The collecting compulsion is an interesting one. It seems to exist independently of wealth or poverty, and it may be focused on almost anything. The first thing I can remember collecting were leaves from various ...
A watch by Swiss luxury brand Patek Philippe has sold for over $31 million, the highest price ever paid for a timepiece at auction. The Grandmaster Chime 6300A-010 has never been worn — it was ...
Rolex doesn’t really do big new designs, and hardly needs to. It’s a policy that works, but does mean that the annual unveil at the watch industry’s spring trade fair, Baselworld, is a focus on ...
In 1988 watch designer Gérald Genta—the mastermind of Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak and Patek Philippe’s Nautilus—unveiled the Gefica under his own company shingle. Eschewing a case of fancy gold or cheaper stainless steel, Genta chose ...
The 180-year-old Swiss watchmaker Patek Philippe SA is not for sale, according to the company’s chairman. The maker of $10,000-plus Calatrava timepieces is staying in hands of the Stern family, which has owned it for four ...
To mark its 220th anniversary, as well as its northern roots, Boodles has enlisted Patek Philippe in the creation of a new rendering of one of the peerless watchmaker’s most sought-after models. The Patek Philippe ...