Patek Philippe

Present is a pamphlet distributed by Patek Philippe to mark the occasion of their 100th anniversary in 1939! Only 1,500 copies were made with many most likely lost to the battle of age. Our focus here is the translation (a special thank you to @unekual fo...  

Also a big thank you to @unekuel for the translation ! Need to spend some quality time reading through all the information !

Its been one of the few shortcomings of the Foulkes-Book to not go into detail about this small book. A huge thanks for your time to present this to us in so much detail.

Thanks for your efforts in putting together the images and translations. Baruch

I am sure the 200 anniversary edition will be quite different; I like how even the top tier brands had down to earth communication at the time which was closer to technical documentation for instruments than glitzy marketing for luxury artefacts.

Such a special contribution deserves inclusion in our "Editors Picks" section, so I just cross-posted it there for our visitors to see Cheers.

A real treasure indeed

What a great read, a window into the Maison of 1939. Thanks for sharing

...bring back those awesome desk clocks : )

What an incredible read!

What is the BRATINA offered by Czar Nicholas II? Is it a gift to Patek Philippe? And what is it? Is it a tea set?

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Very cool and thanks for sharing!

Thank you for sharing- very interesting to read, also interesting that they already back in late 1890 had counterfeiters Best Hans

Thank you so much for sharing. These are the things that separate the WIS from us lowly collectors 🤣

A few immediate thoughts while reading it: 1. Patek's background in the Polish nobility played a part in positioning its products among the upper echelons of society in western an eastern Europe, the Levant, across north and south America, and beyond. It ... 

Very astute observations. I particularly enjoyed your analysis in part 3. It was well received to be reminded that Patek had to build its reputation in a fiercely competitive environment for the battle of observatory awards. The way Patek dominated chrono...