Patek Philippe

I am not only speaking about the exclusive caliber. Patek Philippe says: “This grand ballet of sight and sound is produced in a limited edition of 175 watches.” The latter is probably the only thing to blame them, but more on this latter. The first time I...  

..get the 5275 jumping hour in addition to 5575 World time Moon , although each is mission impossible !! Well, it does not cost anything to dream !! Thanks again for giving me sweet Patek dreams along with painful reality :) :( Cheers, Gordon

No, at least not after work :-) Thanks for your reply, Gordon! Oliver

Great pictures and a real treat to read. I know I'll be coming back to this post a few more times. My favorite of all the anniversary pieces. I couldn't imagine seeing a name brand other than Patek Philippe on that dial. Thanks Oliver! Sincerely H.

"I couldn't imagine seeing a name brand other than Patek Philippe on that dial." Best, Oliver

Albeit Patek has a very classic collection (except Nautilus and Aquanaut), the brand's watchmakers know how to bring from time to time a nice touch of innovation. Not too much (which is difficult to service beyond a long term period and quite expensive) b... 

"engraving artwork " This is true, only for the case. Just wanted to mention it once more, because the technique used on the dial is different. Between the 150th and the 175th Anniversary a lot of things changed (at PP, in the market ...) and the commemor... 

...and even had to go on Wiki for "embossment" :) As for the next coming Basel, we were indeed very spoiled this year with an event and new watches every 6 months! Cheers, Mark

that you got the details mentioned :-) Try to get some more details/info on that technique. "Spoiled" No, not at all. LOL Best, Oliver

it was a curious feeling, a mix between magic, magic of the jumping hour and the sound, and surprise, surprise of the engraving dial So for not the same reasons, I had the same feeling, good and bad But after on my wrist... Thanks very much Oliver for thi...  

if you don´t mind. The dial is not engraved. It is embossed , which is even more uncommon. Best, Oliver

happy, I am fine :-) Thanks! Oliver

its a technical gem of a wristwatch. i am sure the platinum case has the exact heft making the watch very comfortable. best geross

it felt very comfortable on the wrist. Once you are used to platinum it gets seriously dangerous ... :-) Best, Oliver

the finesse of the dial embossing - I have never seen such a fine embossing work before and I would love to know more about the technique. Also, I'd like to know how you feel about the slightly 'up-moved' center of gravity on this piece (dial a bit top-he... 

For sure it is (today) a rare handicraft and I would like to learn more about it as well. Let´s see what I can do here :-) "top-heavy" That is the case for most of the jumping hours I know (Breguet, PP, Chronoswiss, AP ...), isn´t it. Regarding the syncro... 

First, thanks for your excellent report, Oliver. Also curious about the chime hours... Does the gong show the "number" of hours indicated, i.e., 12 strikes for 12 o'Clock (like the hour repeater), or just simply one gong for every change of hour (no matte... 

seems to me its one gong, regardless of hour. Best, Magnus