1839 Antoine Norbert de Patek a salesman and François Czapek a watchmaker founded the company Patek, Czapek & Cie, In 1844 Mr. Patek met the French watchmaker, Mr. Adrien Philippe in Paris where the latter presented his pioneering stem winding and setting system by the crown. In 1845 when Czapek decided to leave the company and to continue his activity on his own, the company name changed for Patek & Cie, in 1851 when Mr. Philippe became officially associated the company was renamed again to Patek Philippe & Cie, before changing once more in 1901 for Patek Philippe & Cie, S.A. In 1932, the company was purchased by Charles and Jean Stern, two brothers and since then, Patek Philippe S.A. remains a family owned firm, with 3rd and 4th generation at its head.

Patek Philippe watches have been worn by a number of notable individuals, including members of royalty, movie stars, and some of the worlds richest people.

In 1868, Patek Philippe made their first wristwatch. They have also pioneered the perpetual calendar, split-seconds hand, chronograph, and minute repeater in watches. The company, like most high-end watch companies, produces mostly automatic and manual watches but has produced quartz watches in the past and even a digital wrist watch.

On April 10, 2008, 2003 "Sky Moon Tourbillon" platinum Patek Philippe tourbillon wristwatch made the world record as the most expensive modern wristwatch sold at Hongkong Sotheby's for HK$11.75 million ($1.49 million).

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There are many Patek Philippe watches for sale on Ebay and there are many more Replica Patek Philippe watches for sale on ebay, but who should you put your trust in when purchasing your Authentic Patek Philippe watch?

Some sellers on Ebay will try to sell you a replica as the genuine article, but if you watch for the signs you should be able to spot them easily, they will have very few sales, because as soon as they have sold one or two watches they delete their accounts and start again, they will have bad feedback, you will find their feed back if you go to one of their pages and click on their feedback link, and they will sell they watches at thousands of dollars below the market value.Stay away from sellers with low sales and bad feedback.

The people to put your trust in are "Trusted Ebay Powersellers" They specialise in watches or jewelery and they will have a label on their sales pages stating their status as "Trusted Ebay Powersellers" View their feedback pages and you will find that almost everyone who has left feedback have left glowing references to these legitamate dealers.

The "Trusted Ebay Powersellers" earn their reputation and will always ensure fantastic service and more importantly they ensure that what they say that you are bidding on is what you get.

Below you will find Ebays Top 3 Rated Patek Philippe Power sellers

This Ebay power seller has a 100% positive feedback, from the people they have sold watches too, in the past year they have sold one hundred and eleven watches and recieved the same amount of positive feedback.

here are a couple of examples.

great watch, very honest person....thanks

ACCURATE DESCRIPTION...VERY NICE...THANKS !!!

Watched was checked by jeweler and confirmed to be authentic...Great transaction

Stunning watch perfect in every way! Great seller, flexible and professional.

Fastest Shipping On Record! Great Product! Could Not Be Better!

Great watch! perfect condition! A+++++++ Nice guy too!

Another Ebay Powerseller with 100% feedback, in the past 12 months this seller has sold sixtytwo watches and has had sixtytwo incidents of positive feedback.

some examples below:

Item in much better concdition than described, super fast shipping. Excellent tr

Excellent seller, trusted them with a wire transfer, watch arrived perfectly

Awesome. Perfect watch, received *day after I paid* Best E-Bay experience ever.

accurate description, smooth transaction. Got the watch for 40% less than retail

fast shipping, perfect transaction, excellent communication, one of the best!A+

whow, what a watch, dream has come true, thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!

This Ebay Power Seller has sold 58 watches in the last 12 months on Ebay and has a 100 % positive feedback record, they are well respected buy all in the Ebay Marketplace.

Examples of feedback:

Excellent communication from seller, gracious, efficient and kind staff! A+++

Great price, great product. prompt shipment.. Excellent seller.AAA+++

Very Nice Watch. Very nice seller & Fast delivery. A+++

Wonderful watch! Thank you! ! Very professional, all the papers. A++++++++++++

Watch is exactly as described, very fast shipping, many thanks++++++++

What a Beauty!!! Perfect packing/ shipping In a eye blink!!!!!! THANKS