What is your horological golden age?
COLLECTORS’ CHOICES
July 2022
For some collectors, it’s the Roaring Twenties, when the wristwatch was really just emerging – exactly one century ago. For others, it’s the conservative (…)
Patek Philippe Calatrava ref. 6119: the next generation
June 2022
The contemporary Ref. 6119 in rose or white gold displays a slightly larger diameter and a dial with applied hour markers. A totally new manually wound (…)
Patek Philippe: tenths of a second in the spotlight
COVER STORY
May 2022
For the first time ever, Patek Philippe is introducing a wristwatch that displays tenths of a second: the Ref. 5470P-001 1/10th Second Monopusher (…)
The breathtaking OAK Collection unveiled in London
May 2022
Lovers of horological treasures, hasten to London to see the OAK Collection of Patrick Getreide, one of the largest collections in the world, devoted (…)
Patek Philippe’s new Ref. 5326G-001 Annual Calendar Travel Time
May 2022
Two useful and patented complications come together for the first time: the Annual Calendar (that requires a manual correction only once a year) and the (…)
Silicon: the gateway to the future of mechanical watches?
INNOVATION
December 2021
In autumn 2022, the patent protecting the industrial production of silicon balance springs will enter the public domain. In the view of many players, (…)
Patek Philippe “Advanced Research”: a breakthrough in chiming watches
December 2021
The engineers at Patek Philippe “Advanced Research” have extended the horizon of its chiming watches by developing a totally new all-mechanical sound (…)
The Patek Philippe Museum Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
December 2021
Inaugurated in November 2001, the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva houses one of the world’s most important and prestigious horological collections. Some (…)
Patek Philippe’s Complicated Desk Clock fetches CHF 9.5 million at Only Watch 2021
November 2021
The results are in for the charitable auction, which included the Patek Philippe Ref. 27001M-001 desk clock with a perpetual calendar, a power reserve of 31 (…)
Patek Philippe unveils three new chronographs
October 2021
Patek Philippe introduces three new versions of chronographs with additional complications. The variations of the 5204, 5905 and 5930 models illustrate (…)
Tiny Jewel Box unveils expanded Patek Philippe showroom
WASHINGTON DC
June 2021
The two multi-generational family brands come together to highlight Washington DC as a top watch destination. The first floor of the historic ’Elizabeth (…)
Introducing “Timepieces for HSNY: 2021 Charity Auction”
June 2021
The Horological Society of New York (HSNY) announces “Timepieces for HSNY: 2021 Charity Auction”, presented online by Phillips in Association with Bacs (…)
