Posts Tagged ‘Patek Philippe’

May 25th, 2010  Posted at   Industry News, Patek Philippe

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Before the 19th century, China had been considered as the most powerful and richest country in the world. So at that time, European watchmakers, goldsmiths, painters on enamel and engravers came together in order to create these true works of art intended to seduce the Chinese dignitaries. To some degree, the global reputation of Swiss timepieces had its roots at the close commercial relationship with the Orient.

Under the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1736 to 1796), Swiss watchmakers gradually began to establish their own trade relations with China, as the Genevan luxury watchmaking industry played an important role and at the turn of the century evolved to become the preferred purveyor of timepieces for the Chinese Empire. Many Swiss watchmakers took up residence in China until trade relations collapsed with the eruption of the First Opium War, fought between 1839 and 1842.

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To demonstrate the important part of history of Swiss Watch, an exceptional thematic exhibition “The Mirror of Seduction” is being held at the Patek Philippe Museum, from 15th May to 16th October 2010. Presented in the museum are those crafted explicitly for the Chinese market from the mid-18th century until about 1850. These “Chinese” watches are highly varied, depicting religious, mythological, and purely secular themes.

VISITOR INFORMATION

PATEK PHILIPPE MUSEUM
Rue des Vieux-Grenadiers 7
CH – 1205 Geneva
Tel.: + 41 (0)22 807 09 10
Fax: + 41 (0)22 807 09 20
www.patekmuseum.com
info@patekmuseum.com

OPENING HOURS
Tuesday to Friday: 2 PM to 6 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Closed on public holidays
Opening hours extended to 8 PM every first Tuesday of the month from June to October

TOURS AND OTHER INFORMATION
Public tours on Saturdays and days with extended opening hours, every half hour starting at 2:30 PM
Private tours on appointment. Enquiries: visit@patekmuseum.com
Group conferences on appointment at 7 PM every first Tuesday of the month from June to October

March 31st, 2010  Posted at   Baselworld 2010, Patek Philippe

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There were many excellent watches boasting sporty look in BaselWorld 2010, among which the Patek Philippe Ref. 5951P was sure to be one of the sportiest timepieces. While preserving vintage Patek style, this new chronograph highlights a ultimate sporty look. Furthermore, this new appearance has never been seen in the hideous, sports oriented Nautilus collection.

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The new Patek Philippe watch features a platinum case, designed in classic Tonneau shape and measuring 37mm * 45mm. The red seconds hands slide away the black background, and coexists with the white subdial for chronograph functions, revealing strong visual shock. The split-seconds chronograph is operated by a single pusher at 2 o’clock. Chronograph recorders keep track of your precious time at 3 and 9 o’clock. At 6 o’clock is a date indicator, with mini apertures directly above that tells the day and month. The moonpahse display is located at 12 o’clock.

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The movement is the Patek Philippe CHR 27-525 PS Q, the world’s thinnest split-seconds mono-pusher chronograph movement with perpetual calendar. Based on the Patek Philippe CHR 27-525 PS movement, this new heart was designed specially for the new watch. Beating at 21,600 vph, this hand-wound movement offers a 48-hour power reserve. As the watch is available with an interchangeable full and sapphire-crystal caseback, the wearer can choose to showcase the fine decorative work of this movement or not. The model is water-resistant to 30 meters and comes with a black alligator strap with red contrast stitching.

March 2nd, 2010  Posted at   Industry News

Recently, the prestigious Swiss watchmaker Patek Philippe successfully expanded its manufacturing site in Plan-les-Ouates, with the inauguration of its new building for the manufacturing of watch movement components.

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With the company’s strategy to continue to entirely control the design, production and assembly of its timepieces of unrivalled quality in an optimal working environment, Patek Philippe moved its watch movement Component Manufacturing Division to a renovated building near to its main workshops in Plan-les-Ouates. This move will be surely propitious for the company’s future development, as it results in expansion of the scale and saving production cost.

