PATEK PHILIPPE'S HISTORIC BET ON THE WOMEN'S WATCH

The world of watchmaking has often been associated with the male gender, especially when the watch presents technical complications. Many brands have focused their efforts on pleasing only men's wrists and have left feminine pieces in the background. This is not the case with Patek Philippe. Since its inception, women have had a very special place in the Swiss brand's watches.

 

By the early 1840s, the company was already creating its first pocket watches exclusively for ladies, which were often decorated with paintings or enamels. Some of these exclusive pieces can be seen in the Patek Philippe museum in Geneva. At the World's Fair in London in 1851, Queen Victoria was among the visitors who admired the world's first keyless watches, which the then Patek, Czapek & Cie. had created for ladies. The monarch's interest in these pieces generates great expectation.

 

1868 is a key date for the brand and for the world of watchmaking in general. Patek Philippe created the first Swiss wristwatch. It was for a woman: the Hungarian Countess Koscowicz. The brand's commitment to women's watches did not stop there and, in 1916, it also entered the world of complications. This year it introduced its first complicated ladies' wristwatch, a five-minute repeater. Mechanical excellence must be accompanied by aesthetics in Patek Philippe's demanding standards. Throughout its history, the brand has been satisfying the demand of all customers who have wanted to feel the pleasure of also wearing one of its elegant watches, often enhanced with charming details, such as mother-of-pearl dials or set diamonds. Diamonds are an example of highly visible noble craftsmanship. At Patek Philippe, all aspects of work must meet the highest standards of perfection and craftsmanship. Only exact dimensions, impeccable symmetry and a perfect facet will accentuate the brilliance and luminosity of a diamond and give it an overall smooth feel.

 

The 20th century ended with the launch of a collection designed exclusively for the female audience, with dozens of combinations to wear in all settings, thanks to its diaphanous and contemporary lines. This is Twenty~4, inspired by Art Deco and characterized by its unique rectangular case illuminated by two rows of diamonds. A few years later, in 2018, this collection is complemented by a new model with a self-winding mechanical movement, round case and very readable dial. Models that combine style and technical mastery while embodying the quintessence of feminine elegance.

 

Between the two models in the Twenty~4 collection, Patek Philippe continues with the innate vocation to continue setting the standards for women's watchmaking with pieces that combine external beauty with horological complications on the inside. In 2009, Patek Philippe created the first manually wound chronograph manufactured by the brand, 7150/250R with the CH-29-535 PS movement. Two years later, the bet intensified with the first-minute repeater for women, the 7000R, and the following year with the first perpetual calendar for women, the 7140. It also continued to introduce complications such as Moon Phases, Universal Hours, Travel Time in firmly feminine models from collections such as Calatrava, Gondolo, Aquanaut or Nautilus.

 

Patek Philippe's dedication and mastery in introducing watchmaking technical sophistication into women's models, decade after decade, has aroused the growing interest of a public that praises and values this provision. No one like Patek Philippe can feel the pride of carrying in its DNA a firm commitment to high watchmaking mechanics in women's models since its inception.

 

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