Widely acknowledged as the most prestigious watchmaking brand in existence, Patek Philippe has been in continuous operation since its founding in 1839 by Antoine Nobert de Patek and François Czapek. Initially established as Patek, Czapek & Cie, the firm changed its name to Patek, Philippe & Cie when the gifted French watchmaker Jean Adrien Philippe joined them following Czapek’s departure.
For over 180 years, this Geneva firm has produced highly complicated wristwatches for some of the world’s greatest collectors. This includes the 'Packard’ (No. 198 023), made for American automobile tycoon James Ward Packard in 1927, and the ‘Graves’ supercomplication pocket watch (No. 198 385) for American banker Henry Graves Jr. With a whopping 23 complications, the latter model was the most complicated timepiece ever made at the time. Patek Philippe is also credited with creating the first perpetual calendar wristwatch (Ref. 1526) and the first perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch produced in series (Ref. 1518).
Owned by the Stern family since 1932, Patek Philippe watches often combine technical innovation with rare metiers d’art such as engraving and enamelling, executed by artisans at the top of their game. Rare examples such as a Ref. 2523 with an enamel dial can fetch seven-figure sums at auction . The Ref. 2499, which replaced the Ref. 1518 in 1951 and was produced for nearly 35 years, is widely considered the greatest wristwatch ever made and set the template for modern perpetual calendar chronographs.
In 1976, in response to a demand for luxury steel sports watches, Patek Philippe launched the Nautilus Ref. 3700, which has since become a mainstay of the brand’s product line-up. The Nautilus Ref. 5711 introduced in 2006 to celebrate the model’s 30th anniversary would go on to become one of the most popular and desirable sports watches of the 21st century .
To mark its 150th anniversary in 1989, Patek Philippe created the Calibre 89, ‘the most complicated watch in the world’ at the time, with 33 complications. This was a record that stood until Vacheron Constantin released the Reference 57260 in 2015. In 2001, the brand introduced the Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 5002, a wristwatch with two dials and 12 complications including tourbillon, minute repeater, sky chart, and moon phase and orbit. A horological heavyweight, this wristwatch was so exclusive that every purchase required an application from the buyer and had to be approved by Patek Philippe President Thierry Stern.
In 2019, Patek Philippe broke the record for the most expensive timepiece ever sold at a public auction when the Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010 hammered for $31,194,370 at the Only Watch charity sale at Christie’s Geneva.
PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AND BAGUETTE-CUT DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, POWER RESERVE AND MOON PHASES
NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 5722G-001, MOVEMENT NO. 3’178’280, CASE NO. 4’458’582, CIRCA 2009
PATEK PHILIPPE. A PLATINUM AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, POWER RESERVE AND DATE
REF. 5054P-001, MOVEMENT NO. 3’166’717, CASE NO. 4’104’894, CIRCA 2002
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5275P-001 175th ANNIVERSARY, A FINE LIMITED EDITION PLATINUM HOUR STRIKE CHIMING WRISTWATCH WITH DIGITAL JUMP HOUR JUMPING MINUTES AND SECONDS
CASE NUMBER: 6’061’404; MOVEMENT NUMBER: 5’252’104
PATEK PHILIPPE, NAUTILUS REF. 5719/1G-010, A SPECTACULAR AND VERY RARE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH
CASE NUMBER: 1’452’074, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 3’910’005
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 3970EG-016, A FINE FOURTH SERIES GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
CASE NUMBER: 4’197’790, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 3’046’720
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 3970E, A FINE FOURTH SERIES YELLOW GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
