Adrien Philippe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French horologist and cofounder of watchmaker Patek Philippe & Co
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Place of Birth: La Bazoche-Gouet, Centre-Val de Loire, France
About Adrien Philippe
- Jean Adrien Philippe (16 April 1815, La Bazoche-Gouet, Eure-et-Loir – 5 January 1894) was a French horologist and cofounder of watchmaker Patek Philippe & Co.
- of Geneva, Switzerland.In 1842, Adrien Philippe invented a mechanism for watches which allowed them to be wound and set by means of a crown rather than a key.
- His patented invention earned him a Bronze Medal at the French Industrial Exposition of 1844 (World's Fair).
- At the Exhibition, Adrien Philippe first met Antoni Patek and a year later became head watchmaker at Patek & Co.
- in Geneva under an agreement that entitled him to one third of all company profits. Adrien Philippe proved to be very capable at his craft and a product innovator whose value to the firm was such that by 1851 he was made a full partner and the firm began operating as Patek Philippe & Co.
- In 1863 he published a book in Geneva and Paris on the workings of pocket watches titled Les montres sans clef. His partner Antoni Patek died in 1877 and in 1891 the 76-year-old Adrien Philippe handed over the day-to-day management of the business to his son Joseph Emile Philippe and Francois Antoine Conty.Jean Adrien Philippe died in 1894 and was buried in St-Georges Cemetery in Geneva.
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