Following a relaunch from the Nautilus men’s collection in 2006, Patek Philippe presents a brand new Nautilus ladies’ line for 2009. Design and technical components from the men’s line continue. The brand new ladies’ Nautilus models can be found in 18K whitened or rose gold with precious diamonds (Ref. 7010/1) or having a satin-finished bezel (Ref. 7011/1), with silvery whitened or grey dials. The situation measures 32mm across and it is water-resistant against 60 meters. The gemstone bezel consists of 46 perfect Top Wesselton round diamonds amassing about .73 ct. The brand new Nautilus for girls is run by the quality E 23 SC quartz movement. This manufacture movement is crafted in Patek’s Geneva training courses and it is mechanical parts for example wheels, arbors, and levers, are created with similar attention and care to detail because the mechanical actions signed by Patek Philippe. The ladies’ Nautilus is listed at $26,800 without diamonds and $33,700 with diamonds.
Patek can also be presenting the ladies’ Calatrava Ref. 4897 R in rose gold having a chocolate dial and 72 Top Wesselton round diamonds. This model replaces Ref. 4896G using the white gold or platinum situation and blue dial. The ladies’ Calatrava is run by Patek Philippe’s by hand wound quality 215 mechanical movement. This ultra-thin quality measures 2.55 mm tall and 21.9mm across.
January 17, 2013
Philippe presents a new Nautilus ladies’ line for 2009 – new ladies’ Nautilus models
June 14, 2012
Complicated Mechanical Wristwatches with Beautiful Movements
For the beautiful appearance and added values of mechanical watches, people would love to pay lots of money for it. Maybe the owner will not take advantages of the mechanical watch’s complicated functions, but the real significant is the passion on watch making craftsmanship. Such kind of meaning is necessary for an excellent timepiece. I would love to introduce some complicated mechanical wristwatches with wonderful movements.
Glashutte Grande Cosmopolite Tourbillon Limited Edition is the most special and exquisite timepiece in the brand’s history. It can display the world’s and other 37 time zones’ information on this 8.37m³space. This watch is special designed for the one who want to grasp the home town’s and destination’s time. The tourbillon movement it fixes can ensure the accurate and reliable functions.
Patek Philippe Ref. 5204 was first recommended on Basel World of 2011, the complicated movement it fixes is a patented CHR 29-535 PS Q. The designer upgrade the Rattrapante device design that it can decreased moving parts and the wheel’s burden. Through the transparent back case, the movement operation can be seen very clearly. It is a very exquisite but functional operation. It is a great part of this Patek Philippe timepiece.
Blancpain Villerent watch adopts a flinqué-style dial, and there is a completely new 7663Q movement inside the 40mm case. This complicated operation system can provide three days power storage and the Retrograde Second hand locates at 6 o’clock position. The lug beside 5 o’clock can adjust date quickly. Omega Constellation 38mm watch matches a new 8602/8612 co-axial movement which contains week and date display and jumping function. The applying of SI14 material can bring the watch super stability. We can appreciate Omega’s co-axial movement on this wonderful Constellation timepiece. Mechanical timepieces with complicated movements will be a main trend in the future.
March 30, 2012
Patek Philippe Ref. 5940 Ultra-Thin Automatic Perpetual Calendar Watch at BaselWorld 2012
In these years, ultra-thin automatic perpetual calendar watch has always been the best-selling complex watch collection of Patek Philippe. To meet the demand of watch market, Patek Philippe re-introduced a 18K rose gold Ref. 5940 perpetual calendar complicated watch at BaselWorld 2012.
In those super complex functional watches, such as tourbillon, minute repeater and split-seconds chronographs, the perpetual calendar watch is undoubtedly the most practical and the most popular. It will always show the correct date according to the specific changes. In the early time of 19th century, Patek Philippe perpetual calendar complex functional watches were well-received. Patek Philippe launched the world first perpetual calendar watch in 1925. This Ref. 97′975 watch comes in central hours and minutes hands. The small seconds is at 9 o’clock position. Moon phase is at 3 o’clock and day display at 12 o’clock. The month indicator locates at 6 o’clock. Date function is indicated by central hand.
At the time, the decorative art was popular in Europe. Its clear, bright and creative style produced a very strong significant effect on art, architecture, furniture and product design. Patek Philippe also used this style. For Patek Philippe, this was not in response to short-lived trends, but as a long-term design concept and prolonged eulogized in the Gondolo collection. Watch’s unique case shape might be square, rectangular, triangular, tonneau or cushion-shaped. These youthful and distinctive watches soon occupied a place in the field of art design. Patek Philippe cushion-shaped watches have been popular for a long time and some watches became the museum collections. In addition, the round Calatrava classic watches, unique Golden Ellipse and unparalleled leisure elegant Nautilus all reveal the timeless beauty of Patek Philippe design.
