TIME ZONE
BY CAROL BESLER
PATEK PHILIPPE
COMPLICATIONS
FIT FOR A LADY
P atek Philippe made its first ladies’ watch in 1839, the year it was founded. Since then, ladies’ collections have been an important part of the prestigious company’s very limited production. One thing they all have in common: they are technically outstanding, a quality that makes Patek Philippe the world’s most coveted watch brand. One of its earliest complications for women was a minute repeater, the most technically challenging movement for a watchmaker. Another complication, the annual calendar, has been part of the ladies’ lineup for many years. In 2009, Patek Philippe introduced its first in-house chronograph movement in a ladies’ wristwatch (Ref. 7071). In 2011, it followed up with two complications for women: the first series minute repeater for ladies, Ref. 7000, and the first-ever ladies’ split seconds chronograph, Ref. 7059. This year, Patek Philippe introduced two new complications to the ladies’ current collection, the Ref. 7121/200G Ladies’ Moonphase and the Ref. 7130R World Time.
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