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What makes Patek Philippe unique?

Faithful to Patek Philippe’s spirit of innovation, this new movement incorporates several technical optimisations especially in energy management and the instant jump mechanisms for both the day and date. It was designed to provide eight full days of autonomy, with a ninth reserve day flagged in red on the arc-shaped indicator at 12 o’clock.

Why does Patek Philippe have a silinvar escape wheel?

Limited to just 100 pieces, the Patek Philippe Advanced Research Annual Calendar Reference 5250 featured, for the first time, an escape wheel made of silicon, which Patek named Silinvar because of the material’s properties. This was because pure silicon was too fragile to be suitable for use in watchmaking.

What is the Patek Philippe Calibre 30 255 PS hand-wound movement?

A transparent caseback reveals the Patek Philippe Calibre 30-255 PS hand-wound movement, a handsomely finished calibre with 65 hours of power reserve and hacking functionality.

Why should you buy a Patek Philippe?

Nevertheless, their technologies and patents have fundamentally changed watchmaking. There are many good reasons for buying a Patek Philippe. There are the ancient forms of craftmanship, such as hand guilloching or Geneva miniature painting, which are still executed by Patek to such perfection that there is scarcely room for improvement.

Does Patek Philippe use silinvar?

Patek Philippe’s Silinvar silicon escape wheel was produced in collaboration with the Institute of Microtechnology at the University of Neuchâtel. However, Patek is not the only watchmaker to make use of Silinvar silicon. This is because Silinvar was originally developed in close collaboration with Rolex, the Swatch Group and CSEM.

Is Patek Philippe a horology house?

Looking closely at the remarkably innovative spirit of Patek Philippe, one comes to the conclusion that the slogan of the Geneva-based manufacture should be “ Vorsprung durch Technik” (or in English, “ Innovation through technology”), Audi’s catchy mantra. But the horology house’s slogan is rather: “ You never own a Patek Philippe.