October 2016 45 www.womanthismonth.com Philippe Seal attests to the utmost quality of its timepieces, far above and beyond official standards, by integrating all competencies and features of relevance in manufacturing, precision and lifelong maintenance. It applies to the entire watch and is the only seal of quality that assures lifetime maintenance of the piece, regardless of the date of completion. It is governed by detailed regulations and an independent supervisory body. The seal embodies all the company’s values and quality standards, and Messrs Stern act as its main guardians. The Patek Philippe Museum Philippe Stern's legendary passion for exceptional timepieces allowed him to gather an extraordinary and unique collection of nearly 2,000 watches, musical automata and miniature enamels from the 16th century to today, alongside an extensive library of over 8,000 works entirely dedicated to horology. This unique museum was opened to the public in Geneva in November 2001. Visit www.patek.com for more information. Calibre 89: For over 25 years, it was the most complicated portable timepiece in the world (33 complications and 1,728 parts). The Calibre 89 was created in 1989 to celebrate the manufacture’s 150th anniversary. This true watchmaking masterpiece took nine years to develop and produce. Star Caliber 2000: Launched to welcome the new millennium, this pocket watch combines the most fascinating complications (21 complications, 1,118 parts, eight years of R&D and production, six new patents). Sky Moon Tourbillon: Presented in 2001, it is the second-most complicated wristwatch in the current Patek Philippe collection. The double-face timepiece is endowed with the rarest complications (12 complications and 686 parts). Among other indications, it displays mean solar time and has a perpetual retrograde calendar on the front side. Sidereal time and astronomical functions are shown on the case back side. Grandmaster Chime Ref. 5175: Launched in 2014 to commemorate the 175th anniversary, this timepiece is the most complicated wristwatch in the current Patek Philippe collection. A double-face watch that can be worn on either side, it features 20 complications in its 1,366-part movement. Five strikework functions: grande and petite sonnerie, minute repeater, innovative patented date repeater and alarm with time strike. Front side: mean solar time, second time zone, subsidiary alarm time dial, instantaneous perpetual analog date, moon phases, various function displays. Rear side: full instantaneous perpetual calendar with date, day, month, leapyear cycle and four-digit year display (synchronised with leap-year display); 24hour subsidiary dial for mean solar time. The patented reversing mechanism integrated in the lugs allows the case to be easily turned, so the watch can be worn with either dial facing up. Exceptional Timepieces
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