Inside The Manufacture: Five Super Cool Things I Saw Inside The Patek Philippe Factory
I was thrilled to spend two days in Geneva with a little upstart company (that I think is really on to something!) called Patek Philippe.  While the news was really around hand-crafts and the preservation of both hand engraving and enameling (as demonstrated on the monster new 6002G Sky Moon Tourbillon), we were treated to a tour of the PP factory.  We saw a lot of amazing stuff, and  now for your viewing pleasure, here are five of the coolest things I saw while inside the Patek Philippe factory: 1. ?These Two Perpetual Calendar Minute Repeater Pocketwatches Minute repeaters are, in my very humble opinion, the ultimate complication.  They are beautiful, romantic, and each entirely unique.  They exemplify what makes traditional watchmaking so interesting.  They are also incredibly difficult to make.  Here are two vintage minute repeating pocket watches that just happen to be repeaters. Oh, and perpetual calendars.  While the first, w

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