Patek Philippe Archives

A Patek Philippe Reference 96 Quantieme Lune formerly from the collection of Aisin-Giro Puyi and a Paper Fan featuring a poem personally inscribed by the Emperor himself

Phillips to Unveil Patek Philippe Wristwatch and Historically Important Artefacts Once Belonging to Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the Last Emperor of the Qing Dynasty

16 March 2023 Dan-Andrei

Reading Time: 5 minutes HONG KONG – 16 MARCH 2023 – Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is honoured to announce the unveiling of several artefacts once belonging to Aisin-Giro Puyi, the last Emperor of the Qing dynasty, at the opening of Phillips’ new Asia headquarters in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District. […]

Complications and iconic designs: eight debuts that showcase the Patek Philippe’s fields of excellence

23 October 2022 Dan-Andrei

Reading Time: 18 minutes Patek Philippe has extended its collection of complications with a new split-seconds monopusher chronograph with a perpetual calendar for left-handers (Ref. 5373P-001). It is the first chronograph in the Aquanaut Luce ladies’ collection and is decorated with a rainbow of sapphires and diamonds (Ref. 7968/300R-001). Additionally, the debuts include three […]

Patek Philippe ref. 1518 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph

The only known reference Patek Philippe 1518 double-signed & certified by Cartier

18 October 2022 Dan-Andrei

Reading Time: 3 minutes Patek Philippe ref. 1518 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph: The only publicly known reference 1518 to be double-signed, numbered and certified by Cartier at Rare Watches Geneva Live Sale, Christie’s Geneva, 7 November 2022.

Salanitro and Patek Philippe: An alliance for the future.

16 September 2022 Dan-Andrei

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Geneva-based jewellery design and gem-setting firm Salanitro SA announced that Patek Philippe SA has acquired a stake in its capital. Much more than a partnership, this acquisition of a stake in the company symbolises the coming together of two independent Geneva-based family businesses. Salanitro SA, the Swiss leader in […]

Patek Philippe Ref. 5470P-001 1/10th Second Monopusher Chronograph

5 May 2022 Dan-Andrei

Reading Time: 10 minutes Patek Philippe unveils its first wrist chronograph for tenths-of-a-second short-time measurements with a new, very precise high-performance movement – Patek Philippe Ref. 5470P-001. The manufacture reasserts its competence and innovative spirit in the field of short-time measurement: it presents a manually wound movement with two separate chronograph mechanisms and sweep […]

Christie’s announces The Kairos Collection: A single private collection of 128 contemporary Patek Philippe timepieces

2 April 2022 Dan-Andrei

Reading Time: 3 minutes The finest collection of Patek Philippe contemporary timepieces ever to appear at auction Curated by a private distinguished collector with a discerning eye for excellence and the ability to acquire the rarest watches, The Kairos Collection is the fruit of years of dedicated focus and a passion for the most prestigious […]

Patek Philippe ”Advanced Research” Ref. 5750

15 December 2021 Dan-Andrei

Reading Time: 8 minutes The engineers at Patek Philippe “Advanced Research” have extended the horizon of its chiming watches by developing a totally new all-mechanical sound amplifying system. This fortissimo “ff” module consists of a flexibly suspended sound lever and an oscillating wafer made of transparent sapphire-crystal glass. In comparison with conventional minute repeaters and […]

Christie’s Watches Online: The New York Edition achieves $5,51 Million

11 December 2021 Dan-Andrei

Reading Time: 2 minutes Christie’s Fine Watchmaking: Important Timepieces and the Independent Collection TOTAL: $5,518,250 95% SOLD BY LOT | 143% HAMMER ABOVE LOW ESTIMATE CONTINUING THE MOMENTUM OF THE EXCEPTIONAL YEAR OF WATCHES GLOBAL PARTICIPATION FROM 34 COUNTRIES | 30% NEW REGISTRANTS Greubel Forsey, Invention Piece 3, Tourbillon 24-hour display with minutes, small […]

Where else but in NYC, Christie’s Watches captures the spirit of independence

22 November 2021 Dan-Andrei

Reading Time: 4 minutes Capping a stellar Autumn-Winter season, a spectacular watch offering for fans of audacious mechanics and iconic designs Where else but in New York: Christie’s Watches captures the spirit of independence and the mystique of icon status in watchmaking Christie’s Fine Watchmaking: Important Timepieces and the Independent Collection Online Auction | […]

Christie’s Geneva: the first example of Patek Philippe Ref 2523 to come to auction for the very first time

19 October 2021 Dan-Andrei

Reading Time: 2 minutes To Highlight the Rare Watches Autumn Auction on 8 November, Christie’s Geneva is thrilled to announce a double premiere: for the first time at auction, the first example of “L’Heure d’Or”, Patek Philippe’s Ref. 2523 two crown world time.