Patek Philippe

Under the patronage of new Italian luxury hotel group Whythebest, one of Florence’s hippest and best-hidden boutique hotels is getting set to welcome the fashion crowd to the city this summer during the Pitti Uomo men’s shows.

L’O – Hotel L’Orologio is unique in being inspired by the prestigious world of international high-end watchmaking as well as by owner Sandro Fratini’s personal collection of over 2,000 vintage timepieces. If you appreciate haute horlogerie – and what man of style doesn’t? – it’s hard to imagine wanting to stay anywhere else.

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Sleep with Rolex & Patek Philippe at Florence’s Luxe L’O – Hotel L’Orologio originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

An extremely important white gold Patek Philippe single-button chronograph from 1928, undoubtedly the only one of its kind, is expected to fetch up to $2.7 million at Christie’s Important Watches sale in Geneva on May 16.

Created in 1928 on the eve of the stock market crash, the unique and complicated 1928 chronograph was a bespoke commission from one of Patek Philippe’s most important patrons, though his exact identity is unknown.

The cushion-shaped wristwatch, with vertically positioned registers and Breguet numerals, is the only known example extant of a single-button chronograph by Patek Philippe made in white gold.

As such, it’s perfectly possible that it could end up selling for more than $2.7 million, especially with the buoyant market for such horological masterpieces at the moment.

[via JustLuxe]

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Auctions

$2.7 Million Patek Philippe Watch Stars in Christie’s Sale originally appeared on Luxist on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

An extremely important white gold Patek Philippe single-button chronograph from 1928, undoubtedly the only one of its kind, is expected to fetch up to $2.7 million at Christie’s Important Watches sale in Geneva on May 16.

Created in 1928 on the eve of the stock market crash, the unique and complicated 1928 chronograph was a bespoke commission from one of Patek Philippe’s most important patrons, though his exact identity is unknown.

The cushion-shaped wristwatch, with vertically positioned registers and Breguet numerals, is the only known example extant of a single-button chronograph by Patek Philippe made in white gold.

As such, it’s perfectly possible that it could end up selling for more than $2.7 million, especially with the buoyant market for such horological masterpieces at the moment.

[via JustLuxe]

$2.7 Million Patek Philippe Watch Stars in Christie’s Sale originally appeared on Luxist on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Under the patronage of new Italian luxury hotel group Whythebest, one of Florence’s hippest and best-hidden boutique hotels is getting set to welcome the fashion crowd to the city this summer during the Pitti Uomo men’s shows.

L’O – Hotel L’Orologio is unique in being inspired by the prestigious world of international high-end watchmaking as well as by owner Sandro Fratini’s personal collection of over 2,000 vintage timepieces. If you appreciate haute horlogerie – and what man of style doesn’t? – it’s hard to imagine wanting to stay anywhere else.

Continue reading Sleep with Rolex & Patek Philippe at Florence’s Luxe L’O – Hotel L’Orologio

Sleep with Rolex & Patek Philippe at Florence’s Luxe L’O – Hotel L’Orologio originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Under the patronage of new Italian luxury hotel group Whythebest, one of Florence’s hippest and best-hidden boutique hotels is getting set to welcome the fashion crowd to the city this summer during the Pitti Uomo men’s shows.

L’O – Hotel L’Orologio is unique in being inspired by the prestigious world of international high-end watchmaking as well as by owner Sandro Fratini’s personal collection of over 2,000 vintage timepieces. If you appreciate haute horlogerie – and what man of style doesn’t? – it’s hard to imagine wanting to stay anywhere else.

Continue reading Sleep with Rolex & Patek Philippe at Florence’s Luxe L’O – Hotel L’Orologio

Sleep with Rolex & Patek Philippe at Florence’s Luxe L’O – Hotel L’Orologio originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Under the patronage of new Italian luxury hotel group Whythebest, one of Florence’s hippest and best-hidden boutique hotels is getting set to welcome the fashion crowd to the city this summer during the Pitti Uomo men’s shows.

L’O – Hotel L’Orologio is unique in being inspired by the prestigious world of international high-end watchmaking as well as by owner Sandro Fratini’s personal collection of over 2,000 vintage timepieces. If you appreciate haute horlogerie – and what man of style doesn’t? – it’s hard to imagine wanting to stay anywhere else.

Continue reading Sleep with Rolex & Patek Philippe at Florence’s Luxe L’O – Hotel L’Orologio

Sleep with Rolex & Patek Philippe at Florence’s Luxe L’O – Hotel L’Orologio originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.