Patek Philippe has been supporting Singapore’s Esplanade – Theatres by the Bay since 2003 as one of its arts benefactors. This explains why, as part of its 175th anniversary celebrations in 2014, Patek Philippe was presenter for the performance “Principal Conductor Valery Gergiev with London Symphony Orchestra” in November 2014. During the event, Patek Philippe also presented some of its … More
In 1956, the Rolex Milgauss was introduced and it was targeted at engineers and technicians, notably those who were regularly exposed to magnetic fields due to the nature of their profession. The Milgauss was designed to resist strong magnetic interference of up to 1,000 gauss. The “Mil” came from “mille”, the French word for “thousand” while “gauss” is a measurement … More
While the “SG” could well be taken to be the abbreviation for “Simon & Garfunkel” and the “50” could well be the anniversary of their highly popular “The Sound of Silence” folk-rock hit or maybe even that for “I am a Rock”, these aren’t the official reasons for the “SG” and “50” formed by micro gas tubes on the Ball … More
The feel of the 2015 Mare Nostrum or PAM00603 unveiled in Geneva at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie came with a surprise. That is because it is very lightweight relative to its 52mm diameter case. The reason for this is a case made of titanium. The previous re-edition, the PAM 300 Mare Nostrum of 2010 came in steel. … More