PATEK PHILIPPE Gold Bracelet Watch, 8", Documents
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PATEK PHILIPPE Gold Bracelet Watch, 8", Documents
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"A legacy of genius" - One of the finest names in watchmaking; maker to Kings, Emperors; Presidents since 1839 - PATEK PHILIPPE.
While this stunning watch began as a gentleman's dress watch, and it's plenty large enough for just about any man's wrist, it's so beautiful, you ladies are going to want this one for your own fabulous Patek Philippe watch and 18k gold bracelet, I'm afraid. It's definitely a unisex offering! The watch is running perfectly, keeping time, and has been recently cleaned and is ready for someone to enjoy for many decades to come. Complete with documents from the Patek Philippe archives, we know this watch was made in 1964, and that, further, it was originally purchased in October of that same year.
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- Date of Manufacture:1964
- Condition:Very good to excellent condition, recently serviced, running well and keeping time. The watch comes with Patek Philippe Archive documents, as shown, confirming in 2010 the authenticity and details of this fine luxury dress watch. Band is in excellent cond.
- Seller Location:San Marcos, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 111patek1stDibs: JU11100722710
Patek Philippe
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.)
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