Drawing on exclusive interviews with its owners and past and present workers and watchmakers, as well as previously unpublished documents from the company's archives, Patek Philippe: The Authorized Biography celebrates the history of a unique company. Nicholas Foulkes traces the history of Patek Philippe to founder Antoine Norbert de Patek's childhood in Poland as a young cavalry officer fighting in a doomed revolt. Foulkes narrates his exile, his life in Geneva, his meeting with the talented watchmaker Adrien Philippe and his purchase in 1932 by the Stern family who, over four generations, transformed him into the legend he is today.
Hardcover: 544 pages Size: 30 x 29 x 6 cm Spanish language Edition: 2021