CASE NUMBER: 2’945’283; MOVEMENT NUMBER: 3’045’150
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5002P-001 SKY MOON TOURBILLON, AN EXTREMELY RARE PLATINUM DOUBLE DIALED WRISTWATCH WITH 12 COMPLICATIONS
CASE NUMBER: 4’214’430, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 3’350’014
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5200G, WHITE GOLD GONDOLO WRISTWATCH
CASE NO. 4'608'966, MOVEMENT NO. 5'890'507
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5135P GONDOLO, A PLATINUM ANNUAL CALENDAR WITH MOON-PHASE
MOVEMENT NO. 3’650’059, CASE NO. 4’385’720
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5565A-001, A LIMITED EDITION STEEL CALATRAVA
CASE NUMBER: 4’381’774, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 3’560’583
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5070G, A WHITE GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
CASE NO. 4'358'897, MOVEMENT NO. 3'362'965
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5104P, A PLATINUM AND GOLD MINUTE REPEATER PERPETUAL CALENDAR
CASE NUMBER: 4’477’093, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 3’670’039
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5975R , A LIMITED EDITION GOLD MULTI-SCALE CHRONOGRAPH MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BRAND
CASE NO: 6'056'955, MOVEMENT NO: 5'886'085
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5975J, A LIMITED EDITION GOLD MULTI-SCALE CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE BRAND'S 175TH ANNIVERSARY
MOVEMENT NO. 5'886'150 , CASE NO. 6'064'873
PATEK PHILIPPE , REF. 5070R, A GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
CASE NO: 4'237'728, MOVEMENT NO: 3'147'502
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 3970ER-12, A GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
CASE NUMBER: 4’153’867, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 3’046’804
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXCEPTIONAL, UNIQUE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT 18K PINK GOLD TWO-CROWN WORLD TIME WRISTWATCH WITH 24 HOUR INDICATION AND DOUBLE-SIGNED BLUE ENAMEL DIAL
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, RETAILED BY GOBBI, MILAN, “HEURES UNIVERSELLES”, REF. 2523, MOVEMENT NO. 722'715, CASE NO. 306'216, MANUFACTURED IN 1953
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXCEPTIONAL, HIGHLY IMPORTANT A ND EXTREMELY RARE 18K GOLD TWO-CROWN WORLD TIME WRISTWATCH WITH 24 HOUR INDICATION AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DIAL DEPICTING THE EURASIA MAP
REF. 2523J, MOVEMENT NO. 720'304, CASE NO. 306'201, MANUFACTURED IN 1953
Patek Philippe. A unique and historically important 18K gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases and tonneau-shaped case
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, REF. 1527, MOVEMENT NO. 863'247, CASE NO. 634'687, MANUFACTURED IN 1943
Patek Philippe. An extremely fine, historically important and unique 18K gold tonneau-shaped minute repeating wristwatch engraved with the Graves family coat-of-arms, made for Henry Graves Jr.
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Geneva, Switzerland, movement no. 97’589, case no. 605’759, the movement manufactured in 1895, the case manufactured in 1927, sold on 16 June 1928
PATEK PHILIPPE. A UNIQUE, MAGNIFICENT AND HIGHLY COMPLICATED 18K PINK GOLD DOUBLE-DIAL WRISTWATCH WITH TWELVE COMPLICATIONS INCLUDING "CATHEDRAL" MINUTE REPEATING, TOURBILLON, PERPETUAL CALENDAR WITH RETROGRADE DATE, MOON AGE AND ANGULAR MOTION, SIDEREAL TIME AND SKY CHART, BLACK DIAL AND DIAMOND INDEXES
SKY MOON TOURBILLON MODEL, REF. 5002R-014, CIRCA 2012
Patek Philippe. An exceptional, highly attractive, historically important and certainly unique platinum chromometer wristwatch with Guillaume balance, Bulletin d'Observatoire, additional diamond-set dial and platinum bracelet
