Patek Philippe

Widely acknowledged as the most prestigious watchmaking brand in existence, Patek Philippe has been in continuous operation since its founding in 1839 by Antoine Nobert de Patek and François Czapek. Initially established as Patek, Czapek & Cie, the firm changed its name to Patek, Philippe & Cie when the gifted French watchmaker Jean Adrien Philippe joined them following Czapek’s departure.

For over 180 years, this Geneva firm has produced highly complicated wristwatches for some of the world’s greatest collectors. This includes the 'Packard’ (No. 198 023), made for American automobile tycoon James Ward Packard in 1927, and the ‘Graves’ supercomplication pocket watch (No. 198 385) for American banker Henry Graves Jr. With a whopping 23 complications, the latter model was the most complicated timepiece ever made at the time. Patek Philippe is also credited with creating the first perpetual calendar wristwatch (Ref. 1526) and the first perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch produced in series (Ref. 1518).

Owned by the Stern family since 1932, Patek Philippe watches often combine technical innovation with rare metiers d’art such as engraving and enamelling, executed by artisans at the top of their game. Rare examples such as a Ref. 2523 with an enamel dial can fetch seven-figure sums at auction. The Ref. 2499, which replaced the Ref. 1518 in 1951 and was produced for nearly 35 years, is widely considered the greatest wristwatch ever made and set the template for modern perpetual calendar chronographs.

In 1976, in response to a demand for luxury steel sports watches, Patek Philippe launched the Nautilus Ref. 3700, which has since become a mainstay of the brand’s product line-up. The Nautilus Ref. 5711 introduced in 2006 to celebrate the model’s 30th anniversary would go on to become one of the most popular and desirable sports watches of the 21st century. Explore all Patek Phillipe Nautilus watches at Christie's.

To mark its 150th anniversary in 1989, Patek Philippe created the Calibre 89, ‘the most complicated watch in the world’ at the time, with 33 complications. This was a record that stood until Vacheron Constantin released the Reference 57260 in 2015. In 2001, the brand introduced the Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 5002, a wristwatch with two dials and 12 complications including tourbillon, minute repeater, sky chart, and moon phase and orbit. A horological heavyweight, this wristwatch was so exclusive that every purchase required an application from the buyer and had to be approved by Patek Philippe President Thierry Stern.

In 2019, Patek Philippe broke the record for the most expensive timepiece ever sold at a public auction when the Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010 hammered for $31,194,370 at the Only Watch charity sale at Christie’s Geneva.

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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K WHITE GOLD OCTAGONAL WRISTWATCH WITH LAPIS LAZULI DIAL

‘GOLDEN ELLIPSE JUMBO’ MODEL, REF. 3631, MOVEMENT NO. 1’361’996, CASE NO. 2’757’599, CIRCA 1975

PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND ELEGANT 18K WHITE GOLD OCTAGONAL WRISTWATCH WITH ONYX DIAL

REF. 3729, MOVEMENT NO. 1'329'817, CASE NO. 2'773'126, CIRCA 1980

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND COVETED PLATINUM AUTOMATIC WORLD TIME WRISTWATCH

REF. 5130P-001, MOVEMENT NO. 3'671'370, CASE NO. 4'416'834, CIRCA 2008

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AND DIAMOND-SET QUARTZ WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS AND DATE

AQUANAUT LUCE MODEL, REF. 5067A-025, MOVEMENT NO. 7'261'981, CASE NO. 6'282'405, CIRCA 2019

PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AND ENAMEL LIGHTER

GOLDEN ELLIPSE LIGHTER MODEL, REF. 9507, CASE NO. A294, CIRCA 1980

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND COVETED STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH WORLD TIME WRISTWATCH

REF. 5935A-001, MOVEMENT NO. 7'524'809, CASE NO. 6'568'106, CIRCA 2022

PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL BACCARAT CUT CRYSTAL AND SILVERED BRASS DOME TABLE CLOCK

‘CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS’ DOME CLOCK MODEL, REF. 10005M, CASE NO. 1'805'239, CIRCA 2016

PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD OVAL OPENFACE KEYLESS LEVER WATCH

