Uniting Grand Complications with the art of gemsetting
Ever since its founding in 1839, Patek Philippe has always used gemsetting to adorn timepieces. Along with producing splendid jewelry watches for women, the manufacture makes a point of honoring the mechanical sophistication of the most complicated timepieces with Joaillerie and Haute Joaillerie versions.
And now four new models join these Grand Complications, their designs complemented by precious stones of the first water, cut and set with textbook precision, as stipulated by the Patek Philippe Seal.
Grandmaster Chime Haute Joaillerie, ref. 6300
Presented as a limited edition for the manufacture’s 175th anniversary in 2014, the Grandmaster Chime reigns supreme as the most complicated Patek Philippe wristwatch in regular production with its 20 complications and five striking modes on three gongs.
Now Patek Philippe pays tribute to the mechanical sophistication of this flagship model by bringing out two new Haute Joaillerie versions in white gold, endowed with the manually wound caliber 300 GS AL 36-750 QIS FUS IRM.
The Ref. 6300/400G-001 is set with 409 baguette-cut diamonds (31.35 cts) on the case, the two bezels and the fold-over clasp.
The Ref. 6300/401G-001 shimmers with 118 baguette-cut blue sapphires (11.9 cts) on one of the bezels (the time dial) and on the fold-over clasp, and 291 baguette-cut diamonds (20.54 cts) on the second bezel (calendar dial) and the case.
Perpetual Calendar Chronograph, ref. 5271
Since the launch of Reference 1518 in 1941, the perpetual calendar chronograph has claimed its place as one of Patek Philippe’s great classics.
In 2011, this timepiece sought after by collectors made news with the arrival of caliber CH 29-535 PS Q, designed and built entirely in the manufacture’s own workshops (Reference 5270). Today, two jewelry versions set with colored gems add their own luster to this refined mechanism.
The Ref. 5271/11P-010 stands out by its bezel, lugs and fold-over clasp set with 80 baguette-cut blue sapphires (5.16 cts) and its blue lacquered gradient dial shading to black at the rim.
The Ref. 5271/12P-010 bathes in the glow of 80 baguette-cut rubies (5.25 cts) set on the bezel, the lugs and the fold-over clasp.