One of the most interesting parts of our job is witnessing horological history change. Of course, we're not talking anything earth shattering here like learning you were right about the Big Bang theory, but in our own, watch-nerdy little way, we've gotten to observe things change. Like, with last year's Palmer Grand Complication, we learned that Patek was making grand comps a full decade before what was originally believed. Or back in 2011, this minute repeater showed us a brand new caliber AND new reference previously unknown. The thing is, we're (not "we" as in HODINKEE, but we as in "us people") discovering great watches all the time, and the folks at Sotheby's New York gave us a call last week to tell us about some of the most incredible modern Patek Philippes they'd ever seen, and a few we simply couldn't believe were real. Let's get into it.