THE OFFICIAL WATCH BUYER'S GUIDE - Elite Traveler

patek philippe
In 1839 two polish immigrants, a salesman antoine norbert de patek and a watchmaker françois czapek, joined forces to found patek, czapek
& cie in Switzerland. In 1844, patek met the french watchmaker adrien philippe in paris where the latter presented his pioneering stem winding
and setting by the crown system. a year later, when czapek decided to leave the company, its name changed to patek & cie. finally, in 1851 when
philippe joined the company officially, it was rebaptized “patek philippe & cie.” The brand began its modern era in 1932, when the company was
purchased by brothers charles and Jean Stern. Since then, patek philippe has remained a family owned firm led today by the Stern family’s third
and fourth generations: philippe Stern is president and Thierry Stern, his son, is vice president.
ColleCtion HigHligHt
following the success of its men’s nautilus collection, the brand released a corresponding nautilus ladies’ collection this year available exclu-
sively in 18K white or rose gold. The redesigned case, in a smaller 32mm size, features the same porthole mechanism that fastens the bezel to
the case band as the original nautilus, but has gracefully curving, instead of straight, hinges. available with or without diamonds on the bezel,
the watch retails for $26,800 (without diamonds) or $33,700 (with diamonds).
corporate contact: Katie reed, (212) 218-1240; katie@patekusa.com; www.patek.com