John Reardon's Patek Philippe in America Reference Guide: Volume II Ladies' Watches (Review)

July 16, 2013

John?Reardon?recentlypublished the third and final book in his?Patek Philippe in America?series:?Volume II Ladies' Watches. Itmarks another important contribution to the field of Patek Philippe scholarshipand research by Mr.?Reardon (a HODINKEE columnist himself).It adds to the previously published?PatekPhilippe in America: Marketing the World's Foremost Watch?and?Patek Philippe in America: Volume 1 Men'sWatches.?The Ladies' reference guide is thecapstone book of the series, which is considered the most comprehensive publishedseries on a single watchmaker.? The Reference 3266, Closed Reference 3266, Open Richly illustrated with pictures of over 1,000 differentreferences from the 1940s to the 1990s (all time-only pieces), one gets a senseof how Patek Philippe made these watches as pieces of functional jewelry. One is struck by the diversity of shapes, sizes, anddesigns of Patek's ladies' watches. Reference 1214 Reference 1209 Patek continues to expand theirladies' line, though in recent years the company has started to introduce complicated watches for women. For the first time in its history, Patek Philippe is making split-seconds chronographs, worldtimers, and calendars meant specifically for women. The absolutely amazing 7059 we showed you here is a perfect example of one of these watches.If you are interested in purchasing Reardon's newest book, you can get ithere. And, please visit:?http://www.patekphilippeinamerica.com/?to find the previous two volumes as well.And don't forget that we are giving away a full set of 3 Patek Philippe in America books by John Reardon as part of the HODINKEE survey, which you can fill out here.