2013 Ladies Patek Philippe Magazine Ad

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Ladies Patek Phlippe Nautilus 

Reference 7008/1A

Unique Sky Moon Celestial Patek Philippe-Rose Gold: Reference 5106

Unique Heavenly Patek Philippe Celestial

44mm Rose Gold with Date

Reference 5106

Kamille is a reader of Jake's Patek Philippe World and he wrote in today to ask what the "blue beauty" was the upper right hand corner of the banner on Jake's Patek Philippe World, so I thought I would share this. In 2009, Patek Philippe made this one-of-a-kind Reference 5106, which is based upon the celestial Reference 5102. This unique rose gold watch features a special hand-tooled guilloché etching on its 22kt gold bezel.

This unique Patek Philippe shows the night sky of the northern hemisphere as it rotates backwards (counter-clockwise). This illustrates the angular progression of the stars as they appear, relative to Sirius (Meridian Passage).

The User Interface also displays the angular position of the moon as well as its phases and meridian passage. All of this apparent magic is achieved by a number of sapphire crystal discs that are stacked on top of each other and move at different speeds. The blue sapphire crystal that shows the cobalt blue background has 279 teeth and it shows the moon orbit, including the orbit of the moon, in a round aperture.

There is another transparent disc with 356 teeth that shows the Milky Way Galaxy. The Patek Philippe Reference 5106 has an exhibition case-back which allows viewing of the 325 part movement. The photo below seems to show the exact same watch, but I noticed the photo on the top has a red date arm, as apposed to the one below having a gold one.

This one of kind Patek Philippe was auctioned on September 24th, 2011 for 535,000 Euros (around $750,000) by Patrizzi & Co during the Monaco Yacht Show, which was attended by HSH Prince Albert II. All the proceeds of the sale went to support research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

President Nicolas Sarkozy Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar

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President Nicolas Sarkozy

Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar

White Gold Reference 3940G

Nicolas Sarkozy was the President of France from 2007 to 2012, and he is pictured below during his presidency wearing his white gold Patek Philippe Triple Date Perpetual Calendar, Reference 3940.

The photo above and its zoomed-in clasp shot gives a perfect photo ID for the Patek Philippe Seal of Calatrava located on the exposed part of the clasp.

President Sarkozy & President Obama

White House Oval Office, Washington D.C.
January 10, 2011

The next set of photo shows U.S. President Obama meeting with French President, Sarkozy in the White House, Oval Office and Sarkozy is wearing his white gold Patek Philippe 3940.

Again, in the photo below we have another positive ID on the Patek Philippe Seal of Calatrava on the clasp.

Nicolas Sarkozy is married to recording artist and former fashion model, Carla Bruni. In the photo of them below, we get a clear shot of Nicolas Sarkozy's seal of Calatrava buckle on his wrist.

I am including these photo of the white gold Patek Philippe Reference 3940G to give a frame of reference for what it looks like, but I have yet to find an image of this beautiful watch that accurately captures its stunningly good looks.

1989 Tiffany & Co Ad

1989 Tiffany & Co Ad

150 Anniversary Of Patek Philippe Celebration

Patek Philippe Reference 3940

John Mayer with Katy Perry at 2013 Grammy Awards

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John Mayer

Rockin' A Custom Patek Philippe Reference 5004R At The 2013 Grammy's

Rock and Roll singer, singer, guitarist extroordinare, John Mayer is pictured below with his super-hot girlfriend, and fellow recording sensation, Katy Perry at the 2013 Grammy Awards. 

It is difficult to see the exact detail on John Mayer's Patek Philippe. It appears to be a custom-made Patek Philippe 5004 in Rose gold, with a matching rose gold bracelet. John Mayer is also rocking some cool Patek Philippe cufflinks, that have the seal of Calatrava on them.

In the photo below, Ellen Degeneres seems to be in awe of Katy Perry's stunning necklace and can't seem to stop staring at it!

Same thing with Ryan Seacrest, who also can't seem to stop staring at Katy Perry's beautiful necklace!

