The decade after WWI was unique in history, a breeding ground for innovation and new trends that have remained even 100 years later…
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WHO IS ALAN BANBERY?
The stories of the unsung heroes who have brought us the timepieces we admire today are an integral part of Montres Publiques. One such employee is Alan Banbery...
Read MoreTHE MAN BEHIND THE MOST COMPLICATED WATCH EVER
We all remember our first ‘real’ watch, but for some people it costs $24 million. That was the Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication…
Read MoreTHE PATEK PHILIPPES WORN BY THE BEATLES
The Beatles were one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. Not often associated with brands such as Patek Philippe, but it turns out they were quite the connoisseurs…
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1925 Patek Philippe ‘Grogan & Co.’ Split-Seconds Chronograph / Credit: Christie’s
EARLY PATEKS: THE GROGAN CHRONOGRAPHS
Among the many retailers that have worked directly with Patek Philippe over the decades of its existence, Grogan & Co. is among the least well-known, but has produced some of the most renowned timepieces…
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The new Patek Philippe Nautilus ref. 5711/1A-014
THE HYPE BEHIND GREEN WATCH DIALS: ROLEX, PATEK, AND THE REST…
Green dials from most of the major watch brands in 2020 and 2021, what’s with all the hype?
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1923 Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Chronograph Officer’s Watch / Credit: Sotheby’s
THE FAMOUS PATEK OFFICER WATCHES
At the beginning of the last century, Patek Philippe made some very special officer watches that have stood the test of time…
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Patek Phillipe Grand Complications ref. 5320G / Credit: Patek Phillipe
PERPETUITY IN WATCHMAKING: A LOOK AT WHAT EXACTLY A PERPETUAL CALENDAR IS
The word perpetual, simply being something that happens frequently to the point of seeming endless and uninterrupted. In the watch world…
Read MoreTHE HISTORY OF ONLY WATCH AND THE MOST EXPENSIVE WATCH IN THE WORLD
A look back at the Only Watch charity auction for its 20th anniversary.
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Pablo Picasso photographed with the Patek Philippe ref. 2497
PABLO PICASSO AND HIS MYSTERIOUS WATCHES
In lieu of the recent auction of Pablo Picasso’s Michael Z. Berger watch for over $250,000, we wanted to look back at the timepieces he is known to have owned and others that are still mysteries…
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Andy Warhol and his Patek Philippe ref. 2503
WARHOL’S WATCHES
The man behind the Pop art movement may not be widely known as a watch collector, but Andy Warhol was actually more of a watch hoarder. Andy Warhol…
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Patek Philippe 1923 Officer watch / Credit: Sotheby’s
A LOOK AT EARLY PATEK WRISTWATCHES
A look back at some of Patek Philippe’s most unique and intriguing timepieces, their early wristwatches.
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Antoni Norbert Patek and Jean Adrien Philippe / Credit: Gioielleria Bonnano
A LOOK AT PATEK IN THE 19TH CENTURY
From its products and clients to its operators, Patek Philippe was a very different beast in the 19th century.
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