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Patek Philippe officially inaugurated its new building on February 18th. At the great inauguration, there were around 300 guests, including Philippe Stern, Honorary President, Thierry Stern, President, Claude Peny, Managing Director, Pierre-Franois Unger, State Counselor for the Department of the Economy of the Canton of Geneva, Thierry Durand, Mayor of Plan-les-Ouates, as well as local press editors. After the ceremony speeches is the visit of the new premises, as well as a cocktail served in the pleasant cafeteria of the new building.

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In the ceremony speeches, the company Honorary President Philippe Stern declared, “This inauguration marks the completion of several years of efforts and investments uniquely aimed at reinforcing our industrial capacity and ensuring the future development of our company”. President Thierry Stern added, “Patek Philippe thus continues to invest in the future of the traditional Geneva watchmaking industry, while also capitalizing on leading-edge technologies and innovation”.

February 18th, 2010  Posted at   GRIEB & BENZINGER, Industry News, Interesting Watches

The specialized watch workshop GRIEB & BENZINGER has recently released its PLATINUM edition, a unique timepiece embodies the concept of pure luxury, exclusivity and uniqueness combined with historical watch making. The workshop crafts unique wristwatches based on exceptional historic movements. Original movements with complications such as minute repeaters originally made by the greatest old masters of horology such as Patek Philippe built from around 1880 to 1920 are restored and modified here, using traditional handcraft from the old days when the historic movements have been built to create unique GRIEB & BENZINGER PLATNUM style timepieces on customer’s request.

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The new exclusive platinum masterpieces are all originated from classic old watches. Amongst other things, the conception is based on traditional – and nowadays very rare – techniques of craftsmanship for the finishing of the movements: skeletonising, engraving and guilloché by hand. No more than a handful of specialists world-wide to master this art of traditional handcraft today. Thus only a maximum of ten restored timepieces per year are created in this classic and explicitly time-consuming way, each single one of them a true unicum.

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The latest GRIEB & BENZINGER offering is built on an original movement by Patek Philippe Minute Repeater movement, exclusively designed for the famous New York based jeweller TIFFANY’s around 1887. This special watch movement has been modified into a GRIEB & BENZINGER style regulator – restored, guilloché, hand-engraved and coated with blue platinum to be ready to turn into a new exclusive timepiece. The hand-skeletonized Sterling Silver dial reveals the movement. The massive 48 mm diameter case is made of 130 g platinum. The exclusive unicum presents itself unexpectedly discreet, in the eye of the connoisseur beholder, however, it unmistakably shows its breathtaking quality. But there will only be one lucky timepiece enthusiast world-wide to enjoy wearing this exclusive watch at his wrist.

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As is known to collectors and connoisseurs worldwide, GRIEB & BENZINGER is a big name in the field of extraordinary timepieces and restoration. With its mostly historic special machinery, the workshop reminds of an industrial museum and the spirit of Abraham-Louis Breguet. The three partners Georg Bartkowiak, Jochen Benzinger and Hermann Grieb clients range from collectors, private connoisseurs, to head of state, and even renowned brands such as IWC or Chronoswiss.

November 19th, 2009  Posted at   Digit Watch, Industry News

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Digit watch, as the name suggests, is a kind of watch designed for fingers, not for wrists. It is just like a ring watch. Finding such watches is not quite difficult.

The Digit Watch #27, is designed with a simple aim – to create the finest “Digit” watch in the world. This shiny digit watch is composed of an Aquamarine jewel face, 142 diamonds and an 18k white gold ring. The world’s most twinkling materials are put together and create this stunning timepiece or luxury ring. It is of extreme attration to both women and men who bear bling complex. Moreover, only the best Swiss movements can be used in the Digit Watch #27, such as Rolex, Patek Philippe, Breitling, Blancpain and others, and you can personalise your perfect Digit Watch #27 by your choice for its “heart”.

