With the death of Louis Cottier in 1966, the production of Patek Philippe antique world timepieces came to an end. Because these antique world timepieces are often matched with exquisite cloisonne enamel dials, they are unique and valuable. They are often sold at high prices in famous auctions, and this one is an example. Another 14 15HU platinum world timepiece, made in 1939, is also famous for a long time. It has a teardrop-shaped ear and a large automatic time zone dial, which set a record of $4,026,534 at Antigulen auction in 2002.
Patek Philippe has acquired two professional manufacturers to maintain its independence and ensure excellent production quality meeting strict internal standards: Calame, manufacturer of La Chaux-de-Fonds case, and Ergas, manufacturer of Tramelan impression. Both companies are located in the Jura Mountains in Switzerland. Audemars piguet has a century-old tradition.
1875, love me, love me & love me; Amp Audemars Piguet Watch Factory. Audemars piguet has always been fascinated by watchmaking art. With unlimited creativity and unique vision, it focuses on the development of ultra-thin mechanical parts, such as bell timer, moon and stars profit and loss, chronograph, time display between two places, thermometer and compass, and has created a precise mechanical watch, which has won numerous awards. In the 10th Paris Global Watch Exhibition held in 1889, Audemars Piguet participated in the Grand Complication watch, which has the functions of asking the watch, double-hand timer and perpetual calendar. Exquisite design has aroused great repercussions in the world and gained great reputation, which has established a lofty position for Audemars Piguet in the altar of watches. 1972, an all-steel sports watch named "Royal Oak" came out, which immediately caused a sensation in the watch industry and became a classic handed down from generation to generation. Nowadays, Audemars Piguet is highly respected by watch connoisseurs and collectors for its impressive achievements. Audemars piguet has set up a watch school in Switzerland to train the watch talents needed by the watch industry. An apprentice must complete four years' courses in the watch school to be qualified as a watchmaker, but it will take two years to become a master of Audemars Piguet.
Audemars piguet's outstanding complex functions:
1, calendar
The design and manufacture of perpetual calendar watches is the cornerstone of the cooperation between Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet in 1875. This type of timepiece is a major feature of the brand's current works.
The perpetual calendar is undoubtedly one of the main complex functions that Audemars Piguet is proficient in. It can display the week, month and year, and also consider the different days of each month and leap year. This means that the wearer does not need to make any manual adjustment before 265438+March 1 2000.
2, three questions function
The first major of Jura Valley watchmakers is to produce watches that can tell the time with music. In fact, Jules Audemar's father and grandfather have started to make these mechanical devices. Therefore, when the Audemars piguet brand came out, it naturally took an active part in the design of this kind of watches, and made every effort to constantly innovate and improve this complex function, which usually contains more than 400 parts.
This complex function contains the most parts, usually more than 400. The three-question function tells the time with the musical sound made by the hammer hitting the hardened steel reed. According to the wearer's requirements, it can continuously tap the bass reed to report the time, tap the low/high reed to report the engraving, and tap the high reed to report the minutes after the last quarter.
3, needle tracking timing function
The chronograph is equipped with auxiliary mechanical device, which can measure and display continuous or discontinuous time span without affecting the normal chronograph function of the watch. The second hand of the central chronograph can start, stop or restart at any time, and then press one or more buttons to return to zero immediately. This is not only a practical function in daily life, but also a very sophisticated and complicated function technically.
Some chronographs superimpose a larger chronograph pointer on the first pointer, which is used to measure elapsed time and compare timekeeping. Louis Frederic Perrelet, a Swiss watchmaker, applied for the patent of needle-chasing function in 1827. Since then, the chronograph has become one of Jules Audemars' specialties. Because its silent mechanism is an indispensable part of the classic "large-scale complex function watch", Audemars Piguet has been producing this kind of needle tracking device, which has become an immortal masterpiece of the brand. Audemars piguet integrated other functions into the chronograph, and developed the No.81 wristwatch with tourbillon and minute repeater functions. Vacheron Constantin's noble works of art
Founded in 1775 (20 years of Qing Qianlong), it has a history of 247 years and is the oldest and longest-lasting brand-name watch in the world. /kloc-other famous watches at the beginning of the 0/8th century have become the treasures of European royalty before they were born. The founder of the company is the philosopher Jean-Marc Vashlon, who is also a good friend of Rousseau and Voltaire. Vacheron Constantin only produces more than 20 thousand watches every year, which is only worth collecting. It is a truly noble work of art, and it is more important than Patek Philippe in the world of clocks and watches. The Crusader logo on the dial, similar to the Swiss national emblem, is already a symbol of taste, status and wealth. Vacheron Constantin has always played a key role in the history of Swiss watchmaking, both in the past and today. Breguet, the father of modern watchmaking
1747, Breguet was born in Neuchatel, Switzerland. He lived in Paris for most of his life and made countless great inventions. He is active in every field of watchmaking, and a series of breakthroughs have brought his career to the top, such as improving automatic watches and inventing clock springs for self-timer clocks. And shock absorbers. ; And its neoclassical concise design is even more surprising. 1823, Breguet died, and his descendants also had many masterpieces. In modern times, Breguet's fifth-generation grandson made a watch with the function of flying back and timing in the 1950s. Both scientist Einstein and writer Tchaikovsky were loyal users of Breguet. Many people call Breguet the king of clocks and watches, and it is also appropriate to say that Breguet is the father of modern watchmaking. The quality of international machinery manufacturing is extraordinary.
