Patek Philippe's Watch Art Grand Exhibition Opens in Milan with 500 Timepieces
Patek Philippe's seventh Watch Art Grand Exhibition commenced on 2 October in Milan and will continue until 18 October at CityOval. This complimentary event occupies 2,900 square metres and presents 500 timepieces, featuring 25 exclusive editions. Noteworthy items include a Milan table clock, ten Golden Eclipse wristwatches designed for Tuscany, and three Calatrava watches representing the Amalfi Coast. A new platinum perpetual calendar chronograph, Reference 5978P-010, is restricted to 120 units. The exhibition encompasses 15 themed sections, a nine-metre-tall replica of the Jet d'Eau, and enhanced displays. Thierry Stern remarked that the exhibition embodies his father's desire to share Patek's legacy, a vision initiated by Philippe Stern, who passed away in June, following the 2001 opening of the Patek Philippe Museum.
Key facts
- The seventh Watch Art Grand Exhibition runs from 2 to 18 October in Milan at CityOval, formerly Palazzo delle Scintille.
- The exhibition covers 2,900 square metres and displays 500 timepieces, including 25 site-specific editions.
- Reference 5978P-010, a platinum perpetual calendar chronograph limited to 120 pieces, advances all date windows in 30 milliseconds.
- The event marks 85 years since Patek Philippe first combined perpetual calendar and chronograph functions in a wristwatch.
- A nine-metre-tall recreation of Geneva's Jet d'Eau, using 2,028 glass droplets, serves as a centrepiece.
- The previous Tokyo edition attracted 74,000 visitors, around the same number of watches Patek Philippe produces annually.
- Thierry Stern is the fourth generation to run the family-owned company since 1932.
- Philippe Stern, who died in June aged 86, initiated the exhibition concept after the 2001 opening of the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva.
Entities
Artists
- Thierry Stern
- Philippe Stern
- Paolo Vietti-Violi
- Bill Prince
- Eric Wind
Institutions
- Patek Philippe
- Patek Philippe Museum
- Wallpaper*
- The Blend
- British GQ
- Audemars Piguet
- Assouline
- Fiat
- Wind Vintage
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Dubai
- United Arab Emirates
- Munich
- Germany
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York
- United States
- Singapore
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Rome
- Tuscany
- Amalfi Coast
- Burano
- Murano
- Florence
- CityOval
- Palazzo delle Scintille
- CityLife
- Rue des Vieux-Grenadiers
- Venice
- Sicily