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Mo Eden, the designer of the Digit Watch #27, Started his career as a Bespoke Jeweller for clients in London, Paris, Los Angeles, Moscow, Toronto, Warsaw & Copenhagen. Specialising in the procurement of rare & unusual stones & the production of outstanding pieces. Mo Eden Believes Individuality and Opulence are necessary. Being the owner of a piece of Mo Eden Jewellery you will certainly be noticed. The twinkle of Diamonds, the colour of Sapphires, Rubies and Emeralds should be trance like in their luminescense.

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Coming back to the new watch, I think it’s better to view the Digit Watch #27 as a concept watch, just more realistic. The movements and extremely contemporary design are of great appeal to the connoisseurs and devotees of luxury watches and jewels. The new watch is truly a striking integration of jewels and luxury watches.

March 17th, 2009  Posted at   Uncategorized
The world’s first antique table: Patek Philippe appreciate. As the world those who love the eyes of the highest status of Patek Philippe, has a lot of rich Chinese-owned Patek Philippe in Geneva insist the “through-train” production, and total disregard for the high cost, absolutely worthy of our respect, Geneva imprint of the acquisition, will be necessary components of each movement carefully modified by the Code, there are five brands of watches from the Geneva imprint, but in fact every year the winning table, most of Patek Philippe, Patek Philippe Laguna mechanical form only produced 20,000 per year, each bearing a Geneva imprint can also only Patek Philippe.

Patek Philippe because production small, the annual production capacity of 20,000, far from being able to meet the global retailer, so the annual Sotheby’s auction with, Patek Philippe is the protagonist, transaction price will be more than the market price, the investment is the best brand list.

Patek Philippe watches the output of the company has strict limits, each no more than 10,000. From the company to set up near a century and a half now, and its output is only 600,000. Add unlimited products to Patek Philippe hedge highly functional table. In 1989, to commemorate the hundred anniversary of the company’s total production of 150 to set up a memorial table, to 90 in the early 4-fold rise. In 1953 the company produced a diamond-studded platinum sun and stars calendar Man Table, held in Hong Kong in the spring of’97 was a European auction buyers to purchase 5.3 million Hong Kong dollars, breaking the perpetual calendar watches highest bid and Asia watch the auction the highest price two records.

Patek Philippe in 1839 and set up factories. Table the average price of 13,000 dollars to 20,000 dollars. Swiss companies are really the only remaining independent watch one from beginning to end is its own production, to train a patek philippe (Patek Philippe) tabulation of the 10-year division.

1 in 1933 a banker for the United States custom watches, and now its closing price as high as 11 million U.S. dollars. This table has 24 kinds of features, design time spent 3 years and then 5 years to make. Table 1 produced 8 years, This is what a fine sense. With such a strong awareness of the company since its establishment more than a century and a half years, the total output of only around 600,000. Commendable is that Patek Philippe never became popular because the market and an over-built. The plant has a secret workshop, over a hundred years to maintain a tradition that every year, only a hand-made product, its price at around 30 million yuan, and who receive this watch, to wait at least 8-10 years.

Patek Philippe several times by the Hong Kong and Taiwan experts as the world’s top ten rankings of the first antique table.
March 17th, 2009  Posted at   Uncategorized

The world’s top ten list and a well-known brand
The world’s top ten list

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe symbol of nobility

Vacheron vacheron Constantin noble works of art

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet insist centuries-old tradition

Breguet Breguet father of modern watchmaking

Wanguo IWC maschinenfabrik quality Chaofan

Count Extreme Piaget treasure

Cartier Cartier pet society

Jijia Jaeger leCoultre to create a “Guinness Book of records”

ROLEX Rolex watches in overlord

GIRARD-PERREGAUX Jhihbo fully distinguished

The traditional view, the main function of the watch only one “time.” Abroad and in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other economically developed areas, watches the timing function has already been weakened, it is as a work of art, becoming a person’s identity, status, a symbol of quality.

Shanghai is now married to a person important thing is to buy a pair of expensive brand-name couple table. And at the negotiating table, the two sides shook hands, wearing “Longines” and think people will be more than wearing “Tiansuo” the people have taste. This general trend of internationalization, has gradually penetrated into the high-income crowd.

