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Article: Patek philippe opens new museum. (Watch World).(Brief Article)
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- Jewelers Circular Keystone
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- February 1, 2002
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Patek Philippe has officially opened its own museum--housing more than 1,600 historic timepieces and a library devoted exclusively to horology--in Geneva, Switzerland. The idea of a museum was born in 1989, on the company's 150th anniversary. The project has been active since 1997, but some of the collections were assembled up to 30 years ago.
The Patek Philippe Museum, opened Nov. 8, contains not only the world's largest collection of the Swiss watchmaker's timepieces but also hundreds of rare and historic watches made in Geneva, in tribute to the city's long watchmaking heritage.
According to Alain Vaissade, cultural affairs councilman of the city of ...