INTERVIEW:  PHILIPPE STERN – KEEPER OF THE PATEK PHILIPPE SPIRIT

Of the ‘Premier Grand Cru Classé’ of watch brands, readers of International Watch, collectors and aficionados consistently single out Patek Philippe as being "the ne plus ultra of watches." The brand has become synonymous with perfection, exclusivity and the finest craftsmanship. With a watchmaking tradition going back more than 160 years; the family Stern has helmed the company for 75 years and through surviving the industry's economic crisis of the 1970s and 1980s, risen to even greater heights. Radical introductions like the Nautilus luxury steel watch and breakthrough movements like the Cal.240 – a self-winding, micro-rotor movement that allowed Patek Philippe to produce flat automatic wristwatches, only served to seal their place at the top of the horological firmament.

Philippe Stern, who began working at Patek Philippe in 1977, has been responsible for overseeing the company's business activities and introducing successful models such as the World Time, the Annual Calendar, the Twenty-4® ladies watch and many others. In addition, Patek Philippe consolidated its many workshops in Geneva, moving into a new state-of-the-art headquarters in Plan-les-Ouates.

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