Selected by the Hong Kong at the “World Top Ten Lists” list, “Cartier” No. 7, “Rolex” No. 9. “Omega” at the “Top Ten Lists” selected outside the “Ten Good Form” Ranking ranked No. 4.

From high to low were: Cartier – Rolex – Beattie rudder – Omega – radar – longines – Tiansuo.

Cartier: pet society

Cartier family in the mid-19th century is a famous French jewelry famous gold and silver jewelry manufacturers. Louis Cartier was well appreciated by those in power and the royal goldsmith craftsmen. In 1904, he was an old friend of Santos (SANTOS) manufactured gold watch one hit. From then on Cartier watches have always been high society pets, is sustainable.
Cartier form part except from the factory in Paris produced, there is a considerable portion of the “love Peter,” “family plot”, “Patek Philippe”, “Vacheron Constantin”, “Europe watches company” well-known companies, such as signing special. Its function, styling, technology, etc. Gambling is the head of each, meta-essence.

Omega: the watch on the moon too

Omega the watch industry and the advertising industry are well-known names from the Greek alphabet (omega), began in 1848 by those who love taste. Omega in sailing, track and field, swimming and other world-class events as the standard time, won the Olympic designated timer 31 times. Omega is the first is also the only one up at the moon had been wearing a watch. Omega with particular emphasis on the invitation of celebrities as image ambassadors, the Swiss number one tennis player辛迪斯, sailboat racing彼得布雷克jazz, golfers恩尼艾斯, Pierce Brosnan, Cindy Crawford, Simon Yam, Qi-qi, such as top people from all walks of life, are the image of its spokesmen.

Watch face 10 years

1. Cartier tank (Cartier tank)
1919rh, Cartier war from one weapon to win the British tanks on the track to draw inspiration, launched a series of tanks, it was a favorite celebrities from all walks of life in Europe and America.

2. Rolex Oyster (Rolex oyster)
In 1927, Rolex to look for an excellent water-proof dust-proof rotary ——– Road put-in table. With which form, then got into the Rolex “watch the throne of the world’s first”

3. Ingersoll Mickey Mouse Table (Ingersoll Mickey)
1933 Chicago World’s Fair, almost a million people wearing this table, at the age of the Great Depression, it is the children dream of countless treasures.

4. Stopwatch timing the universe (Universal Geneve Trv-canpax)
In 1944, the introduction of the complex functions of the universe be able to show the moon phase watches, Week, Record Date and is accurate to 1 / 5 seconds.

5. Movado MuseumIn 1959, the New York Museum of Modern Art will design as a permanent collection, Movado watch factory, it will not be put into operation and become a factory signboards.

6. Zeni founding poetry (Znith Elprimero)
In 1969, when Seiko introduced the first generation of electronic quartz watches, the Zeni poem developed vibration frequency up to 36,000 times / hours of the founders of movement has become the focus of industry attention, so far it is still highly regarded.

7.(Harnilton)
1970, Hamilton introduced in touch with his hands will be able to jump out of hour, minute, second red digit LCD LED electronic watches, gold shell as high as 2100 U.S. dollars price tag. However less than a decade, this table will move toward the decline and fall.

8. Swatch In 1983, only 25 U.S. dollars, a price the Swiss watch market, it watchcase colorful plastic strap immediately won the heart of table fans, marking the oldest Swiss watch industry’s rejuvenation.

9. Citizen photoelectric Table (Citizen Eco-Drive)
In 1995, the Citizen launched a photoelectric table, as long as the exposure to light will be permitted to run under

10. Seiko Kinetic person (Seiko kinetie)
In 2000, the Basel Watch Fair in Switzerland, the Seiko Capitel themselves: “perhaps, all future operation of the watch should be the case.” Just shake the watch, the table will be a steady flow of electricity. This set of convenient automatic machinery and electronic accuracy in a quartz watch, a very bright future indeed.