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Patek Philippe is one of the most exclusive watch manufacturers in the world. The company was founded in 1851 in Geneva, Switzerland. From the beginning, the factory catered to a sophisticated clientele, such as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, but also industrial magnates like James Ward Packard, the founder of the Packard automobile company. For a friend of Packard's, Henry Graves who came from a famous banking family, the "ultra-complicated" Patek Philippe pocket watch was designed in 1933, which in 1999, as the most expensive watch ever to be sold at auction, reached a maximum bid of $ 11 million. This Grande Complication was developed for a horological competition between Graves and Packard, and contains no less than 24 (!) complications. For these, Patek Philippe held the record for the watch with the most complications for more than 50 years. In 1989, it was replaced by the Caliber 89 watch, which was produced for the 150th anniversary of the company.
The Calatrava line was developed in the 1930s just like the legendary Graves watch and is regarded as the flagship of the Patek Philippe company today. The elegant men?s watch was named after an order of knights, which was founded in 1158 by Abbot Raimondo in the Spanish city of Calatrava. Since the launch of the Calatrava in 1932, all Patek Philippe watches bears the Calatrava cross on the crown and the lily cross has now become the hallmark of the entire Patek Philippe company. According to the company, the choice of the Calatrava cross had purely aesthetic reasons.
The understated design of the Calatrava is influenced by the Bauhaus style and starting with its introduction, it was an inspiration for round watches everywhere. Given the cool understatement in its form, the high quality materials and the artistic process alone reveal the price of such a watch to the true connoisseur. The Calatrava watch is made only with precious metal housings, currently there are 36 models to choose from: yellow gold, white gold or rose gold and two platinum models. The Calatrava is probably the most known Patek Philippe watch and has defended its cult status for more than 70 years already.
However, some models have since been added whose design is not as purist, the bezel of the 5298P is covered with 38 baguette-cut diamonds for example.
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