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Among the top 58 most expensive watches sold at auction (over 2 million US dollars), 46 are Patek Philippe watches. A small part of the demand for auction pieces is driven by Patek Philippe themselves, as they are purchasing in the auction market to add to the collection of the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva. [44] [45] [46]
Jean-François Bautte (22 March 1772 in Geneva – 30 November 1837 in Geneva) was a Swiss watchmaker and jeweller famous for several reasons: he founded the most complete watch manufacture of his time in Geneva. He also created watches and jewellery for famous people and was one of the inventors of the extra-thin watch.
On May 1, 1839, Antoni Patek and François Czapek established a six-year partnership in Geneva under the name of Patek, Czapek & Cie. This partnership produced some exceptional watches which are part of important horological collection (King Farouk Collection, Patek Philippe Museum) or auctions (Antiquorum, Christies, Bonhams, Sotheby's).
The Patek Philippe museum in Geneva houses three examples of the 2523 model, and that equals to approximately 10 percent of the total production, making this model the one with the highest ratio ...
From 2001 to 2005, the Supercomplication was exhibited at the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva. [6] The new owner was later revealed to be a member of the Qatari royal family, Sheikh Saud bin Muhammed Al Thani. [18] [19] Prince Sheikh Saud died on 9 November 2014, and the watch was sent again for auction. [20]
It was called Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication. Designed and built by Patek Philippe, it was an ultra-complicated (24 functions) pocket watch. Graves spent 60,000 Swiss francs (USD $15,000) (equivalent to $353,059 in 2023), [5] nearly five times the price paid by Packard. It took three years to design, another five to manufacture ...
Gérald Charles Genta (1 May 1931 – 17 August 2011) was a Swiss watchmaker and artist. He is known for his eponymous lines of timepieces, such as Gerald Genta and Gerald Charles, as well as his design work with other high-end watch manufacturers, including IWC, Omega, Universal Genève, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet.
Jean Adrien Philippe (April 16, 1815, La Bazoche-Gouet, Eure-et-Loir – January 5, 1894) was a French horologist and cofounder of watchmaker Patek Philippe & Co. of Geneva, Switzerland. [ 1 ] In 1842, Adrien Philippe invented a mechanism for watches which allowed them to be wound and set by means of a crown rather than a key. [ 2 ]