![]() ![]() 5980 – possibly the best sports chronograph available today – and with an additional annual calendar module in the ref. 5959 in 2005.Ī year later the automatic CH 28-520 was launched. First of the in-house movements was the split-seconds CH 27-525 PS (based on an old Victorin Piguet ebauche design I believe), presented in the dimunitive, 33 mm ref. Last is the fourth period of the in-house calibres, totalling four basic calibres and eight movements variations in total. 5070 chronograph was unveiled.Īnd the Lemania trio was completed in 2004 with the ref. 5004 rattrapante chronograph with perpetual calendar.ġ998 was the year the ref. ![]() 39 which succeeded the 2499.ġ995 then saw the addition of the ref. Next comes the third period of the Lemania-based CH 27-70, termed “25-year success story” by Patek Philippe. 2499 chronograph with perpetual calendar. 130, which was recently reissued thanks to a rediscovered trove of new old stock movements.Īnd the era peaks with the iconic ref. This period includes several specimens of the beautiful ref. The first Patek Philippe split-seconds chronograph wristwatch came in 1923, and a year later the first chronograph was unveiled. The second period is that of early to mid-20th century wristwatch chronographs, beginning in the 1920s. The exhibition also has a chronograph and minute repeating pocket watch from 1895, as well as a triple complication watch from 1921. Patek explains that its chronograph history can be divided into approximately four periods, with the first period that of the pocket watch.ġ856 saw the first Patek Philippe pocket watch with chronograph, while the oldest one on show dates to 1866. And the presence of the Sterns exemplify its family ownership, which is the other half of the Patek Philippe success story. The evolution of the Patek Philippe chronograph perfectly illustrates its uninterrupted, consistent quality of watchmaking the Geneva house has practiced throughout its history, something none of its rivals can match. Open only for a day to clients and the media, “Chronographs” is a small but important show – Philippe and Thierry Stern were here to for the exhibition – that neatly traces the development of Patek Philippe’s chronographs starting over 150 years ago. ![]() The Patek Philippe Seal embodies all the company’s values and quality standards.Share Facebook Linkedin Twitter Weibo Instagram Detailed regulations and an independent supervisory body govern the seal. The Patek Philippe Seal applies to the entire watch and is the only seal of quality that assures the watch’s lifetime maintenance, regardless of the date of completion. This Patek Philippe Seal attests to the utmost quality of its timepieces, far above and beyond official standards. In 2009, Patek Philippe launched its proprietary quality label for mechanical watches. Thanks to their exceptional know-how, Patek Philippe has had many firsts leading to an impressive repertoire of more than 100 patents. The company name became Patek Philippe in 1851, and it is under this name that Patek Philippe created the first Swiss wristwatch ever made in 1868. Patek Philippe’s origins date back to 1839 and two watchmakers, Antoine Norbert de Patek and Jean Adrian Philippe. ![]() Patek Philippe is one of the oldest watch manufacturers in the world, with an uninterrupted watchmaking history since its founding. ![]()
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