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This full platinum example with original bracelet of Patek Philippe 's ref. 2552 will be sold by Sotheby's next April 24th. For whatever reason, they call it “ La Maison Platine ” (The Platinum House). What is certain is that platinum 2552s are very rare

Another watch I was able to try on during my stay in Geneva last February was the ref. 5270G-015 . It is a 2013 limited edition of 50 pieces made for the Munich KunstWerkUhr fair. This model was the first variation to the 5270 , a reference introduced in

Launched in 1953 , the Patek Philippe World Time ref. 2523 featured a new two-crown system, one for winding the watch and the other at 9 o’clock controlling the city disc. Two versions were available: ref. 2523 with larger lugs sitting above the bezel and

During the 1940s, 50s and 60s, André Bornand (1892-1967), who was a professor at the Geneva School of Watchmaking and one of the most famous tourbillon specialists of the 20th century, designed a few tourbillon calibers specifically for the Geneva Observa

Patek P hilippe ref. 5550P – an Owner’s Review and a modern love story Acquiring the watch, strengthening of friendship and confirming my loyalty: I was invited in March 2013 for a factory visit to Patek Philippe’s Geneva factory. What a wonderful visit w

Like your 5650G, how many members have it out of 500, like 5-8? This 5522A, from what I see, also about 5 out of 600 (was told mine to arrive end of Nov). The 5230G NY, so far about 3-4 out of 300. The 5131s on the other hand, has much more, even though t

Dear Purists, As you expected, here are the novelties that Patek Philippe has presented in the context of the "Art of Watches Grand Exhibition" held in New York this year from July 13 to 23 at Cipriani 42nd Street. They created 9 limited editions for wris

Though I have been a member for several years, I don’t contribute much to the Forum. This article was in the making for several months. I shared the French draft version with Mark some months ago and he encouraged me to publish it on the Purists. I am a s

Hi everyone, Two of the main novelties from this 2016 Basel fair have particularly attracted most of the attention as they are the new World Time references: the Patek Philippe 5230 as a World Time only and the Patek Philippe 5930G as a new model, inspire

missing answers. But seriously: I have a very strong feeling, also based on some facts, that the waiting times in general are getting shorter and shorter... Many nice Pateks are staying unsold with the second hand shops and the Patek AD are having much mo