{"id":10340,"date":"2022-06-30T14:45:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T12:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/?p=10340"},"modified":"2022-06-30T15:06:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T13:06:25","slug":"meet-the-frenchman-who-owns-one-of-the-largest-collections-of-patek-philippe-watches-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/meet-the-frenchman-who-owns-one-of-the-largest-collections-of-patek-philippe-watches-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Frenchman who owns one of the largest collections of Patek Philippe watches in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patrick Getreide, a successful real estate entrepreneur, recently decided to come out about his secret passion: collecting the most beautiful watches.<\/p>\n

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He chose the Design Museum in London<\/strong>, from May 19 to 25, to share with the public 160 of the 600 models<\/strong> he has collected over the years. Among them, the most beautiful set of Patek Philippe<\/strong> watch in the world. He told Luxus+ Mag about his hobby.<\/p>\n

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Luxus+ Mag: For a businessman who is always in a hurry, is collecting watches your way of controlling time? Or are there other motivations?<\/h4>\n

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Patrick Getreide<\/strong>: \u201cIt’s all about emotion, I’m not looking for a way to master time. I feel a particular emotion when I discover a watch that fascinates me<\/strong>. It’s immediate. In the past, I used to collect matches and then pens, when I was younger and had less means. But watches give me a special emotion that is irreplaceable\u201d .<\/p>\n

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Your passion for watches goes back to your childhood. Can you tell us about your Madeleine de Proust?<\/h4>\n

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PG<\/strong>: \u201cWhen I was a young teenager studying in Switzerland, I often passed a watch store in Rolle, a town in French-speaking Switzerland not far from Geneva. I must have passed 50 times in front of the shop window and then I decided to ask for a credit… because the piece was way too expensive for a 13-year-old. So, I asked my father who helped me. Later on, the big event in my life as a collector was undoubtedly the first Patek Philippe I acquired, in 1985<\/strong>. It was a 3970<\/strong>, this piece was desired and expected since it was paid in three times! It was in the Paris boutique. I then met Mr. Thierry Stern (the president of Patek Philippe, editor’s note) who offered to show me the collection if I went to Geneva. Which I did. Since that day, I have learned to discover the company and its collections to the point of becoming an absolute enthusiast\u201d .<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Your collection focuses on Patek Philippe and, to a lesser extent, Rolex. Why such a strong preference for these two companies?<\/h4>\n

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PG<\/strong>: \u201cSimply because they are the best<\/strong>. Patek Philippe has extraordinary watches in all its families and covers all categories of timepieces, from the most classic models to the most complicated ones, including sports and crafts models. A huge choice offering true marvels. As for Rolex, these are watches that everyone loves and that never break down. A reference… and they have an exceptional price\u201d .<\/p>\n

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If you had to take only one model from this fabulous collection to a desert island, what would it be?<\/h4>\n

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PG<\/strong>: \u201cThe 1579 in platinum<\/strong> (from Patek Philippe)\u201d .<\/p>\n

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Le mod\u00e8le 1579 Patek Philippe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Read also > A SHORT HISTORY OF LUXURY: HOW HAS THE DESIGN OF CHOPARD TIMEPIECES EVOLVED THROUGH THE AGES?<\/a><\/p>\n

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Featured photo : \u00a9 Passion Horlog\u00e8re<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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