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Founded in 1839 Patek Philippe is the only one Swiss existing independently operated entirely by the family watch manufacturer. Patek Philippe has always been shape table design and manufacturing processes, the watch factory in Geneva, the completion of all processes, is the world's only one of many brands in the table all the movements of the "Geneva quality mark" (Geneva Seal) brand.

Not long ago, Patek Philippe antique table once again to refresh the world auction record for the United States in 1933 a banker customized watches, the price at up to 11 million U.S. dollars. This watch has 24 functions, the design time spent 3 years with 5 years before they are made. A table of 8 years of production, which is what a fine sense. With such a strong sense, in the company since its establishment more than a half century, only 600,000 or so total. Commendable is that Patek Philippe never became popular because of the excessive build a market. The plant has a secret workshop, over a hundred years to maintain a tradition of hand-made each year only one product, but who will get only watch, wait at least 8 to 10 years.

PATEK PHILIPPE (Patek) table the average retail price of 13,000 dollars to 20,000 dollars. Is the last remaining truly independent Swiss watchmakers, one from beginning to end is its own production, to train a PATEK PHILIPPE (Patek) watchmaker take 10 years. Create a complex PATEK PHILIPPE (Patek) Table 2 to 3 years, a simple table-based system to send out at least 9 months, which is the same as a person's birth.

The history of Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe (PATEK PHILIPPE) watch factory to have today's success depends not only do all the R & D and innovation, and its creation, from Antoine de Patek, a Polish noble ideals and vision.

Antoine de Patek in the 1830s because of political considerations was removed from the home in exile of Poland, and finally settled in the Geneva watch industry of the Holy Land, he refined the development process table, determined to create the world's best watches. 1839, Patek and Francois Czapek and co-founded a company leads the industry elite at the Geneva watch, gold and other precious metals and using the most advanced production equipment, introduced high-quality clocks and watches, began reputation.

However Czapek own company in 1845, Antoine de Patek and subsequently with a young French creative genius Adrien Philippe watch partnership. Adrien Philippe was just invented the combination of style on the refining system to bring revolutionary changes to the watch industry, remove the previous use of a key on the refining of trouble. The design changes affect large, today's watch design is still benefit.