Anyone who understands the watch knows the gold content of Patek Philippe, and it is basically the existence of the traditional watch king in the bezel, which is well-known as the Patek Philippe Nautilus, which doubles the premium for hot speculation, and a steel watch is fried to the million-level, but Patek Philippe recently made it clear that the trade-off of all the brand's traditional watchmaking. Continuing the excellence of technology and creating classics, many popular steel watches were discontinued, so what is Patek Philippe good at?
1) What is Patek Philippe?
It's no hype that Patek Philippe will be the king of watches, Patek Philippe includes almost all the complications available today, and some of these watches are equipped with as many as 20 complications. One of Patek Philippe's top technologies is the ultra-complex annual calendar. Not only because of the technical prowess, but mainly because of the history of the annual calendar of Patek Philippe, which released the first perpetual calendar watch back in 1925. It has been around for centuries and has laid the foundation for the status of the watch.
2) Several of Patek Philippe's excellent technologies
Annual calendar technology
Although other watchmakers have been making annual calendar timepieces for many years, Patek Philippe is still a pioneer in this technology, and in the 90s of the 20th century, Patek Philippe collaborated with the Swiss Institute of Mechanics to create an annual calendar research project, the design of which was patented in 1994. Patek Philippe's annual calendars are fairly stable and stand the test, appearing in countless classic models, including the Fashion Classic, the Nautilus version, the rare High Research model, and the Annual Calendar Flyback Chronograph.
Worldtimer
Patek Philippe's second most powerful technology, the world-time watch, has a long history at Patek Philippe. They show not only one or two additional time zones on the planet, but all of them at the same time. Although other Swiss brands can also make them, Patek Philippe was able to create world-time watches with fine guilloché and enamel dials, and in terms of world time, Patek Philippe's craftsmanship value is even stronger, especially with the introduction of Reference 5231 and Reference 5531 in 2019, with an enamel dial depicting a view of Lake Geneva, with sliders neatly hidden at 9 o'clock, forming its own unique style.
Minute repeater
Watches with a striking function, especially a minute repeater, which chimes the current time at the touch of a button, have been a fixture of Patek Philippe since its inception. Just five months after the company was founded, Patek Philippe produced its first minute repeater, and although many Swiss brands also have a minute repeater function, not many can produce minute repeater movements independently, and most of them are purchased minute repeater movements, which Patek Philippe began to use in 1989. Prior to that, they used movements from other world-renowned watchmakers. In 2014, the company celebrated its 175th anniversary with the design of the 5175 R Grand Complication, which established itself as the watch king of minute repeaters.
Tip summary: These three complications are just a few of what Patek Philippe has to offer. You can easily list 10 or even 20 of Patek Philippe's masterful complications in history. However, scarcity is expensive, Patek Philippe's achievements today are inseparable from hundreds of years of history, luxury evaluation is a long-standing brand value, how do you evaluate Patek Philippe?
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