Patek Philippe’s Seventh Watch Art Grand Exhibition To Launch In Milan This October
This year, Patek Philippe organises its largest Grand Exhibition to date, showcasing timepieces across multiple collections, both past and present.
From 2 to 18 October this year, Patek Philippe will be unveiling the seventh edition of its globetrotting Grand Exhibitions in Milan, Italy. Following its previous iterations in Singapore (2019) and Tokyo (2023), the Swiss watchmaker will be launching its largest exhibition to date, showcasing over 500 timepieces and objects, including two exceptional Rare Handcrafts timepieces; important pieces from the brand’s own museum, and the entire current collection, alongside a series of yet-to-be-unveiled limited editions that will be released to mark the occasion.
The Watch Art Grand Exhibition will take place in the CityOval, formerly known as the Palazzo delle Scintille, occupying over 2,900 sq m, right in the heart of Milan’s Citylife district, a recently redeveloped business and residential quarter. Housing 15 different themed rooms, this horological affair will focus on different aspects of Patek Philippe’s history and present.
Notably, the exhibition will feature a ‘Super Complications’ room, where the most prestigious and complex of timepieces will be on display. There, visitors will be able to experience watches such as the Calibre 89, which sports 33 complications and was created for the watchmaker’s 150th anniversary, and the Grandmaster Chime with 20 complications, made for its 175th anniversary. A ‘Master of Sound’ room, reserved for chiming watches, will also be available, as well as demonstrations from artisans and Patek Philippe master watchmakers that will educate and inspire guests.
The Rare Handcrafts exhibit will include 27 examples, highlighted by the “Burano” Ref. 992/193J-001 pocket watch, a lavish display of enamel and hand-engraving techniques that pays tribute to the Venetian Island of Burano, and the “Sicilian Oranges” Ref. 20179M-001 dome table clock that depicts orange trees bordering the city of Palermo in miniature painting on enamel.
Historical pieces from the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva will also be displayed in their own dedicated rooms, illustrating the Swiss watchmaker’s rich heritage through various technical and aesthetic masterpieces—as well as that of other important watchmakers from the 16th to 19th centuries.
Open to the general public with free entry, the showcase welcomes both the general public, collectors, and enthusiasts alike to immerse themselves in Patek Philippe’s rich history.
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