Patek Philippe, Innovators In Watch Design

Although most people have never heard of them, one Swiss watch maker holds multiple patents pertaining to watch design and manufacture. This company is owned by the Sterns family and has been a family business for going on four generations. The name of the company is Patek Philippe.

The firm adheres to time honored values in the creation of their masterpieces. Each new series of watches produced takes years of research and development before going into production. Always looking for the best, rather than the cheapest, way to do things, this company has earned more than 70 patents on different movements and features incorporated into their watches.

Among the newest of these innovations are silicon based technologies that allow for the creation of mechanical movements that are much more precise than steel because they are not magnetic and do not react to changes in temperature the way steel does.

Always working to stay one step ahead of the curve is one of the qualities that has made ownership of a Patek Philippe watch something to be desired. In addition, the rarity of the various lines of watches gives them an intrinsic value as well as value based on their being highly collectible.