The perpetual calendar chronograph is a technical masterpiece of Patek Philippe and represents the pinnacle of its manufacturing philosophy. With the 1518 and 2499 now virtually unattainable, the 3970 remains a readily available model with a relatively hi

And while I love Nautilus, when I think of what defines Patek and the great watches it has made and continues to make, the watches that I think of are non sport models including: 1518 and its progeny, MRs, WTs, rare handcrafts, PCs, chronos, ACs and Calat

In his comment to my thread dedicated to the Patek Philippe/Somazzi partnership , our dear Gordon aka GLau asked me how many retailers were able to have their signature on some Patek Philippe watches . Here's my answer : A / I have identified 58 retailers

Just a couple: amanico: Patek Chronograph 5370, 130, 1463. The epitome of fine chronographs? Miranda: Patek Philippe: the lure of the steel complication

It’s the same wristwatch, 863'193, that set a record in 2016, and the first steel 1518 - somewhat important to Patek history as it inspired later steel comps (like the 5004). While its a very nice watch in its own right the focus here is more economic tha

Thanks for sharing. Here are some other Grand Complication in steel. Best, Emmanuel Ref. 1436 Split Seconds Chronograph credit: monochrome Ref. 1518 pcc credit: monaco legends Ref.5004, spit seconds pcc credit: haute time

.....as the subdials aren't as centrally positioned due to the larger and perfectly proportioned movement. I also had the 3970 in my collection and find it stunningly beautiful. Unfortunately, its proportions on the wrist never completely convinced me. I'

A few weeks ago, I've been able to try on this ref. 5270J-001 and was amazed at how refined it looks and how well it sits on the wrist , even on a smaller wrist like mine. I had in mind the way this reference has been criticised for its larger case ( 41 x

That said I think the 1518 is a much more important watch historically and extremely rare to find especially in mint condition. I have seen many. My impression is that only a relatively small percentage are in unpolished mint condition. I very much look f

with such eloquent numbers. Putting the 1518 together with the 5270 was a bad idea indeed and I will modify my statement. As for the 5270, I couldn’t agree more with you and will post about my recent brief hands on experience with it tomorrow: when I trie