Patek Philippe is generally regarded as the top brand among all major Swiss watch manufacturers. Why is this true" Rüdiger Bucher, Editorial Director of WatchTime’s German sister magazine Chronos, lays out seven reasons for Patek Philippe’s success.
Reason #1: Expertise
Patek Philippe has mastered every aspect of fine watchmaking ? from the hand-winding two-hand watch and ?standard? complications with functions like an annual calendar or second time zone, to sophisticated masterpieces with minute repeaters, tourbillons, and split-seconds chronographs. Masterful artisan craftsmanship goes hand-in-hand with the use of modern, high-tech machinery.
Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Chronograph
Reason #2: Tradition
This level of expertise cannot be achieved overnight. Patek Philippe has been in existence for 177 years and has produced watches continuously during this time, resulting in an immense amount of experience that is passed on from one generation of watchmaker to the next. The home office of Patek Philippe
Reason #3: Vision for the future
Although Patek Philippe has such a storied tradition, the manufacture is not bound to its past. On the one side, the company maintains the values of the traditional art of watchmaking while investing greatly in the use of new materials, technologies and production methods. The brand has also made a conscious choice to create new designs like the 2015 pilots’ watch, the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time.
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