it took place (25 years). He would have to be AT LEAST 26 years old to be over 50 if he received the watch 25 years ago. 26 is closer to 30 than "20 something." Next time pay attention to the weak storyline before you start saying Im wrong.

[JVL8701]

u never actually owned a patek philippe, you merely look after it for the next generation....

[thehotsixer]

@JVL8701 untill you son sells it for drugs and hookers.....

[richfilmswales]

when they pressed the case..is that solid gold??

[shadowblack1987]

yupp

[maclines1]

Even the big three PP AP and VC cannot justify their prices, they simply cannot explain them when asked, it's just that they reached a point on which they became iconic, i mean we are talking about Patek!

[brststroka]

The market justifies prices...If no one bought the watches the price would fall. Simply supply and demand. You can guy a 5 million dollar boat or you can buy a 150 million dollar boat. When you have billions, does 100 million matter? No. To someone worth 50 million, the difference between a 25,000 dollar watch and a 5,000 dollar watch means nothing.

The free market is the greatest, the customer is in control.

[Calsonic66]

U buy a Patek u can expect the price when u sell it to decrease very little. They hold their value

[mukatuna]

Depends on where you buy them. Bought one in Hong Kong only cost me 30 quid.

[dominicrusho]

hahahaha, sucker I bought mine for £20 online!

[cesarvalle1294]

rolex hand made? hahahah xD funny

[georgegrasser]

The Great Chess Master George Grasser bought a Longines evidenza for a fraction of the cost of a Patek.

Einstein wore a Longines.

[ocdetails]

Einstein couldn't tie his shoes, so the brand of watch he wore impresses me not.

[lt00000QMUL]

On the contrary Albert Einstein owned a 1915 Patek Philippe pocket watch which he had ordered.

[georgegrasser]

I believe it. Most people own more than one watch. I have a video up "George Grasser for Longines" I doubt I could have made that video with a Patek, and my evidenza gives me classic 1920's style, swiss made high end quality that even the most poverty stricken can afford.

[hondolespaul]

I recently acquired a watch similar to the one in this video. It is a mens 18k gold 1950 Patek Philippe that has never been serviced! She still keeps perfect time 59 years later!

[DallasfuckingTT]

This was more than just a watch to this man, It was a gift from his Father. I know it's just a story, but he did not buy this watch new. He sold a gift from his father and felt it was a mistake. Patek Philippe watches go for many dollars more than the man in the video paid for his watch.

[spanishitalianmix]

i think the sky moon tourbiloon was sold for about 700 000 euro :), i love swiss watches and i love living in switzerland !!!!!!

[richfilmswales]

you are very luck id love to live there.

[LeCorbusier1929]

Does anyone here speak and write ENGLISH ???

[matchless10000]

why is the patek philippe expensive even though the look is so simly ..

is it becoz of its heritage or the craftsmanship its wirth so

[trickmastermonkey]

yup. that, aND it took years and years of R&D (engineering for the complicated mechanical movements to be as precise as they are), and add to that, costs manufacture time, among other things being handmade by highly trained professionals.

plus the name itself bears prestige, the 'heritage' that you mentioned; you're buying from a company who pioneered such things as the chronograph and perpetual calendar!

you certainly won't find a finer swiss movement brand elsewhere in the world

[silexrifl]

whats the song called?

[gangbangJC]

shitttttt

did u see how he writes the mon fils shit????

is handwritten...

[ohmygoditsalongname]

your point being?

[pasti987]

Als ich acht Jahre alt war, bekam ich von meinem Vater zur Kommunion auch eine Uhr geschenkt, es war eine Omega Automatic Goldplaqué, Ref.161.009. Sie kostete 1964 DM 240, viel Geld damals. Noch heute, 45 Jahre später, läuft sie mit einer Abweichung von unter 10sec/Tag und ist mir eine ganz besondere Begleiterin. Wenn mein Sohn acht Jahre alt wird, werde auch ich ihm eine Uhr schenken, die für ihn vielleicht auch eine besondere Bedeutung bekommen wird.

Danke Daddy, für alles.

[NoMadeSense]

I was in what i was told was the first tv advert Patek Philippe ever made, does the whole father son thing, watching horses, walking the dogs, playing chess. Does anyone know if it's anywhere to view online? must be 10 years ago at least it was made...

[plchan0925]

I think we're on the same page. Are you talking about the ad in that the son follows what the father does and the background music is some catchy piano tune?