Wanguobiao was founded in 1868 with a history of 130 years. The place where he started his career was called Shafo Hauser. The history of clocks and watches in this area can be traced back to the beginning of15th century, 459 years earlier than other countries. The founder of IWC is FlorenineA. Jones, an engineer in Boston, USA. He founded the earliest mechanical watchmaking factory in Switzerland in his factory on the Rhine, and realized his novel idea-replacing some manual parts with machinery to make more accurate parts, and then assembling them into watches with excellent quality by first-class watchmakers. In recent years, the performance of the world has increased by 500%, and the results are quite amazing.
IWC is the symbol of IWC and an international abbreviation. Piaget's treasure
Count of Swiss watches, founded in 1874. With excellent design talent and exquisite watchmaking technology, Earl led the watch industry for a century and made the world watch industry shine brilliantly. Piaget's slim mechanical operation device has made outstanding achievements and is a historical legend in the watch industry. Nowadays, every part of Earl's products is made by paget Studio, which is unique and meticulous, and even has its own gold casting workshop to keep improving.
In addition to the original mechanical operation device, Piaget's design concept is even more admirable. All watchcases and bracelets must be cast in 18K gold or platinum, and the surface design is more colorful and unique. Cartier, the darling of the upper class
The only watch that is not a Swiss brand is enough to show its high price. Cartier family is a famous French jewelry manufacturer in the middle of19th century. Louis Cartier was a goldsmith appreciated by the royal family at that time. 1888, Cartier tried to install a mechanical watch on a gold bracelet inlaid with diamonds. 1904 The gold watch made for my old friend Santos became an instant hit. Since then, Cartier watches have always been the pets of the upper class, enduring. Cartier, with the advantages of internationally renowned brand groups, produces and sells high-grade jewelry, which is favored by nobles and rich people. Jaeger-LeCoultre set the Guinness Book of Records.
Jaeger-LeCoultre was formerly a watchmaking company founded by Charles Anthony Lacott in 1883. The founder is a skillful craftsman. He invented a micrometer with measuring accuracy of11000 mm, which greatly improved the processing accuracy of clock parts. Held in London on 185 1.
1992, Jaeger-LeCoultre made a second-order watch (1 order = 2.256mm) with a Guinness record, which shocked the watch industry. 1953, Queen Elizabeth II wore an all-platinum Jaeger-LeCoultre watch with diamonds. In the 1920s and 1930s, the shockproof and shockproof flip watches designed by Jaeger-LeCoultre for polo players became the signature series of Jaeger-LeCoultre, which lasted for a long time. 1982, the ATMOS clock developed by Jaeger-LeCoultre Company made great achievements. The overlord of Rolex watches
The predecessor of Rolex Company is W &；; Company D was jointly operated by Hans Wissdorf, a German, and Davis, an Englishman, in London in 1905 (Guangxu 3 1 year). 1908, Wissdorf registered the trademark of Rolex in Fonce, Rachad, and changed it to Rolex. The original logo of a Rolex watch is a palm with five fingers, indicating that the watch of this brand is completely handmade. Later, it gradually evolved into a registered trademark of Crown to show its dominance in the field of watches. It is the third most valuable 10 brand in the world and the only watch brand. In the 1920s, Rolex fully developed the first waterproof watch. 1926, Rolex waterproof watch was officially registered. The design style of Rolex watches has always been solemn, practical and unpretentious, and is deeply loved by people from all walks of life, especially those in the Far East and the Middle East. Gillard Peregal shows dignity.
Zippo watch from La Saud, Switzerland, was founded in 179 1 year. For more than two centuries, the creativity of Zippo watches has emerged one after another, thanks to the countless outstanding watchmakers behind it, which have been handed down from generation to generation and made unremitting efforts to carry forward its excellent watchmaking tradition and reach the status that the world admires today. The making of watches is the crystallization of the soul and the pursuit of the perfect combination of aesthetics and skills. To conform to the tastes and trends of different times, we must not lose the traditional quality and advantages in order to be pleasing to the eye and consistent.