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Apr 14, 2026
“Modest.” This is how Philippe Stern, then President of Patek Philippe, described demand for the Nautilus at launch in 1976.…
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Apr 13, 2026
Throughout the 1950s, Patek Philippe was producing some of its most daring designs. It was a period in which the…
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Apr 9, 2026
A rare 2509A with Type 1 dial from 1960 on a period Gay Freres folded-link, jubilee style bracelet. Image courtesy…
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Mar 24, 2026
Vintage watch collectors widely believe that the Golden Age of watchmaking was between the late 1940s and the end of…
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Mar 2, 2026
A current watch collecting trend is for shaped watches. But have you ever thought about why watchmakers decided to stop…
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Feb 3, 2026
The Patek Philippe Museum is regarded as one of the most important horological museums in the world. No where else…
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Jan 27, 2026
In 1994, Patek Philippe introduced a pivotal reference in its legendary perpetual calendar chronograph lineage: the ref. 5004, which added…
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Jan 21, 2026
Just another Calatrava or something special? INTRODUCTION The Patek Philippe ref. 2508 was produced from 1951 to around the mid-1960’s.…
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Jan 8, 2026
From the moment he arrived on Rue du Rhône, Alan Banbery found himself at a crossroads inside Patek Philippe. He…
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Dec 18, 2025
The history of Patek Philippe as remembered by Alan Banbery PART I – WAR, WATCHES, AND THE MAKING OF A…
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Dec 17, 2025
Among the rarest and most extraordinary creations produced by Patek Philippe are the miniature enamel pocket watches made between 1950…
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Nov 24, 2025
New York. London. Tokyo. As new long-haul routes connected continents in the 1950s Golden Age of air travel, businessmen and…
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