Yea, I love that so much too and have searched for long. Unfortunately, still haven't seen any post~~

[vixroar]

only upon the narrators aging, however, has the symbolism of the watch become apparent. the narrators true error was not so much in giving up the watch in the first place, but in failing to recognize the representation of the watch. upon retrieval of the watch, the narrator becomes aware of his responsibility to pass the watch along to his own son, and with it, his - and his fathers - wisdom and virtues.

[CmanCorporations]

ohhh. ok.

thanks!!!

[vixroar]

upon the introduction of a watch at an auction, our narrator brings us back to his coming of age. It is in this time that the narrator's father decides to give his son a watch. It was also in this time, the narrator explains, how it was his father who was the source of his own wisdom, and virtues. the watch then, acts as a representation of values passed from father unto narrator. and much the same way that the watch has become the narrators own, so has the imparted wisdom.

[CmanCorporations]

lol vix? haha

[jonni3x]

bellissimi orologi

[dsquierj]

I've watched this video at least a dozen times now. Since I can't afford a Patek Philippe, I bought a circa 2004 Rolex to present to my son when he graduates college. The watch is from the year he was born and will have the history of being in my possession and use during his childhood.

[ohmygoditsalongname]

that's quite a nice one :)

[shuzunyu777]

rolex is not bad anyway...

why dont u try constantin.

[okumonux]

he sold it for crack, prostituts?

[Randito8879]

Nice watch. But I have to say, they seem to make it more than it is. A bit overdone.

[sonicbladex1]

makes me want to throw away my rolex

[TechnoLife120]

keep the rolex, but definitly get the patek LOL

[hondolespaul]

I´ve always wanted a Rolex, but ended up with a Patek.

[blink148]

"end up" with a Patek... quite a step up from a Rolex. Nice.

[hondolespaul]

Thank you. My cousin the stock broker has a Rolex. He paid $13,000.00 for it or something like that. I don´t think his watch was 18k gold though. I once had a 1929 Gruen Doctors Watch with the Rolex Prince movement. Sold it to a man in Texas in 2005 for $900.00.

[msmirne]

It took a while to first understand this video ,,,but when you do .......It is a masterpiece......Personally I own two Zenith El primero watches,which in itself are exquisite,,,,someday ,,,I'm hoping to own my own Patek Philippe.........

[silexrifl]

what song is this?

[dominikb12]

Fool, Obama will solve nothing, he is just a puppet. Its you who will have to make the difference and have to have a wish for greatness, it requires a lot off suffering.

Nobody will give, you have to take.

[Ichvyenichalster]

@dominikb12 Wait what the hell? Isn't this video about Patek Phillippe? I come to videos like this to avoid this kind of stupid bickering

[Ichvyenichalster]

@dominikb12 I looked at this comment, then up at what video it's one, then back at the comment; and I said "huh?"

[ajooify]

@dominikb12 well said!!! but what's it regarding?

[ElginPocketwatch]

@dominikb12 what does this have to do with watches?

[mockingarab]

That's how the rich pass the wealth. Now time to spread it so perhaps my kids can afford a Patek.

Obama '08

[Cujucuyo]

Move to Cuba you communist.

[azaas]

in about a month it's my birthday and i'll be getting my dad's old Panerai [2004 model].He said that he will have it engraved with sm special but won't reveil anything to me.Can't tell you what it felt like when he let me know that this was gonna be my gift :)

Father's day i'm thinking of giving him my Lange,which was the one i started my collection with.So any suggestions on what to engrave on it will be highly appreciated.thx in advance :)

[lt00000QMUL]

Congratulations on the news! A very nice watch indeed! As to ideas on what to have engraved on the Lange and Söhne? I think that is something far too personal for anyone to speculate on. I am sure that deep down those words you want expressed on such a personal gift are there!

[azaas]

i already figured what i will engrave mate :) But hey thx anyway -_*

[kareemthedream33]

cheers to you if you are one of the lucky few who can afford a lange and sohne watch.

[bluemane123]

Did you get the gift? Congrats anyways...

[azaas]

yeah i did get it :) Since then i moved on to other watches and now planning to get a JLC Master Compressor Chronograph ^^

[Marrincourt]

Could someone explain me the story please? That watch was on auction for "personal reasons"? So the old owner went bankrupt, had to sell that family heritage and the other guy bought it for his son. Right?

[lt00000QMUL]

The gist I believe is that he sold it, regretted it soon after, thus deciding to buy it back.

[sapipa177]

That's what I think. There was hardship and he sold it, then when he was financially able, he went to buy it back.

[Marrincourt]

Well, if it so he lost a lot of money on that transaction...

