Patek Philippe SA is a Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer, located in the Canton of Geneva and the Vallée de Joux. Established in 1839, it is named after two of its founders, Antoni Patek and Adrien Philippe. Since 1932, the company has been owned by the Stern family in Switzerland and remains the last family-owned independent watch manufacturer in Geneva. Patek Philippe is one of the oldest watch manufacturers in the world with an uninterrupted watchmaking history since its founding. It designs and manufactures timepieces as well as movements, including some of the most complicated mechanical watches. The company maintains over 400 retail locations globally and over a dozen distribution centers across Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania. In 2001, it opened the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva.
Antoni Patek
Adrien Philippe
The highly historic Patek Philippe known as “The Watchmaker’s Daughter”. It was first owned by the Patek Philippe founder, Adrien Philippe, and is the only wristwatch owned by one of the company’s founders. He later gifted it to his daughter on her wedding day in 1875. The current whereabouts of this watch is unknown, but rumored to have been purchased by the Patek Philippe Museum due to its historical importance and provenance.
A pocket watch in the Patek Philippe collection of Tiffany & Co., an authorized retailer and close business partner of Patek Philippe
A watch is a portable timepiece intended to be carried or worn by a person. It is designed to keep a consistent movement despite the motions caused by the person's activities. A wristwatch is designed to be worn around the wrist, attached by a watch strap or other type of bracelet, including metal bands, leather straps, or any other kind of bracelet. A pocket watch is designed for a person to carry in a pocket, often attached to a chain.
A modern wristwatch featuring solar charging and Bluetooth capabilities
A 1983 Casio watch with touchscreen
A pomander watch from 1530, which once belonged to Philip Melanchthon and is now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
A watch drawn in Acta Eruditorum, 1737