Gilbert Albert Patek

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate gilbert albert patek for your needs in our varied inventory. Frequently made of gold, yellow gold and 18k gold, this item was constructed with great care. Our collection of these items for sale includes 30 vintage editions and 1 modern creations to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect gilbert albert patek among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Creating a gilbert albert patek has been a part of the legacy of many jewelers, but those produced by Gilbert Albert and Gubelin are consistently popular. A gilbert albert patek of any era or style can lend versatility to your look, but a version featuring diamond, from our inventory of 6, is particularly popular. A brilliant cut version of this piece has appeal, but there are also mixed cut and round cut versions for sale. There aren’t many items for men if you’re seeking a gilbert albert patek, as most of the options available are for women and unisex.

Prices for a gilbert albert patek can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $631 and can go as high as $25,900, while this accessory, on average, fetches $3,793.

It shouldn’t be surprising that a Patek Philippe holds the world auction record for a watch ($31.2 million for a Patek Grandmaster Chime, sold at Christie’s). Known for impeccable craftsmanship and some of the most complicated timepieces ever created, the brand is considered by many to be the height of fine watchmaking. Collectors simply love Patek Philippe watches.

The house was founded in Geneva in 1839 by Polish expats Antoni Patek and Franciszek Czapek. Czapek left the firm, and in 1845, Patek partnered with French watchmaker Jean Adrien Philippe. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Catering to the glitterati of Europe, the pair counted among their clients Tolstoy, Pope Pius IX and Queen Victoria, as well as Countess Koscowicz of Hungary, for whom they created the first Swiss-made wristwatch in 1868. They also had their eye on the American market and in 1851 entered an arrangement with Tiffany & Co. still in effect today.

During the Great Depression, brothers Jean and Charles Stern, who had previously supplied Patek Philippe with watch dials, bought the company, and it continues to be run by the Stern family today.

Under the Sterns, the house has developed some of its most famous models, including the Calatrava, an elegantly minimal dress watch introduced in 1932 and named for the Calatrava Cross (the company’s logo since 1887), and the Nautilus, the brand’s first sports watch, conceived by legendary designer Gérald Genta in 1976.

Despite the house’s longevity, it’s rumored that it has manufactured fewer than a million Patek watches, making each one all the more coveted. (The brand's pieces are understandably attractive to counterfeiters — make sure you know how to spot a fake Patek Philippe watch.)

Find authentic Patek Philippe watches, cufflinks, bracelets and more on 1stDibs today.