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Founded in 1839, Patek Philippe is a famous Swiss watch brand and one of the top ten famous watches in the world, known as the "King of Watches". Patek Philippe is one of the only remaining truly independent watchmakers in Switzerland, producing its own watches from start to finish. It takes about 10 years to train a Patek Philippe watchmaker.

Patek Philippe watches certainly hold their value, and Patek Philippe has always been a favorite at auctions, but not every Patek Philippe watch is that valuable.

On June 27th, 2020, Fuisse and Bacs & Russo organized the 11th Geneva Watch Auction at the Hôtel La Réserve, featuring a Patek Philippe Grande Complication model Ref. 1518 in pink gold with pink dial. It is reported that Patek Philippe produced a total of just nine Ref.1518 pink dial rose gold models, and this is still the only one with blued steel hands of the lone (regular with gold hands, this is the original owner of the watch private custom), the final price is more than 24 million.

Today, Patek Philippe's current super-complicated chronographs for sale probably cost between a few hundred thousand and a few million dollars, and even with the extra cost of customization, the watch is superbly preserved at today's prices.

As mentioned earlier, Patek Philippe watches are not all that valuable, depending on a number of factors: one, Patek Philippe is the world's top ten watches, with exquisite watchmaking technology, a long history and cultural heritage; two, the function of the watch and the materials used whether the use of precious metals, such as the function of, for example, the perpetual calendar, moon phases, chronographs, the material is like gold, platinum, K gold, rose gold and so on; Thirdly, whether this watch is a limited edition or not, things are rare and precious, how rare is this watch you are purchasing and what is its background. All these determine whether this watch retains its value.

But these days, it doesn't have to be a limited edition, precious metal watch to retain its value. The best example of this is the Patek Philippe Nautilus, which is a stainless steel watch. However, the design is unique and loved by the public, and nowadays the premium in the secondary market is very high. Patek Philippe not long ago announced the discontinuation of the blue plate stainless steel Nautilus, making the price is soaring.

In a nutshell, the general Patek Philippe more collectible watches are some of the masters of the classic production, or some limited edition, as well as some of the more complex functions of the watch, these are some of the more valuable models, but its price is not always acceptable.