Description: PATEK PHILIPPE: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY BY NICHOLAS FOULKES Drawing on exclusive interviews with its owners and with workers and watchmakers past and present as well as on hitherto unseen documents from the company’s archives, Patek Philippe: The Authorized Biography celebrates the history of a unique company. Nicholas Foulkes traces the Patek Philippe history from founder Antoine Norbert de Patek’s early life in Poland as a young cavalry officer fighting in a doomed uprising. Foulkes recounts his exile, his life in Geneva, his meeting with gifted watchmaker Adrien Philippe and the 1932 purchase by the Stern family who, over four generations, have turned it into the legend that it is today. "I am very pleased to see the history of my family’s company come to life in this excellent volume. This is the first time that the Patek Philippe archive has been accessed and brought to life in a factual and definitive work. Nicholas Foulkes has perfectly recreated the atmosphere and details of our remarkable journey so far." Philippe Stern,Honorary President of Patek Philippe Patek Philippe: The Authorized Biography by Nicholas Foulkes544 pages, 29 x 30 cm, with color illustrations. Patek Philippe: The Authorized Biography is published by Preface, part of world-renowned publisher Penguin Random House, in English BUY IT NOW & I WILL INCLUDE SHIPPING
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Book Title: Patek Philippe
Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
Publisher: Penguin
Original Language: English
Item Length: 29 cm
Intended Audience: Adults
Publication Year: 2016
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Author: Nicholas Foulkes
Genre: Biographies & True Stories
Topic: Autobiography
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Item Width: 30 cm
Number of Pages: 544
