Two months ago on October 12th, 2014, Patek Philippe presented 25 timepieces to celebrate its 175th anniversary as reported here. One of these 25 commemorative timepieces is the Patek Philippe ref. 5975, a Multi-Scale Chronograph available in three precious metal variations and with a dial fitted with a tachymeter, telemeter and a pulsometer. With these chronographs Patek Philippe has returned to the source of the chronograph by creating a multiple-scale instrument whose face combines technical panache with finesse. Patek Philippe has always accorded a prominent role to the chronograph. Between 2005 and 2012, reaffirmed its know-how and supremacy by developing a range of eight chronograph movements built entirely in its own workshops. They extend from the classic manually wound chronograph with column wheel and horizontal clutch to the self-winding chronograph with vertical disc clutch and to the highly complex split-seconds chronograph, with or without perpetual calendar.
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Experience: Celebrating Patek Philippe's 175th Anniversary at the Rainbow Room in NYC. A Once in a Lifetime Invitation.2014
If you are a true watchlifestyler and a Patekaholic, it is very likely that you already know who's wearing the ultra rare Patek Philippe ref. 5208 in this picture. If you are still in the process of becoming one, this epic wrist shot was taken by us with monsieur Thierry Stern, President of Patek Philippe during the unforgettable 175th anniversary celebration —the brand hosted at the Rainbow Room in New York City— that we were honored to attend. Very often, journalists in the watch industry become jaded by the amount of watch parties and watch related events they attend and take for granted invitations like this one. Luckily for us, we are collectors first and then journalists. Therefore, we like to share with our readers these type of events and do a full article about the experience. Now, this once in a lifetime invitation, is one that we will never forget and one that we will always cherish. Before we go into the details of the celebration and the amazing watches we enjoyed two nights ago, we would like to thank Patek Philippe for thinking of us.
News: Patek Philippe Presents 25 Commemorative Timepieces Celebrating its 175th Anniversary. Just Stunning.
To pay tribute to its 175th anniversary, Patek Philippe created a collection of 25 limited-edition commemorative timepieces that include the Grandmaster Chime ref. 5175R, the Chiming Jump Hour ref. 5275P, the World Time Moon ref. 5575 and ref. 7175, six Multi-Scale Chronographs under ref. 5975 and ref. 4675, three different sets of four Calatrava watches —a set with cloissoné enamel dials, a set with hand-engraved dials and a set with wood marquetry dials— ref. 5089 featuring motifs of the Lake Geneva Barques and lastly three different pocket watches. One of the celebratory pieces that stands out from the rest is the Grandmaster Chime ref. 5175R which is so far the most complicated wristwatch of the eminent family-owned watchmaking companies and decidedly one of the world's most elaborate wristwatches. This is due not only to the number of complications involved but also to the horological degrees of complexity, two of which have been added to the annals of watchmaking for the first time.
Baselworld 2014: Patek Philippe Presents Twenty-One New Timepieces Celebrating its 175th Anniversary. Live Pictures.
This year at Baselworld 2014, not only Patek Philippe unveiled a brand new redesigned pavilion to celebrate its 175th anniversary, but also surprised everyone with a very large number of new timepieces that were presented with a total of twenty-one. While not all these new watches are new references that have never been available before, they are a nice mix of new references like the 5960/1A in stainless steel with bracelet, the Nautilus 5990/1A but also the addition of new metals to old references, new dials and also fitting some of the existing references with bracelets .
New Patek Philippe ref. 5960/1A in Stainless Steel with Bracelet.
Patek Philippe Nautilus ref. 5990/1A in Stainless Steel.
Among the Grand Complications line, there are several new timepieces. Two new models ref. 5951P, two new models ref. 5270G, the addition of a new dial to the ref. 5140R and the ref. 5140P, the ref. 5940 is now also available in white gold as it was only existing in yellow gold, the addition of a new dial to the ref. 5496P, the new ref. 5271P with diamond baguettes, the ref. 5950 now available in stainless steel with 3 new dials and also available on bracelet, a new dial on the ref. 5204P, the ref. 5078 is now also available in rose gold as it was only available in platinum, a brand new ref. 5304R, the ref. 5217 now available in platinum with diamond baguettes, a new ladies ref. 7121/1J with matching bracelet, a new dial on the Calatrava ref. 5153G and lastly a new ladies model ref. 4895R.
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