“Ref. 3448”

“In 1962, Patek Philippe once again redefined the genre by introducing the first serially produced perpetual calendar with an automatic movement: the masterfully designed reference 3448. This groundbreaking watch was a harmonious blend of classical design and modern innovation. While it retained the traditional dial configuration—seen in earlier icons like the reference 1526, with dual apertures beneath 12 o’clock and a subdial above 6 o’clock. At its heart was a technical triumph: a perpetual calendar and moonphase module added to the cal. 27-460, itself the final evolution of the legendary cal. 12-600 found in reference 2526. Widely regarded as one of the finest automatic movements ever made, this caliber underscored the reference 3448’s significance.”

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[Continued from Ref. 2499] Platinum-Palladium Prints are regarded as being an eminently archival method for creating art. Once completed, all that is left behind are platinum and palladium particles embedded in the cotton fibers of the paper, which do not generally react with air. Prints of this type have already been seen to last centuries, and are regarded as capable of breaching a millennium with proper care.

Similarly to a watch, the process of creating the print requires a great degree of patience, skill, and practice of analog workflows. Shot on film, developed with top-grade photochemicals, then digitally optimized for the spectral response of the Platinum-Palladium Process, the effort of capture alone is highly laborious.

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