Patek Philippe - Birth of a Legend

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Patek Philippe's story
In 1839, Antoine Norbert de Patek and François Czapek founded Patek, Czapek & C° in Geneva. At the 1844 Universal Exhibition in Paris, Antoine Norbert de Patek met Jean Adrien Philippe, inventor in 1842 of a pocket watch with stem winding and hand-setting, and offered him the post of technical director as soon as Czapek's contract ran out. In 1845, Patek Czapek & C° was dissolved, and Antoine Norbert de Patek, Jean Adrien Philippe and Vincent Gostowski founded, in Geneva, Patek & C°. In 1851, the three men changed the company's name to Patek Philippe & C°.

1868 Creation of a key-wound watch with brass bracelet.

1887 The Calatrava Cross became the company's registered logo.

1902 The Gondolo Chronometer name was registered.

1914-1930 Creation of grande complication and très grande complication watches, certain of which, with astronomical complications, were sold to James Ward Packard. These included the first two most complicated pieces by Patek Philippe: one, made in 1916, with 16 complications and another, made in 1927, with 10 complications.

1915 Creation of the first ladies' wristwatch with five-minute repeater.

1925 Creation of the first ladies' wristwatch with perpetual calendar (inspired by a pendant watch).

1933 Henry Graves Jr. purchased what was then the most complicated watch ever made by Patek Philippe. It was sold again in 1999 for $11 million.

1936 Creation of an astronomical wristwatch with perpetual calendar and retrograde date.

1940 Special order for a wristwatch with a pulsometric chronograph and world time.

1959 Creation of watches with second time zone.

1974 Creation of the Calatrava model.

1981 Launch of the Nautilus model.

1982 Creation of the Ellipse d'or model.

1989 The Calibre 89, the world's most complicated pocket watch (33 complications), was unveiled to commemorate the company's 150th anniversary.

1996 Launch of the self-winding wristwatch with annual date.

1997 Launch of the Aquanaut model.

2000 Launch of the Star Caliber 2000 (21 complications) to coincide with the third millennium.

2003 Unveiling of the 10 Day Tourbillon with COSC certification.

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Patek Philippe - Birth of a Legend

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  • wonderful job

    wonderful job

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  • boring. patek ...

    boring.
    patek phillipe watches are cool but this video wasnt worth watching.

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  • $1,700,000 for ...

    $1,700,000 for watch.. christ. No one needs that kinda S**t , ever. The fact there are people spending that much on stuff like this just proves how little people care about their fellow human beings... and if you don't understand that statement, you're one of them.

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  • if you ask how much ...

    if you ask how much this watches cost it means you don't deserve to have one of these watches...these are really art!!! Congratulations and the video is awesome

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  • i dont think there ...

    i dont think there is a fake patek if it has where to buy it?

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  • BECOS I HAD ONE. ...

    BECOS I HAD ONE. NOT from the US though. THEY may be MORE PRICEY there I GUESS, to TRANSPORT them from CHINA.

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  • how you tell is ...

    how you tell is there a website?

    By jxwz [Affiliate User] 1213476759 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • YOUR FATHER got ...

    YOUR FATHER got RIPPED off. A top quality FAKE Patek PHILIPPE costs around $20.

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  • It's fake. The ...

    It's fake. The price alone will tell you that. The tiny winding crown of a Patek would probably cost three times that amount...if it was used.

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  • ... the it doesn't ...

    ... the it doesn't matter how much.
    It is ART.
    Great!
    This is the way how the man can control the time!
    P.S. Video is perfect.

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  • my father have one ...

    my father have one of those watch it doesnt need battery. he told me he bought it for 100 dollar used on ebay is it fake or the seller is just dumb? and if its fake how you tell?
    thank

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  • from 8,000 to ...

    from 8,000 to 130,000+

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  • amazing video

    amazing video

    By NYsoul99 [Affiliate User] 1212471603 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • how much does it ...

    how much does it worth from that watch i want one?

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  • beautiful

    beautiful

    By 7539121 [Affiliate User] 1211960916 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Anyone knows who's ...

    Anyone knows who's the composer of the music to this vid?

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  • They're not for ...

    They're not for everyone, but they're truly amazing, I would take a Patek over any other watch. My watch of choice would be the Annual Calendar, God that watch is gorgeous! But I might end up getting a Nautilus.

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  • for everyone? ...

    for everyone?Cheapest PP costs at least 12-15K,not everyone can spend that much on watches.

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  • Are there still any ...

    Are there still any of their original watches floating around?

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  • Fantastic precision.

    Fantastic precision.

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  • That was awesome... ...

    That was awesome... Want to get into horology as a hobby :P

    By nano404 [Affiliate User] 1209753543 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Simply amazing... ...

    Simply amazing...breathtaking really. What a beautiful process

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  • It's all CNC ...

    It's all CNC machined for the most

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  • hahaha I feel the ...

    hahaha I feel the same way ....hahah

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  • well that has ...

    well that has already happened in my case,but with the purchase of various brands.I'm a proud owner of Lange,IWC,Sinn,Zenith,Panerai watches -among others-.Unfortunatelly so far i've been unable to purchase a Patek but i will most certainly in the near future :)

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