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I am surprised that you have been not aware of those ...
rare handcrafts watches. There have been always some on display at their Basel Fair booth, for example.
You ask what comes next? Well, I bet we will only see pieces dedicated to outstanding (traditional) crafts from Geneva. Nothing more, nothing less.
Some other brands offer rare handcrafts as well, but they are (best to my knowledge) not limited to any local roots. I have seen a few, but never had the chance to compare them side by side and my knowledge is not deep enough to give a final judgment about their quality. Just try my best to look carefully whenever I get the chance.
As you know, I have a weakness for outstanding handcrafted pieces ... old or new ... 
Cheers,
Oliver
PP 175th Anniversary Part III – The Rare Handcrafts
Is there a better way to mark an important date than with exceptional timepieces made by scarce specialists? So far we almost only have seen and talked about the regular Anniversary collection, but when it comes to Patek Philippe there is always more to...
The 5089 Breeze and Storm is sublime! Now we are talking.
My favourite from the 175th Anniversary. Now, that is something different, elegant, refined, and coherent. Well done! Best, Nicolas
Funny, it is a matter of taste because I don't like this kind of dial...
I much prefer the enamel ones... The good point is that the themes of these watches are less ridiculous than usual. But you can't prevent me thinking that they still look like themes for the French Post Calendar. Fx
Very, very impressive...
Stunning and very impressed by the skills of the employees of Patek. Thx for the report!
I'm usually not a fan of Metiers d'Arts watches, but
those 5089 are making me dream. I wish I'll be able to see one or two one day. Cheers, Mark
These watchers are pure logic...
I remember a discussion with Thierry Stern... Patek is clearly attacking now Vacheron Constantin on the Métiers d'Art field. Patek has the feeling to have given them too much space. Thanks Oliver. Fx
FX, thanks and I like that kind of logic.
From my point of view PP was to "shy/silent" of those crafts for too long - even when there are dedicated books about rare handcrafts from PP. They just did it, even when there was almost no real market. Maybe except from some very few pieces in the colle...
I think the 4 enamel dials look the best..............
Im not a fan of the engraved pieces at all. That may have looked nice on the caseback with more of a traditional dial. Thanks for sharing! Tony
Great report Oliver and many thanks !!
The enamel dials are my favorites !! Look forward to live shots. Thanks again, Gordon
Many thanks Oliver for that great report...
At last that gave us a chance to see these LE that we were all waiting for since long. I can't say that I am crazy of all but they are certainly few of them that I would be delighted to get... Best, Mike
more info on the Marquetry dials ?
To be honest, until a few months ago I never heard about marquetry dials before. First time was when I got that book they made for their 175th anniversary. A few pages in this book are about enamel, engraving and…. marquetry. How does this compare to for ...
marquetry dials from Patek
Hi Bruno, Patek has previously created marquetry dials in year 2010 (Tiger), 2011 (Rabbit) and 2013 (Snake) within its Chinese zodiac series. Over 200 wood pieces of different types and colors are used in creating each dial. These are the pieces that I kn...
thank you Gordon
Thanks for the reply and your link strange bur somehow I completely missed these, I was not aware of the previous watches they made I'll take some time to learn a bit more about these and hope to see one in the flesh one day I can tell you that I would no...
Gordon, count me in.
"Guess we would have to perform a side by side comparison test to prove his comment. This comparison will be a fun and worthwhile task !!" I would LOVE to participate, but I guess this is no suprise to you :-) Thanks for sharing your pictures and knowledg...
Hi Oliver, the year of the rabbit was ...
3 February 2011 to 22 January 2012 So the information in Patek's book is only partly (a small part) right because the Year of the Rabbit began in 2011 and most of this zodiac resided in 2011 Perhaps the book was referring to when the watch was delivered W...
I am surprised that you have been not aware of those ...
rare handcrafts watches. There have been always some on display at their Basel Fair booth, for example. You ask what comes next? Well, I bet we will only see pieces dedicated to outstanding (traditional) crafts from Geneva. Nothing more, nothing less. Som...