Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe is to haute horlogerie what Rolex is always to sport wrist watches: a living legend. And an exception: since 1839 the company has regularly been able to make excellent on its vow to construct the prettiest and priceless designer watches across the world. No matter whether extremely intricate or very simple, Patek wristwatches have lovers across the globe rushing to obtain the action. However, the action doesn't necessarily come cheap. Patek Philippe creates between thirty thousand and -five thousand swiss wrist watches a year. From ultra-slim models to extra-complicated pieces, the Patek collection covers every variety of mechanical wrist watch, using about 20 caliber bases (crafted in-house), for only a total of roughly fifty several movements. Over fifty percent of the gold watches created by the King of Swiss watch making come with a various sophisticated additional characteristics or are genuine complication gold watches.



It's certainly no coincidence that these 4 most intricate pocket watches on the earth are built by Patek. The Henry Graves, that has been completed in 1933 after eleven years of production, includes twenty-four complications and stays unchallenged as the most valuable watch anywhere (it was actually sold in excess of $12 million dollar in 1999). The Caliber 89, released in 2000, it boasted twenty-one complications, together with a five-gong striking complication that reproduces all of the Westminster carillon's primary melody. Fans of extra basic wristwatches will turn to the Calatrava, that has epitomized the Patek Philippe fashion since 1932. Simpleness in its most expensive form is made of a white gold or platinum rounded case, hour and minute indications and automatic or mechanical movement and also at the very most, seconds and date display. Depend upon paying around $17,400 for an seventeen-carat silver case on an alligator band.