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Tag: Philippe
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In 1839, Antoine Norbert de Patek and François Czapek founded Patek, Czapek & C° in Geneva. At the 1844 Universal Exhibition in Paris, Antoine Norbert de Patek met Jean Adrien Philippe, inventor in 1842 of a pocket watch with stem winding and hand-setting, and offered him the post of technical director as soon as Czapek’s contract ran out. In 1845, Patek Czapek & C° was dissolved, and Antoine Norbert de Patek, Jean Adrien Philippe and Vincent Gostowski founded, in Ge... Read More
Source: Antiquorum
New York, November 18, 2008 – Antiquorum Auctioneers is preparing for its largest annual US auction that will be held on December 10th and 11th at its offices on Madison Avenue in New York City. Over 500 lots will be offered in the sale of Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks with a significant number to be sold at no reserve. Worldwide previews will be held in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Los Angeles and New York. ... Read More
Antiquorum
World Records Achieved for both a Pair of Enamel Pocket Watches (SFr.
2,6 Million); and a Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 in Pink Gold (SFr. 1,3 Million).
Geneva, 16 November, 2008 - Antiquorum, the world’s leading watch auctioneer, realized an extraordinary result of SFr. 15,326,100 for its auction held this weekend in Geneva and entitled “Important Collector’s Wristwatches, Pocket Watches, Clocks and Horological Tools”. The value of the wristwatches... Read More
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