Founded in 1839, Patek Philippe is the only one existing in Switzerland independently operated entirely by the family of watchmakers. Patek Philippe has always attached importance table shape design and production processes, watch factory in Geneva to complete all processes, wrist watches for men is the world's only one of many brands in the table all the movements of "Geneva quality seal" (Geneva Seal) brand.
Not long ago, Patek Philippe once again set a world auction record for an antique table, a banker for the United States in 1933, custom watches, its price up to $ 11 million. This watch has 24 functions, the design time spent 3 years with 5 years before they are made. Produced a table for 8 years, this is how the quality of consciousness. With such a strong sense, in the company since its establishment more than a century and a half, total only 600,000 or so. Commendable is Patek Philippe never became popular because the market made one. The plant has a secret workshop, over a hundred years to maintain a tradition that each year only a hand-made products, and who will get this watch, to wait at least 8 to 10 years.
PATEK PHILIPPE (Patek) Average retail price of 13,000 dollars to 20,000 dollars. Is the only truly independent Swiss watch one, from beginning to end their own production, training a PATEK PHILIPPE (Patek) watchmaker take 10 years. Create a complex PATEK PHILIPPE (Patek) Table 2 to 3 years, a simple table-based system to send out at least nine months, which is the same as a person's birth.
History of Patek Philippe
Patek Philippe (Patek Philippe) watch factory to have today's success story, all rely on endless R & D and innovation, and its creation, from Antoine de Patek a Polish noble ideals and vision.
Antoine de Patek in 1830's home because of political considerations was removed from the Polish exile, breitling bentley watch and finally settled in Geneva watch industry of the Holy Land, he refined the development process table, determined to create the world's finest watches. 1839, Patek and Francois Czapek and co-founded a company, leading to the Geneva watchmaking industry's elite at that time, the use of gold and other precious metals and most advanced production equipment, introduced a high-quality watches, starting reputation.
But Czapek own company in 1845, Antoine de Patek and subsequently with a young French talent Adrien Philippe watch created in partnership. Adrien Philippe invented at that time with just-style winding system for the watch industry to bring about revolutionary changes, omega seamaster watches eliminating the use of a key-winding past the trouble. This design change impact of the large, today's watch design is still benefit.
They will combine their surnames, as Patek Philippe-since to create the world's finest watch and known so far.