Patek Philippe is not a brand known for showing off. But the family-run company recently decided to flex a bit in Singapore, unveiling a minute repeater model that displays its mechanism on the dial—a ...

If you have read Stacy Perman’s recent book, A Grand Complication, you will know that Patek Philippe created its first so-called grand complication in 1927. Known as “The Packard,” it was manufactured ...

A rare white gold version of the Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon hits the auction block on May 28 with a pre-sale estimate of $800,000-$1.6-million, at a Hong Kong auction by Phillips in ...

The top lot was a rarely seen Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon ref. 5002P-001, at the Christie’s auction. It sold for $1,562,500 over its estimate of $1.2 million to $2.1 million. The watch has 12 ...

To create a tourbillon, in the world of haute horology, seems to be a kind of code, a signal that a brand has truly arrived and is ready to play with the big dogs. It is a technical tour de force that ...

Christie’s announced the record sale of Patek Philippe’s rare timepiece for US$5.8 million, indicating that the second-hand watch market is still thriving, as with brands like Rolex to Audemars Piguet ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When it comes to combining a mastery of micro-mechanics with high art, there are few watchmakers to rival Patek ...