Patek Philippe

hello there as promised here is the story of the calatrava cross that appears on all your Patek watches. Patek one of the founders of the company had chosen this insignia to protect each watch and bring good fortune to the wearer. Patek as it turned out w... 

hello the article was written by fred cuellar but does not offer any information about Pateks personal superstitions , however it does say that the initial source on the calatrava cross came from the patek website. I have checked it and if you go to the g... 

Hello darma, Are you referring to this Fred Cuellar as your source? from the Houston Business Journal The high-profile owner of Diamond Cutters International has been convicted of first degree felony theft for taking a group of investors for more than $1 ... 

clearly the calatrava didn't bring him any luck at all. Just as a note there is a similiar version on the patek website without the creative licence perhaps shown in this gentlemens article. Thanks for the article though.

Hi, The story of the Calatrava cross in the glossary of the Patek Philippe website is not the same as the one you report. Cheers Dje

Darma, Elsewhere, you cited a ridiculously unreliable source for some of this information. Even if the magical components of the story were to be granted literary or poetic license, there is a risk in posting these words that someone could actually believ... 

however , when i was in geneva with the staff from patek in june they admitted there were aware of this story and that there may be some truth to this but know really knows for sure and the evidence is anecdotal. In fact whilst i was there the PR director... 

interesting story. it may/may not be true but ultimately it is up to Patek Philippe to confirm/deny the history of using this symbol.

Pope Gregory VIII was only Pope for a few months. In 1187. The Knights of Calatrava were ex-monks, not shepards. So many holes in this tale.