RETAILED BY GÜBELIN, GOLDEN ELLIPSE MODEL, REF. 874, MOVEMENT NO. 1'320'453, CASE NO. 531'488, MANUFACTURED IN 1975

PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND DESIRABLE STAINLESS STEEL WRISTWATCH WITH BREGUET NUMERALS

CALATRAVA MODEL, REF. 96, MOVEMENT NO.927'176, CASE NO. 633'656, MANUFACTURED IN 1945

PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND DESIRABLE 18K GOLD WRISTWATCH

CALATRAVA MODEL, REF. 96, MOVEMENT NO. 964'658, CASE NO. 302'093, CIRCA 1949

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH TWO-TONE SECTOR DIAL

REF. 448, MOVEMENT NO. 823’612, CASE NO. 294’385, MANUFACTURED IN 1930

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN ATTRACTIVE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC ANNUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH REGULATOR-STYLE DIAL

REF. 5235/50R-001, MOVEMENT NO. 7'505'783, CASE NO. 6'632'582, CIRCA 2023

PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND ICONIC 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE AND BRACELET

NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 3700⁄1, MOVEMENT NO. 1'310'706, CASE NO. 543'077, CIRCA 1984

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE, ICONIC AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, 'GREEN' DIAL AND BRACELET

NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 3700⁄11, MOVEMENT NO. 1'309'608, CASE NO. 539'184, MANUFACTURED IN 1980

PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND DESIRABLE STAINLESS STEEL AMAGNETIC WRISTWATCH

REF. 3417, MOVEMENT NO. 731'224, CASE NO. 2'618'250, MANUFACTURED IN 1961

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS AND TWO-TONE SECTOR DIAL

CALATRAVA MODEL, REF. 96, MOVEMENT NO. 864'254, CASE NO. 624'882, MANUFACTURED IN 1942

PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH TWO-TONE DIAL AND FANCY LUGS

RETAILED BY HAUSMANN & CO., REF. 1503, MOVEMENT NO. 929'665, CASE NO. 629'069, MANUFACTURED IN 1946

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH PULSATION SCALE DIAL

REF. 5170J-001, MOVEMENT NO. 5'547'142', CASE NO. 4'551'585, CIRCA 2011

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH DUAL TIME WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, DUAL DAY/NIGHT INDICATION AND BRACELET

NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 5990/1R-001, MOVEMENT NO. 7’392’943, CASE NO. 6’416’983, CIRCA 2021

PATEK PHILIPPE. A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC ANNUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, MOON PHASES, 24 HOUR INDICATION AND BRACELET

NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 5726/1A-014, MOVEMENT NO. 7’307’605, CASE NO. 6’405’170, CIRCA 2020

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DATE AND BRACELET

NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 5980/1R-001, MOVEMENT NO. 5'762'686, CASE NO. 4'617'096, CIRCA 2013

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, POWER RESERVE AND MOON PHASES

NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 5712R-001, MOVEMENT NO. 3’171’812, CASE NO. 4’369’886, CIRCA 2006

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, POWER RESERVE AND MOON PHASES

NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 5712G-001, MOVEMENT NO. 7’387’558, CASE NO. 6’461’777, CIRCA 2021

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC DUAL TIME WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DUAL DAY/NIGHT INDICATION AND DATE

CALATRAVA PILOT TRAVEL TIME MODEL, REF. 5524R-001, MOVEMENT NO. 7’138’955, CASE NO. 6’239’911, CIRCA 2018

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K WHITE GOLD RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH WITH 8 DAY POWER RESERVE, DAY AND DATE

REF. 5200G-001, MOVEMENT NO. 5'724'694, CASE NO. 4'611'116, CIRCA 2015

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS AND DATE

AQUANAUT MODEL, REF. 5167R-001, MOVEMENT NO. 5'915'670, CASE NO. 6'079'072, CIRCA 2015

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS AND DATE

AQUANAUT MODEL, REF. 5168G-001, MOVEMENT NO. 7'234'946, CASE NO. 6'290'831, CIRCA 2019

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DATE

AQUANAUT MODEL, REF. 5968G-001, MOVEMENT NO. 7’395’421, CASE NO. 6’429’841, CIRCA 2021