Patek Philippe - To My Son

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Patek Philippe's story
In 1839, Antoine Norbert de Patek and François Czapek founded Patek, Czapek & C° in Geneva. At the 1844 Universal Exhibition in Paris, Antoine Norbert de Patek met Jean Adrien Philippe, inventor in 1842 of a pocket watch with stem winding and hand-setting, and offered him the post of technical director as soon as Czapek's contract ran out. In 1845, Patek Czapek & C° was dissolved, and Antoine Norbert de Patek, Jean Adrien Philippe and Vincent Gostowski founded, in Geneva, Patek & C°. In 1851, the three men changed the company's name to Patek Philippe & C°.

1868 Creation of a key-wound watch with brass bracelet.

1887 The Calatrava Cross became the company's registered logo.

1902 The Gondolo Chronometer name was registered.

1914-1930 Creation of grande complication and très grande complication watches, certain of which, with astronomical complications, were sold to James Ward Packard. These included the first two most complicated pieces by Patek Philippe: one, made in 1916, with 16 complications and another, made in 1927, with 10 complications.

1915 Creation of the first ladies' wristwatch with five-minute repeater.

1925 Creation of the first ladies' wristwatch with perpetual calendar (inspired by a pendant watch).

1933 Henry Graves Jr. purchased what was then the most complicated watch ever made by Patek Philippe. It was sold again in 1999 for $11 million.

1936 Creation of an astronomical wristwatch with perpetual calendar and retrograde date.

1940 Special order for a wristwatch with a pulsometric chronograph and world time.

1959 Creation of watches with second time zone.

1974 Creation of the Calatrava model.

1981 Launch of the Nautilus model.

1982 Creation of the Ellipse d'or model.

1989 The Calibre 89, the world's most complicated pocket watch (33 complications), was unveiled to commemorate the company's 150th anniversary.

1996 Launch of the self-winding wristwatch with annual date.

1997 Launch of the Aquanaut model.

2000 Launch of the Star Caliber 2000 (21 complications) to coincide with the third millennium.

2003 Unveiling of the 10 Day Tourbillon with COSC certification.

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[synnsid]

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

[Atkwart]

Блин, до слёз.

[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.

[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.

[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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[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.

[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.

[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