But anyway I think I get the message of this movie: If you have a Patek, don´t worry, whenever you go bankrupt you can sell your watch. And if you are sentimental enough you will buy it back as a highly overpriced item from a greedy auction house...(and probably you will go bankrupt again...)

I´m sorry I`m just joking, no offence. Very nice watch indeed but I prefer Chronoswiss...

[luciusbarbus]

agreed

[sapipa177]

I don't understand why some watches cost SOOOO much, I have a $7000 Rolex, an old $2500 Tudor (My father passed these two on to me), a $8000 Panerai, two Tag Heuer ($2500 and $3800) but how does a VERY simple (looking) Patek Philippe cost more than a car...up to the price of Exotic cars? What't the difference between a $9000 Rolex & a $26000 Patek?

[hijosdeputarobones]

The movement is the difference. PP is like the rolls royce in watches.

[KCL000000]

I do have every respect for Rolex watches, but it would not be fair to compare a Patek Philippe with that of a Rolex, let alone a Tudor! Its like comparing a priceless work of art to a Hollywood movie.

[sapipa177]

I understand that the brands are different in price, it's just I want to know where that $10,000-$20,000 is "Physically" justified, is a Rolex going to not work after 60 years and a PP will last 500 years? stuff like that.

[KCL000000]

I think its to do with a mix of many things, obviously the movement especially from their most basic models takes months to assemble, they only produce as many as 100 and as few as 10 models per year, they have an unrivaled reputation for quality and after care, each watch is unique in that all parts (no matter how old - 50-100 years!) are archived and can be repaired/restored...

[KCL000000]

Each watch made is photographed and all details stored in their archive, one of the very few family owned watch house still in existence, their watches retain their value/even surpassing value, Patek Philippe actively seeks and attempts to buy their works back (particularly rare/old models) for their museum which further inflates their values particularly at auction.

[KCL000000]

Why do you think the SS Rolex Daytona is so much more expensive than its 18K counter parts? The answer is one of many reasons why PP is so expensive.

:-)

[sapipa177]

That's for all the detail info. Can't believe they take that long to make a the parts for a watch!

[ohmygoditsalongname]

Because Rolex have stopped making the SS version and people think its going to be a rare collectible a few years down the line?

[CmanCorporations]

my friends aunty bought an Patek for $25k ~.

it was "losing" time.

haha she was choked and I simply couldn't believe it... they replaced it for her.. but my dad laughed saying his $500 watch is more solid than her ~$25k watch..

[shuzunyu777]

that is becuase ur father`s watch is a quartz. quartz is cheap but keep the time very correctly!

Patek is not very correct for keeping time but has value to past it to next generation. and do not need to change battery.

there is no quartz over 10,000. but a entry level for a patek is more than 10,000.

[hondolespaul]

My PP is pushing 60 and still works!

[gangbangJC]

how da hell yall gon spend dat monee

in a damn watch....get a cheap gooooood watch

and buy a house in tha beach

or help poor kidz

yall just selfish

[gastal]

buying a house in "tha" beach is as futile or selfish as buy an expensive watch...

[lonsor]

also, the watch doens't requiere maintenance and tax payments

[LeCorbusier1929]

These watches DO require maintenance " lonsor" - usually every three years or so and when that time comes, only the factory is "authorized" to perform it.........at a price in both time and money.

[hondolespaul]

Are you serious? What about Patek Philippe wristwatches manufactured in 1950?

[LeCorbusier1929]

Patek Philippe will service and/or repair any piece they have manufactured, regardless of age. However, not all parts are still available. in particular crystals and dials for some of their earliest pieces, particularly enamel dials and some square or rectangular crystals.

[hondolespaul]

Thank you for letting me know.

[DallasfuckingTT]

You should of spent it on an education. `

[nordicy]

@sapipa177 :

Leica MP and Patek Philippe are not for showing off...

They are just made for absolute discreetness (no visible tourbillon), precision, perfection.

And when we buy [Leica and/or Patek], the prices don't really bother us.

It's all about the priceless complicated mechanical camera/watch.

They are not just for taking photo and telling time but you know what i mean.

[KCL000000]

Thats not by any chance the 5196J?

[ohmygoditsalongname]

I think so.

[lt00000QMUL]

I'm sold.

[dsquierj]

Outstanding video - poignantly illustrates why some things had such sentimental value and justifies my purchase of a Rolex watch for my 3-year-old this week. It was made the year he was born.

[oscargurses]

just saw a calatrava at MetroSex men's fashion, its truly gorgeous, great video

[uweetwel]

Delightful.

[menofglory]

Simply the best, Thank you for sharing.