What should you know before you buy your first luxury Patek Philippe watch?
The Swiss brand’s watches, where entry level models cost from US$19,000, often sell for twice as much second-hand and waiting lists can be up to five years, writes David Farkas
If you’re thinking about buying your first Patek Philippe, we’re glad you stopped to read this before you did.
In the world of luxury watches there are countless brands that get thrown in our faces on a daily basis, such as Omega, Breitling and Rolex.
These three brands together spend an estimated US$150 million per year on advertising to ensure that it is known by everyone that they are the forefront of luxury.
However, there is one brand that spends a small fraction of that amount and yet is still known to produce some of the world’s highest quality watches.
It produces about 50,000 watches a year – 35,000 of which are mechanical men’s watches.
Patek Philippe produces about 50,000 watches a year – 35,000 of which are mechanical men’s watches.
It is thought of by many people as the pinnacle of Swiss watchmaking. That brand is Patek Philippe.
Since its inception in 1839, it has remained an independent and family owned watch manufacturer.
If you are one of the lucky few searching for your first Patek Philippe, check out some of the basic information you should know before going out to buy one.
Patek Philippe currently offers about 200 models.
The best way to organise these watches is to put them into several subcategories or “families”.