You surely have heard a lot and seen marvelous mechanical watches made by Swiss watchmakers. Being a collector or watch enthusiast is not necessary if you adore art and exclusive design. Mechanical timepieces are surely amazing, but have you ever wondered where these watches are made and where watchmaking professionals work to create complicated mechanisms? Here is a small overview of insides and outsides of some of the most famous watchmaking companies.
Patek Philippe Headquarters
The headquarters of Swiss watch manufacturer represents a beautiful modern building. It has a huge abstract coiled spring sculpture, situated in front. The sculpture leads into Patek Philippe's towering reception area, which, in its turn is decorated with a beautiful big wall relief that represents the company's famous Calibre 89. The whole relief is situated on two walls: one has an elaborate watch mechanism, and the other an airy sculptural clock, created by Jean Kazes.
Patek Philippe's facilities are the home of master watchmakers. Various experts, who repair and polish cases, reconstruct bracelets, enrich watches with diamonds are all together responsible for bringing back to life exclusive watches marked Patek Philippe. The work is made regardless of age of the watch or how much care it needs. Because watchmakers from Patek Philippe have different watch parts that are stocked for some very old models, any timepiece can be repaired.
