The invention of the remontoir watch brought Jean-Adrien Philippe into contact with Antoine Norbert Graf de Patek and Philippe then became a partner in the company Patek, Czapek & Co. From 1851, Philippe's surname was part of the company name Patek Philippe. After Patek's death in 1877, Philippe ran the company alone. His son Joseph-Emile took over management in 1891.
Patek and Philippe's partnership resulted in the patent for a far-reaching innovation in watch construction: the winding crown. Now you no longer needed an extra key to adjust the time or wind the clockwork. Today the Stern family owns the independent watch company, which has always manufactured complicated wrist and pocket watches with so-called complications.
Patek Philippe brought some special features onto the market. For example, For example, in 1932 the classic wristwatch Reference (Ref.) 96 was introduced, which, apart from the case size, is still manufactured almost unchanged today, in 1953 the first wristwatch with automatic rotor winding and since 1977 it has also produced one of the thinnest automatic caliber 240 with a height of only 2.40 mm.
For the 150th anniversary in 1989, Patek Philippe introduced the world's most complicated pocket watch, the Caliber 89 with 33 complications and 1,728 individual parts.
Today the watch manufacturer produces some of the world's most expensive watches, such as: B. the Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 5002, introduced in 2001, of which only two examples are sold per year and at a proud price of 700,000 EUR.
The traditional manufacturer was founded in 1839 and has regularly presented convincing, trendy watch collections ever since. The watchmakers and engineers of this family business attach great importance to precision and perfection, which makes the wristwatches from this independent Geneva watchmaker technically flawless little works of art. In addition to technical innovation, a sense of tradition also plays an important role at Patek Philippe. Hardly any other Swiss watchmaking company understands so well how to combine the classic elements of the 19th and 20th centuries with modern watchmaking art. Buy a watch from the traditional Patek company and rely on the precise display of your piece of jewelry every day.
