History/Patek Philippe & Co.

Patek Philippe

'The beginnings were not easy, as Patek’s letters prove. In 1848 he tries to justify his delays in ma-king payments27: "My situation is so critical that, I give you my word of honor, I have only 195 francs at my disposal, so I am sending you 100; the rest I am leaving for my wife and myself." In the same letter, he expresses his concerns about expenses: "Not to mention our shop - we have over 300 workers, you understand ! - What are we going to do? I do not know - I place my only hope in God."'

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History of Patek Philippe by Philip Poniz