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At Collectability, we take great pride in our scholarship of all things Patek Philippe and nothing gives us more pleasure... Read More
From Patek’s first meeting with Mr. Tiffany in 1847, and consistently until the end of the 1980s, it is estimated... Read More
On one of my first visits to Patek Philippe in Geneva in the 1990s, soon after I had joined the... Read More
Question: What was the first complicated wristwatch made by Patek Philippe for women? Answer: ref. 4864 Travel Time in 1997.... Read More
In 1921, Albert Einstein was awarded The Nobel Prize in Physics “for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for... Read More
At the Basel watch fair in 1999, four female staff members of Patek Philippe were given a new watch to... Read More
As we approach Mother’s Day on May 10, it’s fun to look back at how Patek Philippe first celebrated mothers... Read More
Names such as ‘Ricochet’, ‘Flying Saucer’, ‘Asymétrie’, ‘Futuriste’ and ‘Tutti Fruitti’ are not normally associated with iconic Patek Philippe watch... Read More
Before the advent of electricity, trying to tell the time by reading a watch or a clock in the dark... Read More
The retailer Gondolo & Labouriau thrived between the 19th and the 20th century when Rio de Janeiro was the capital... Read More