Something To Consider: Patek Philippe Bought The First Perpetual Calendar Watch In History For Less Than They Charge For Any Of Their Current Perpetuals, Because Nobody Else Was Paying Attention

Early today I wrote about a fascinating interview with Dr. Peter Friess, curator of the Patek Philippe Museum, penned by my friend John Reardon. There is really so much in that story, I can’t recommend it enough. But what might actually be the most illuminating thing that we touched on for a moment in our story, is that Patek Philippe recently acquired what very well could be the first perpetual calendar watch ever. That alone is worthy of a mention, but in our edit process (yes, every story you see on HODINKEE is reviewed by our whole senior editorial team to see how we can improve upon it) we discovered something even more incredible – Jack found where and when this Thomas Mudge perpetual calendar sold, and for how much, and that is what I think bears repeating here.

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