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When one speaks with watch collectors, dealers, and enthusiasts from all walks of life, one brand is consistently singled out as being "the Rolls-Royce of watches". Like that esteemed auto manufacturer, it is a name that has become synonymous with perfection, exclusivity and the finest craftsmanship. The company is Patek Philippe, and its history offers a compelling insight into how this unique, family-held watch company has dominated the Swiss watch industry for over 160 years.
Patek Philippe was the result of two brilliant but very different men joining forces to create a company that has endured almost unchanged to this day. The saga began when Antoine Norbert de Patek, a Polish refugee and former soldier, immigrated to Geneva to study painting with A. Calame, the famous land...
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