Category: watchmaking
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Tick, Tock, Boom: The Brilliant Breakthroughs That Gave Rise to Watchmaking
How a humble spring and lever ignited the watchmaking revolution, and the heroes responsible for solving one of the greatest timekeeping challenges of their day while sparking the modern watchmaking industry.
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Allow Thoughtful Collector to Assist You in Your Vintage Patek Philippe Collecting Journey
We’ve partnered with our friends at Collectability to support our community in buying and selling vintage Patek Philippe watches, no matter where you are in the world.
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Lessons I learned from Patek Philippe
Collectability asked me to share some of the lessons I learned during my time with Patek Philippe. It was a rich experience with a world-class organization, and an absolute delight to put this piece together. My narrative needed to reflect the first-class nature of a company that is still family-owned…
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The latest wrist creation to emerge from the Girard-Perregaux + Aston Martin collaboration
We zero in on a few alluring details of this wristwatch celebrating the Aston Martin DB12. An artful expression that is more compelling in its architectural form than its mechanical function.
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Beneath the dial of the Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Regulator beats the rarified caliber 31-260 REG QA.
More than a decade later, the brainy nuances of the caliber 31-260 REG QA remain as scintillating and unusual as ever. No wonder this is popping up on collector wish lists everywhere.
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Patek Philippe’s unending pursuit for mechanical accuracy in a digitally dominated world
The all-new caliber 30-255 PS utilizes the latest evolution of a regulating heavyweight to achieve and maintain precision
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Thoughtful commentary on the art of watchmaking, collectible timepieces, and the details of finely handcrafted luxury products.
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Now over a decade old, we revisit the Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Regulator Ref 5235
This modern adaptation of a traditional concept is worth exploring down to its pin buckle (deep dive into caliber 31-260 upcoming).
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