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the books are indeed not that old. The oldest I have is 31 years old (Uhren Von Patek Philippe Exemplar Limitierten Luxusausgabe (Limited Deluxe Edition )

This book contains mostly pocket watches.

I think that Patek switched from complicated pocket watches to complicated wrsitwatches. The pocket watches in these older books are mostly complicated pocket wristwatches. The wristwatches were simple and not that often complicated. Today the demand for complicated pocket watches is very small and like you said, the demand for complicated wristwatches is huge. So they put all their knowhow in complicated wristwatches.

Things change and imo icons change too. I would dare to say that the complicated wristwatches and especially chrono and chrono perpetual are the new icons

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what is the typical PP trait?

 
By: Tobi : December 18th, 2010-04:50
when I think of Breguet, I think of the guilloche dial, with Lange of the large date, Rolex of the oyster case, Swatch the colourful plastic... What is the typical Patek trait?

this is your point of view....

 
By: Zoro55 : December 18th, 2010-05:39
... some might tell you that for rolex its the bracelet president, the dial within the dial for Lange, or the royal oak bezel of AP, etc... If we are talking DNA, its a good question, not that obvious for Patek. I guess it would be the simple dial of the ... 

I wonder

 
By: Bruno.M1 : December 18th, 2010-07:14
I wonder why people always talk about the Calatrava when we speak about the incons. I have several books about Patek Philippe watches and when reading them, 80% is about the chronographs and the chronographs perpetual

I suspect the books you have seen were

 
By: whit : December 18th, 2010-09:24
probably published within the past twenty years and it has been within that time that the Patek icon has shifted somewhat from the simple calatrava (ref 96,etc.), as mentioned earlier, to the complicated pieces which has gained dramatically in recent year...