Patek Philippe, as a brand, stands at the peak of the watch manufacturing industry. The history of the company is well known and recorded in numerous books. That it is family owned and operated and continues to prosper in the hands of skilled and conscientious ownership is a special achievement. The mentality and philosophy of the Stern Family is admirable and the future ensured by the continuity and enhanced by the vitality of each successive generation.
The most knowledgeable and informed collectors of the last hundred years have found in Patek Philippe a resource for the finest, most respected and desired timepieces and continues to represent the crowning achievement of a craft and an industry. Fifty of the fifty-five record prices paid at auction for timepieces have been for Patek Philippe.
Patek Philippe is the brand we recommend most often. Not every Patek Philippe watch is an investment vehicle but in the panoply of products, there is no finer example of the mechanical art and classic aesthetics. The Patek Philippe timepiece is QUALITY. In discussions of the relative merit of complicated mechanisms and the comparative value of the most rare complications, Patek Philippe reigns and is, and will continue to be, the most valuable and sought after and rapidly appreciating watches in the marketplace. Current market conditions have made discounts available for many Patek models to 20 to 30 % off suggested retails. Rare and very limited watches retain their pinnacle position and values.