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, GENEVA OBSERVATORY BULLETIN NO. 861121, MADE ESPECIALLY FOR J.B CHAMPION, REF. 2458, MOVEMENT NO. 861'121, CASE NO. 673'916, MANUFACTURED IN 1952
Patek Philippe. An outstanding and unique stainless steel perpetual calendar wristwatch with phases of the moon, amagnetic balance and applied painted Arabic numerals
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 1526, MOVEMENT NO. 964'568, 612'185, MANUFACTURED IN 1949
PATEK PHILIPPE. A UNIQUE, EXCEPTIONAL AND HISTORICALLY HIGHLY IMPORTANT 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUA L CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH ENGLISH CALENDAR, LEAP YEAR INDICATION AND “NO MOON”
REF. 3448 “ALAN BANBERY”, SPECIALLY MODIFIED BY REQUEST OF HENRI AND PHILIPPE STERN IN 1975 AS A UNIQUE PIECE FOR PRESENTATION TO ALAN BANBERY, MANUFACTURED IN 1970
Patek Philippe. An exceptionally rare, very attractive and highly important platinum perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 2499/100, MOVEMENT NO. 869'308, CASE NO. 2'817'876, MANUFACTURED IN 1987
Patek Philippe. An extremely fine, important and possibly unique 18K white gold cushion-shaped single button chronograph wristwatch with vertically positioned register and Breguet numerals
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, MOVEMENT NO. 198'207, CASE NO. 608'751, MANUFACTURED IN 1928
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXCEPTIONAL, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY RARE 18K GOLD DOUBLE DIALLED CLOCK WATCH WITH 21 COMPLICATIONS INCLUDING WESTMINSTER CHIMES, MINUTE REPEATING, POWER RESERVE INDICATOR FOR MOVEMENT AND CHIME, PERPETUAL CALENDAR, LEAP YEAR CYCLE, SUNRISE AND SUNSET, RUNNING EQUATION OF TIME, SKY CHART, TIME OF MERIDIAN PASSAGE BY SIRIUS, LUNAR ORBIT, TIME OF MERIDIAN PASSAGE BY THE MOON, TWENTY FOUR HOURS AND RAPID CALENDAR CORRECTION
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, STAR CALIBRE 2000, REF.990/1, MOVEMENT NO. 3,200,005, CASE NO. 4,125,166, CIRCA 2008
Patek Philippe. An exceptional 18K gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, retailed by Serpico y Laino, Caracas, ref. 2499, first series, movement no. 868’341, case no. 687’757, manufactured in 1952
PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND EXTRAORDINARILY DESIRABLE STAINLESS STEEL LIMITED EDITION AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE, CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN AND BOX
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, ADDITIONALLY SIGNED TIFFANY & CO., NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 5711/1A-018, MADE TO CELEBRATE THE 170TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TIFFANY & CO. AND PATEK PHILIPPE, CIRCA 2021
PATEK PHILIPPE. A MAGNIFICENT, EXTREMELY RARE AND HIGHLY COMPLICATED 18K PINK GOLD DOUBLE-DIAL WRISTWATCH WITH TWELVE COMPLICATIONS INCLUDING "CATHEDRAL" MINUTE REPEATING, TOURBILLON, PERPETUAL CALENDAR WITH RETROGRADE DATE, MOON AGE AND ANGULAR MOTION, SIDEREAL TIME AND SKY CHART
SKY MOON TOURBILLON MODEL, REF. 5002R, CIRCA 2010
Patek Philippe. A superb and unique platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, phases of the moon and black hard enamel Breguet numerals
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 2497, MOVEMENT NO. 888'075, CASE NO. 687'949, MANUFACTURED IN 1954
Patek Philippe. An exceptionally fine, rare and important 18K gold two crown world time wristwatch with 24 hour indication and cloisonné enamel dial depicting the North American continent
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, WORLD TIME MODEL, REF. 2523, MOVEMENT NO. 722'706, CASE NO. 306'205, MANUFACTURED IN 1955
PATEK PHILIPPE. A UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT 18K GOLD MINUTE REPEATING WRISTWATCH
REF. 2419, MANUFACTURED IN 1946, RETAILED BY CARTIER NEW YORK IN 1950
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY FINE, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND THE FIRST 18K GOLD TWO CROWN WORLD-TIME WRISTWATCH WITH 24 HOURS INDICATION AND FIRST TIME SEEN WAVED GUILLOCHE GOLD DIAL
