Patek Philippe’s luxury timepieces

Please, could you tell me what time it is? I’m in a hurry and ohhh, that’s an awesome watch you’re wearing, who makes those? Well, if you’re a Patek Philippe watch owner, you could easily entertain your curious new friend.

Of course, you’d better tell your new friend what time it is to get that out of the way and then, you could talk about the rich heritage of this particular brand of finely crafted timepieces that are usually passed on from a generation to another.

Historically, Antoni Patek started making pocket watches in 1839, in Geneva, along with his fellow Polish migrant Franciszek Czapek. They separated in 1844 and, in 1845, Patek joined with the French watchmaker Adrien Philippe, inventor of the keyless winding mechanism. In 1851, Patek Philippe & Co. was founded.

Nowadays, Patek Philippe & Co. is one of the most famous and expensive brands of wrist watches, in the world. Many watch collectors and enthusiasts regard these timepieces as the very best, second to none. Over the years, a number of notable individuals, including members of royalty, movie stars and tycoons have worn these watches -and- even Albert Einstein was a customer.

If you’re one to pay attention to details, you’ll be happy to learn that the company still makes all movements in house, in Switzerland.

The most recent collections include wonderful models for both men and ladies. The supreme test of ingenuity, in the case of Patek Philippe watches, stems from the sheer number of complications they can engineer in a wrist watch.

Technically speaking, a “complication”, in watchmaking, is anything a mechanical watch might do beyond telling the time and simple date. Patek Philippe upholds a tradition in complications that are useful in everyday situations such as annual calendars, dual time zones and world time displays.

Yellow or white gold (everywhere), sapphire crystal case backs, ultra-precise dials, countless technical refinements and all the features busy people crave make Patek Philippe watches both a pleasure to own -and- a valuable investment. Assuming you’d be interested in selling your timepiece, prices ranging from 5k$ to 60k$ are commonplace but most owners tend to pass it along to the next generation.

While some models are quite conservative in style and form, others are resolutely trendy and would fit any fashion conscious young adult.

Perhaps next time someone asks you what time it is, the Patek Philippe watch on your wrist will prove to be a powerful conversation starter, who knows?

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