3979

In 1989 , Patek Philippe celebrated its 150th anniversary with 8, or should I say 9, timepieces. Concerning the first 8 , the official brochure stated: “For our 150th anniversary we have created eight new models to demonstrate our skills, standards and va

Here are 39 models ordered more or less by increasing complexity. Have a nice Sunday. 1. SMALL SECONDS Henry Graves Jr.'s Minute Repeater (cal. no. 97,589) credit: Hodinkee Ref. 2419 (cal. ?) credit: hodinkee Ref. 2524 (cal. ?) 2524/1 (credit: Hodinkee) 2

Browsing a well known auction house preview, I noticed something weird. Having said that 3979 is my holy grail, the Extract pictured states that caliber R27 PS is Manual wind, while the watch is automatic with small rotor. How this kind of discrepancy is

This is by no means complete but it was as much as I could find Please feel free to add Year Anniversary Model number Metal Retail Number made 1989 150th 3969 rose 450 3969 plat 50 3960 J 2000 G 150 Plat 50 3718 SS 500 cal 89 j 1 rose 1 g 1 plat 1 3974 39

And I can see how a modern technically refined version could merit making its way into your collection if four, from a pure aesthetic perspective I find the 3970 balances out more. However I can see how you are hesitant l, but since you have a 5204 alread

A very special watch. Pure Patek

Quite rightly, collectors revere the Minute repeater or “striking watch” as the nadir of watch making know-how. Initially invented in the 17 th century, these early crude repeaters, often known as “dumb repeaters” were made so that one could tell the time

3960, 3969, 3974, 3979, 4760, 4761, 4762. Which you can read about here: Best, Oliver