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A selection of Europa Star articles on Patek Philippe.

Patek Philippe unveils the Cubitus collection

Patek Philippe unveils the Cubitus collection

Endowed with a square-shaped case with rounded corners and a dial adorned with horizontal relief embossing, the new Cubitus makes its debut in three (...)

Patek Philippe: tenths of a second in the spotlight

Patek Philippe: tenths of a second in the spotlight

COVER STORY

For the first time ever, Patek Philippe is introducing a wristwatch that displays tenths of a second: the Ref. 5470P-001 1/10th Second Monopusher (...)

Patek Philippe: Elegance in perpetuity

Patek Philippe: Elegance in perpetuity

ON THE COVER

Just how did the innovative watchmakers at Patek Philippe go about creating a new self-winding movement that enables its latest perpetual calendar model to (...)

Patek Philippe Nautilus: Beyond blue

Patek Philippe Nautilus: Beyond blue

ON OUR COVER

Patek Philippe has announced that the Nautilus 5711/1A-010, with its iconic blue dial, will be permanently discontinued. The “reference of references” – (...)

Patek Philippe presents its new Calatrava Pilot Travel Time

Patek Philippe presents its new Calatrava Pilot Travel Time

With the new Ref. 7234G-001 Calatrava Pilot Travel Time, Patek Philippe rounds out its watch family that is inspired by the manufacture’s aviator’s watches (...)

Patek Philippe Ref. 5303R-001 Minute Repeater Tourbillon

Patek Philippe Ref. 5303R-001 Minute Repeater Tourbillon

Never before had Patek Philippe crafted a minute repeater with a striking mechanism that was visible on the dial side. The Ref. 5303 was unveiled in 2019 (...)

Patek Philippe Ref. 5270J-001 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph

Patek Philippe Ref. 5270J-001 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph

As the heir of Patek Philippe’s grand 1941 classic (Ref. 1518), the Ref. 5270 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph has been available since 2018 in platinum with (...)

Patek Philippe Ref. 5370P-011 Split-Seconds Chronograph

Patek Philippe Ref. 5370P-011 Split-Seconds Chronograph

The Ref. 5370, the first split-seconds chronograph endowed with the proprietary caliber CHR 29-535 PS, was launched in 2015 with a platinum case and a (...)

Patek Philippe: a few lessons on resilience

Patek Philippe: a few lessons on resilience

RETROSPECTIVE

Resilience. Scientifically speaking, resilience is a value (expressed in joules per cm2) used in physics to represent the resistance of a metal to shocks (...)

An exclusive interview with Philippe Stern

An exclusive interview with Philippe Stern

PATEK PHILIPPE

Europa Star was granted the rare privilege of being able to discuss with Philippe Stern himself. Although in 2009 he moved aside to allow his son, Thierry (...)

Patek Philippe Calatrava Weekly Calendar ref. 5212a-001a

Patek Philippe Calatrava Weekly Calendar ref. 5212a-001a

THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL

A completely new Patek Philippe has joined the rich range of “small complications” in the Geneva watchmaker’s repertoire: a weekly calendar. It’s a first for (...)

Patek Philippe: pioneers of silicon

Patek Philippe: pioneers of silicon

INNOVATION

Alongside Rolex and the Swatch Group, Patek Philippe was one of the pioneers of silicon. Jean-Pierre Musy sets out the details of the different phases in (...)

Patek Philippe's manual chronograph calibres

Patek Philippe’s manual chronograph calibres

THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL

Patek Philippe Ladies Chronograph

Patek Philippe Ladies Chronograph

COVER STORY

Patek Philippe presents the latest in a long line of complications for women. Simply called the Ladies Chronograph, this new hand-wound timepiece is now (...)

World time: Patek Philippe and Louis Cottier

World time: Patek Philippe and Louis Cottier

TRAVEL WATCHES

World time was introduced in 1884, but it was not until 1931 that a Swiss watchmaker, Louis Cottier, created a whole new movement capable of showing the (...)

Patek Philippe grabs the Big Apple

Patek Philippe grabs the Big Apple

EXHIBITION

It’s been 163 years since Patek Philippe co-founder Antoine Norbert de Patek made a harrowing trip to the U.S., where he faced a blizzard, attempted theft, (...)

“The watch industry went too far”

“The watch industry went too far”

THIERRY STERN

Patek Philippe is a reference, a virtually inviolable icon of Swiss watchmaking. How did this family firm, one of the last, get through the annus (...)

Interview with Thierry Stern, CEO of Patek Philippe

Interview with Thierry Stern, CEO of Patek Philippe [Video]

REPORT

In response to a questionnaire sent out by Europa Star, 50 CEOs from Switzerland, Europe, Japan and the USA reveal their strategies for dealing with the (...)