Last week, along with a dozen other journalists, we had a chance to visit the new New York headquarters of Patek Philippe. The purpose of our visit was to both see the new facilities and to take a watchmaking class from their master watchmaker. Located in the prestigious Rockefeller center in midtown Manhattan, the facility…

I recently interviewed the President of Patek Philippe USA, Larry Pettinelli, who has been with Patek Philippe for 25 years, and was in finance prior to his career with Patek. He started as the West Coast Sales Representative, and later became Vice President, and eventually President. At a recent meeting with US watch trade editors…

Patek Philippe debuted a new men’s Gondolo reference – with a gorgeous blue sunburst dial and white gold case – last month at Baselworld. It has the same movement, case dimensions and overall design as the current Gondolo reference 5124J-001, that’s comes yellow gold, with a few subtle enhancements. The dial features new thicker, facetted…

The original 5170 was introduced in 2010, in a yellow gold case, replacing the 5070. It was the first reference powered by Patek Philippe’s in-house caliber CH 29-535 PS. Subsequently, in 2013, Patek introduced the 5170 in white gold with a white dial (5170G-001). And now, for 2015, a new 5170 was introduced in white…

This year at Baselworld Patek Philippe debuted a rose gold version of their 5270 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph. Previously available in white gold with silvery opaline or blue dial, it is now available in rose gold with a silvery opaline dial. Apart from the new rose gold case material, everything else has remained the same as…

Overview One of my favorite topics of conversation at watch events, such as the RedBar Crew meetup, is the concept of grail watches. For those of you not familiar, many people in our community use the term “grail watch” to describe a watch that’s at the top of their wish list. What you may not…

Last week, on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jonah Hill talked about how he accidentally sent Drake his food diary, instead of his doctor, as you can see in the video clip below. More importantly, though, he did so while wearing a stainless steel Patek Philippe Nautilus (Ref. 5711/1A-010), which is part of the…

Today, Patek Philippe revealed two 40th anniversary limited edition versions of their famous Nautilus timepiece, paying homage to the original that was launched 40 years ago (1976). The Nautilus Ref. 5711/1P 40th Anniversary Limited Edition comes in a 40 mm diameter platinum case and the Nautilus Chronograph Ref. 5976/1G 40th Anniversary Limited Edition comes in…