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Patek Philippe: Arguably the Best Watch Made One of the most prestigious Swiss watch brands of all time had an unlikely beginning in a meeting between a former Polish Cavalry officer and an inventive French Watchmaker. aaa replica watches In 1832, Antoine de Pradwdzic, fleeing his country after an abortive revolt of the Polish army against Russian Czar Nicholas I, found himself in Geneva. He took Swiss nationality, changed his name to Patek, and in 1839 joined forces with another expatriate Pole named Czapek, who had some experience in the craft, to make watches. With the help of a small staff, they began producing highly decorative models in the contemporary Geneva fashion at the rate of about 200 per year. In 1844, when exhibiting at the Paris Exposition, Patek met a young French watchmaker named Adrien Philippe who subsequently joined the firm as technical director, ousting Czapek with whom Patek found himself increasingly at odds. The two young men--Patek was still only 33--produced a number of innovative models, including the first to have a "free" mainspring and an independent seconds hand. Their aim, they said, was to produce the finest watches in the world. Tag Heuer Swiss Replica Their performance matched their ambition--over the next few years they won more than 500 international awards; they received an order from Queen Victoria and entrance to the courts of Europe followed: their clientele included 30 royal personages as well as three Popes. In 1851 they registered their company as Patek Philippe & Co. Among the exhibits at Paris had been a tiny watch with a diameter of only 8.46 mm, the smallest ever made at that time. In 1868 they modified the design to make a timepiece for Countess Kocewicz; it was the worlds first wristwatch, but it took another fifty years to produce a commercially viable version. Among the inventions produced by the firm were a double chronograph with sweep seconds, a perpetual calendar mechanism, and an improved regulator. All involved much handwork, and in 1865 the total output was not more than 2,500 pieces per year. After the death of the two founders toward the end of the 19th century, some of the firm's incentive seemed to die with them, and only in the 1920's did the first wristwatch with perpetual calendar and a man's wrist chronograph watch herald a fresh burst of creativity. The most famous model from this period was a pocket watch made for American Car magnate Ward Packard. It took six years to make and had 20 odd complications, including a view of the stars as seen from Packard's house in Ohio. (It cost him $16,000 and was recently re-purchased by the company for it's museum for $2,000,000) Cartier Swiss Replica But in spite of its technical expertise the company was short of cash, and in 1932 a new dynasty took over the management. Charles Stern came from a family of craftsmen who had been suppliers to Patek Philippe; his son Henri proved to be an able businessman who set about improving the company's distribution and expanding its market. When, in 1977, his son Philippe became Managing Director, the brand was re-established worldwide. Always at the forefront of horological development, Patek Philippe invested in electronics at an early stage. By 1952 it had a battery-operated solid-state clock; ten years later, it developed a master clock system that is still used for timekeeping in Switzerland's airports and public buildings. It was a simple step to integrate this new technology into the company's personal timepieces. Today 80 percent of Patek's ladies watches and 20 percent of the men's models have slim quartz movements, although men's watches account for three-quarters of the firm's total output. Patek Philippe's latest complicated wristwatch embodies all the technical skill that has maintained the company's reputation for so long. Model 5035 is a self winding annual calendar- a watch with a mechanism that recognizes months of 30 and 31 days and needs no adjustment from March 1st to the last day of February the following year, when the date must be advanced mechanically. Breitling Swiss Replica The self-adjusting date is displayed in an opening at 6 o'clock; the mechanism- which is a world first- is entirely rotary, and is smoother and more precise. It comes in a water resistant 18 karat yellow, white, or rose gold or platinum case with a sapphire crystal glass and case back. 5039 is a more conventional perpetual calendar with an ultraslim self-winding movement. It has a typical Patek double hobnail case in 18 karat gold and is fitted with an alligator strap. Its restrained pearlescent dial displays month, day, date and moonphase. In addition to individual masterpieces, Patek Philippe has a number of collections, most popular of which is the Calatrava line. First established in 1932 it is the classic round wristwatch, epitomized in model 3919, with hobnail bezel, neat Roman numerals, and a porcelain white dial. Its 18-karat gold case is water-resistant to 80 feet, and it has a manually wound mechanical movement. Panerai Swiss Replica The latest example of the lady's Calatrava introduced in the 1980's is 4919, which takes the hobnail motif even further by incorporating it in four concentric rings on the bezel. The hour markers echo the motif. It is driven by Patek's own E15 quartz movement. Another new model for ladies is the Gondolo 4866- a square model with a picture-frame bezel enclosing a simple dial with Roman quarters. It has a quartz movement, a choice of strap or bracelet, and a sapphire crystal on an 18 karat yellow gold case. Patek Philippe claims to be the only independent watchmaker left in Geneva still making all its own watches. The Calatrava collection, established as the gentleman's classic round wristwatch in 1932, is still the most popular design, in both ladies and men's models. It has a number of variation, comes with handwound, mechanical, Omega Swiss Replica or quartz movements, or full complication.

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