Patek Philippe Annual Calendar

Patek Philippe Annual Calendar

Rose Gold Reference 5396-1R-001

Charlie Sheen New Piers Morgan Interview Patek Philippe 3940

Charlie Sheen

New Piers Morgan Interview

Patek Philippe 3940

Charlie Sheen was back on Piers Morgan recently and this time he appears to be wearing a now classic Patek Philippe Reference 3940, with a slivered dial. Charlie appears to be a new man! Last year I did a story on Charlie Sheen's appearance on Piers Morgan, when he was in his absolutely fascinating "WINNING" phase, and he was wearing a Patek Philippe Reference 2438. 

Here is an excerpt from the recent interview, and you can check out his Piers Morgan "Winning" interview below.

Eric Clapton's Platinum Patek Philippe

Eric Clapton's Platinum Patek Philippe

37.5MM 1987 Reference 2499/100

Sells for $3.6 Million At Christie's Auction

This is a photo of Eric Clapton's Platinum Patek Philippe Reference 2499 which sold recently at a Christies auction for $3.6 Million. This sets a new world record for the Patek Philippe Reference 2499, which Patek Philippe made for 35 years beginning in 1951. 

The Reference 2499 is rare as Patek Philippe only made 349 of this watch mode, which averages about 10 per year. There are only two know Platinum versions of this reference, and the other one is in the Patek Philippe museum, making this one the only one in the world in private hands!!!

Eric Clapton is a huge watch/fanatic/collector and he is pictured below wearing his Patek Philippe Reference 5970, which is the son of the Reference 2499 that he just auctioned.

Nicolas Cage Patek Philippe Reference 3970

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Academy Award Winner For Best Actor

Nicolas Cage

Patek Philippe Reference 3970

Yellow Gold Triple Date Chronograph

Nicolas Cage is an American actor, director and producer who has appeared in over 60 films including Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Rumble Fish, The Cotton Club, Birdy, Face Off, Adaptation, City Of Angels, Matchsick Men, National Treasure and The Rock. Nicolas Cage won an academy award in 1995 for Best Actor in the movie Leaving Las Vegas. He is the nephew of director, Francis Ford Coppola, and ironically he was born Nicolas Coppola on January 7, 1964, but changed his name at an early age.

I remember one night in San Francisco, many years ago, noticing Nicolas Cage in Tower Records down near Fisherman's Wharf. He was shopping for CDs and like myself, was seriously stocking-up on CDs. My favorite Nicolas Cage movie was the 1990 classic, Wild At Heart.

For some reason, Nicolas Cage kind of reminds me of Charlie Sheen, in the sense they are kind of both bad-boys of Hollywood. And if you are not aware, Charlie Sheen is a huge Patek Philippe fanatic of the highest order! By the way, they costarred together in the 1993 movie, Deadfall. In the photos below we get a close-up of Nicolas Cage's Patek Philippe 3970, which is the same model that musician John Mayer also wears.

Nicolas Cage has a great voice and you can check him out in these Letterman interviews.

Patek Philippe & Co 1905 Chronometro Gondolo Top Winder

Patek Philippe & Co

1905 Chronometro Gondolo Top Winder

White Porcelian Dial with Painted Roman Numerals

18kt Yellow Gold

Have you ever wondered where the modern wrist watch design came from? The first wrist watches were essentially pocketwatches, with lugs soldered onto them, and here is a superb example of what is likely one of the first men's wrist watches ever made. This rare example was made by Patek Philippe in 1905!!!! 

This is the earliest example I have ever seen of a wrist watch for whatever it is worth. The photo appears courtesy of Antiquorum. The watch was certified with an extract from the Patek Philippe Archives, and the box in the photos originally came with the watch.

Upon close inspection of the dial we see it has painted radial Roman numerals on the white porcelain dial, with 5-minute Arabic markers, and sunken subsidiary seconds dial which also has Arabic markers in 10-second intervals. Also notice the seconds subdial is wrapped with the"Chronometro Gondolo" designation. 

The dial has the "Patek Philippe & CO" designation, which was changed many years later to simply say "Patek Philppe". The watch has blued steel feuille hands, and the case is 32mm x 10mm

I believe the reason this watch has extended lugs is in order to keep the winding crown far enough away from the top strap, so the wearer could easily wind the watch and change the time. 

Below, we see a side view, which is just amazing!!! I include this watch because if you look at the watch in the story below that shows off Vladimir Putin's Patek Philippe, you will notice his watch has elongated lugs...Man, it's old in Brazil!!!