There are lots of in-depth, scholarly dissertations of why Patek Philippe is, and always will be, immensely coveted by collectors. But, in the spirit of Mark Twain, who said along the lines of, “I apologise for the long letter, I didn’t have time to write you a short one,” we found an impressively short post on collectability.com that sums it up with military-style efficiency. A sample from the article, on the subject of scarcity and rarity: “With such a wide variety of production, and over 180 years of making watches, it is especially notable how few Pateks actually exist. It is estimated that fewer than one million Patek watches have been made since the day the company started. (This is a relatively tiny number when one considers that several of the other major watchmakers produce over one million timepieces per year.)” We won’t steal all the thunder from this superbly written article, but will give you the TLDR top line on the five reasons the brand is the most highly sought in the world (and this is simply indisputable in the current day) to whet your appetite even more. Craftmanship – “From the day Antoine Norbert de Patek started the company, the…
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