In 2010, Patek Philippe launched a stainless steel ultra-thin rattrapante chronograph Ref. 5950 with single button. Since then, the cushion-shaped watch has returned to its gorgeous stage. The release of this Ref. 5940 watch will once again become the focus of watch industry. It is 44.6 mm long and 37 mm wide and only 8.6 mm thick, extremely stylish and masculine. Except for the transparent sapphire crystal case back, wearer can have the gold back for selection. Patek Philippe Ref. 5940 Ultra-Thin Automatic Perpetual Calendar Watch is equipped with the legendary Caliber 240 Q complicated automatic movement. It includes 275 parts in total. Its thickness is only 3.88 mm. It offers 48 hours power reserve. With timeless and elegant design, this Patek Philippe Ref. 5940 Ultra-Thin Automatic Perpetual Calendar Watch will be the most valuable and collecting worthy masterpiece in 2012.
March 12, 2012
Top-Class Timepiece with Artistic Style Patek Philippe Dome Desk Clock
Patek Philippe was hailed as the most luxury and traditional watch brand in the world, and it keeps many traditional watch making craftsmanship and traditions. Much Patek Philippe craftsmanship is great treasure for modern watch making industry, so many modern watch fans and collectors admire the vintage Patek Philippe watches very much. This article would like to share a classic Patek Philippe Dome Desk Clock. It is a very valuable and attractive timepiece because of the craftsmanship it adopted.
Dome Desk Clock is the most precious one among all the Patek Philippe Cloisonne Enamel treasures. It is very precious, not only for the enamel craftsmanship should speed lots of time, but also Patek Philippe is one of rare manufactures can make this. Every Dome Desk Clock is unique and special, which is special design for its future owners, and the value will rise as time goes by. Generally speaking, Cloisonne Enamel craftsmanship has seven basic procedures: batting, cloisonné, welding, blue point, enameling, polishing and gold plating. But on this Patek Philippe Dome Desk Clock, all the procedure and material are upgraded to the top standards.
The crazy watch fans must know this, in order to finish a cloisonné for such a dome desk clock, the Patek Philippe craftsmen must adopted an 18-20 meter gold line. It is a very complicated and difficult procedure, which makes this clock more mysterious and fantasy. During the procedure, the masters will use about 44 different enamel colors on this, and very layer’s enamel must be roasted for six times. So the color of this dome desk clock will be bright and luxury as it has been for decades. The complicated craftsmanship and extreme aesthetic values make this enamel watch is precious and luxury. It is really a miracle created by the Patek Philippe masers.
March 3, 2012
The Most Luxurious Watch Patek Philippe
At the first beginning, the watch makers in Geneva were not only craftsman but also crazy watch artists. They spent all their lives to pursue perfect timepieces, and their generation inherited their spirit. And this spirit treasure was the basic for Antoine de Philippe to create his career. After several years, another watch maker Adricn Philippe joined the company. With Antoine de Philippe, they changed the watch making industry’s history together. They invented many inventions and got the patents, for example, the lug winder and adjustment device. The accurate movement of Patek Philippe had broken many records. Patek Philippe has built a image of” the most extraordinary, the most valuable watch in the world”.
Many celebrities were the crazy fans of Patek Philippe, from great scientists to royal members. Patek Philippe insisted on making unique and perfect timepiece, and they would not change this idea as the market’s great demanding. On the World’s Exhibition in 1851, the Queen of British bought a Patek Philippe pocket watch. This pocket watch was done with enamel craftsmanship and decorated with expensive gemstones. Patek Philippe laid a royal position since then, so it hailed as the most luxurious watch in the world.
Patek Philippe recommended many exquisite luxury watch editions; Patek Philippe will choose the most luxury and expensive material to create timepieces. And in order to ensure and quality, several years spent on making a piece of watch were very normal in Patek Philippe factory. Patek Philippe watch’s charms not only perform on the luxury appearance, but also the complicated functions inside. Patek Philippe’s functions cover perpetual calendar, moon phase, sub-second and minute repeater and so on. Patek Philippe watch has become the symbol of royal position, and it is also a very hot luxury item among the rich people and royal members. Actually, Patek Philippe watch is worth this title.
February 20, 2012
How to Select A Valuable Watch
As a new watch collector, George buys watches of top brands for his favor of the precious mechanical system but not the potential value. Since 2004, he has gotten about 30 watches, some of them are in the higher value. Right now, he has the basic knowledge to collect watches. Therefore, what is the right way to choose these watches?
We should not invest one watch if we don’t know more about the market value. Though watch investment should be used in large amount of money, it doesn’t mean that only the luxury watches are valuable to be taken into investment. There is also larger potential value about watches within 50 Thousands dollars. For example, men’s watches of Patek Phillipe that was produced between 1940 and 1950, as they have the detailed design and unique features, they can be a good choice for fresh watch collectors.
In the meantime, others find that is may not be a good idea to make an investment into modern ladies’ watches. Most of these watches are regarded as jewelries or exquisite decorations. Most of them lacks of traditional watch making technology. On the other side, many men’s watches are best selections for you. What’s more, they will have larger potential value if they are complex mechanical watches and in the limited edition, for example, Patek Phillipe, Audemars Piguet, Breguet, Vacheron Constantin, A. Lange & Söhne, F.P. Journe, Richard Mille, Greubel FORSEY and son on.
One of the processes that you should do is to keep its original files, certificates and parts completely. Don’t exchange its parts unless it needs to do this. Or it may be lost value.
In a word, there are many things that you should learn. It is not an easy thing to make such an investment, or you will lose your money.