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 2523, MOVEMENT NO. 720'300, CASE NO. 305'699, MANUFACTURED IN 1953
Patek Philippe. An exceptionally important, possibly unique and previously unknown 18K gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, moon phases, black luminous military-style dial, luminous Alpha hands, engraved case back, formerly the property of His Majesty, King of Kings, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 2497, movement no. 888'058, case no. 679'792, manufactured in 1954
Patek Philippe. A unique and very important 18K gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases and indirect sweep centre seconds
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 1526, MOVEMENT NO. 864'271, CASE NO. 652'371, MOVEMENT MANUFACTURED IN 1942, COMPLETED AND CASED IN 1948
Patek Philippe. An exceptionally fine and rare 18K pink gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 2499, MOVEMENT NO. 868'019, CASE NO. 687'772, MANUFACTURED IN 1950
Patek Philippe. An exceptionally rare and highly important 18K pink gold two crown world time wristwatch with 24 hour indication and blue enamel dial
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, RETAILED BY GOBBI, MILAN, REF. 2523, MOVEMENT NO. 722'715, CASE NO. 306'216, MANUFACTURED IN 1953
Patek Philippe. An exceptionally fine and rare 18K pink gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 2499 FIRST SERIES, MOVEMENT NO. 868'249, CASE NO. 665'025, MANUFACTURED IN 1951
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN IMPORTANT, EXTREMELY RARE AND INCREDIBLY WELL-PRESERVED 18K PINK GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND PORTUGUESE CALENDAR
REF. 1518, SECOND SERIES, MANUFACTURED IN 1950
PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND EXTRAORDINARILY DESIRABLE STAINLESS STEEL LIMITED EDITION AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE AND BRACELET, MADE TO CELEBRATE THE 170TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TIFFANY & CO. AND PATEK PHILIPPE
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, ADDITIONALLY SIGNED TIFFANY & CO., NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 5711/1A-018, CIRCA 2022
PATEK PHILIPPE. A MAGNIFICENT, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY RARE 18K WHITE GOLD DOUBLE DIAL WRISTWATCH WITH CATHEDRAL MINUTE REPEATING, TOURBILLON, PERPETUAL CALENDAR, RETROGRADE DATE, MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICATION, SIDEREAL TIME, SKY CHART, PHASES AND ORBIT OF THE MOON AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DIAL
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, SKY MOON TOURBILLON MODEL, REF. 6002
Patek Philippe. An extraordinarily fine and rare 18K pink gold automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, original certificate and box
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, RETAILED BY FRECCERO, REF. 3448, MOVEMENT NO. 1'119'084, CASE NO. 313'784, MANUFACTURED IN 1968
Patek Philippe. An exceptionally rare and highly important 18K gold two crown world time wristwatch with 24 hours indication and blue enamel dial
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 2523, MOVEMENT NO. 722'704, CASE NO. 306'209, MANUFACTURED IN 1953
An Exceptionally Fine and Highly Important 18k Pink Gold Openface Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar Split-Seconds Chronograph Clockwatch with Grande and Petite Sonnerie, Moon Phases, and Accompanied by Original Certificate, Invoice Dated 1900, and Presentation Box
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE, GENÈVE, MOVEMENT NO. 97'912, CASE NO. 222'569, MANUFACTURED IN 1898, SOLD TO STEPHEN S. PALMER OCTOBER 3, 1900
Patek Philippe. An extremely important and unique stainless steel water-resistant perpetual calendar wristwatch with indirect sweep centre seconds, phases of the moon and luminous indexes
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENEVE, REF. 1591, MOVEMENT NO. 864'470, CASE NO. 635'565, MANUFACTURED IN 1944