Patek Philippe Watches
It shouldn’t be surprising that a Patek Philippe holds the world auction record for a watch ($31.2 million for a Patek Grandmaster Chime, sold at Christie’s Geneva last November, in case anyone’s wondering). Known for impeccable craftsmanship and some of the most complicated timepieces ever created, the brand is considered by many to be the height of fine watchmaking.
The house was founded in Geneva in 1839 by Polish expats Antoni Patek and Franciszek Czapek. Czapek left the firm, and in 1845, Patek partnered with French watchmaker Jean Adrien Philippe. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Catering to the glitterati of Europe, the pair counted among their clients Tolstoy, Pope Pius IX and Queen Victoria, as well as Countess Koscowicz of Hungary, for whom they created the first Swiss-made wristwatch in 1868. They also had their eye on the American market and in 1851 entered an arrangement with Tiffany & Co. still in effect today.
During the Great Depression, brothers Jean and Charles Stern, who had previously supplied Patek Philippe with watch dials, bought the company, and it continues to be run by the Stern family today.
Under the Sterns, the house has developed some of its most famous models, including the Calatrava, an elegantly minimal dress watch introduced in 1932 and named for the Calatrava Cross (the company’s logo since 1887), and the Nautilus, the brand’s first sports watch, conceived by legendary designer Gérald Genta in 1976.
Despite the house’s longevity, it’s rumored that it has manufactured fewer than a million Patek watches, making each one all the more coveted.
20th Century Modern Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Patek Philippe Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Patek Philippe Watches
Platinum
1980s Vintage Patek Philippe Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Patek Philippe Watches
Platinum
2010s Patek Philippe Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Modern Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Patek Philippe Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Patek Philippe Watches
White Gold
20th Century Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold
20th Century Patek Philippe Watches
White Gold
2010s Patek Philippe Watches
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Patek Philippe Watches
Rose Gold
2010s Patek Philippe Watches
1940s Retro Vintage Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Patek Philippe Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Patek Philippe Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1940s Art Deco Vintage Patek Philippe Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Modernist Patek Philippe Watches
Steel
20th Century Patek Philippe Watches
1970s Vintage Patek Philippe Watches
Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Modern Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Vintage Patek Philippe Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Vintage Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold
20th Century Aesthetic Movement Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold
Early 2000s Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Patek Philippe Watches
Stainless Steel
1950s Vintage Patek Philippe Watches
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Patek Philippe Watches
20th Century Patek Philippe Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Patek Philippe Watches
White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Patek Philippe Watches
1960s Vintage Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold
20th Century Patek Philippe Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Patek Philippe Watches
White Gold
1990s Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Patek Philippe Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Modern Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Artisan Vintage Patek Philippe Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Patek Philippe Watches
Early 2000s Modern Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Modern Vintage Patek Philippe Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Art Deco Patek Philippe Watches
Platinum
20th Century Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Artisan Vintage Patek Philippe Watches
18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Patek Philippe Watches
White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Patek Philippe Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Patek Philippe Watches
2010s Patek Philippe Watches
Stainless Steel
20th Century Patek Philippe Watches
20th Century Patek Philippe Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Patek Philippe Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Patek Philippe Watches
2010s Patek Philippe Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold