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Milestones from Patek Philippe
1868The first Swiss wristwatchA gold, enamel and diamond bracelet watch made by Patek Philippe in Geneva in 1868: the earliest Swiss wristwatch on record.1925The first perpetual calendar wristwatchPatek Philippe put a perpetual calendar movement into a wristwatch case in 1925, the first time the complication was worn on the wrist.1941The first serial perpetual calendarPatek Philippe’s reference 1526 of 1941 was the first perpetual calendar wristwatch made in series, one you could buy rather than commission.1941The first perpetual chronographPatek Philippe’s reference 1518 of 1941 was the first chronograph with a perpetual calendar made in series.1844Keyless windingAdrien Philippe’s sliding pinion let one crown both wind the watch and set its hands, and did away with the watch key.1937The first world time wristwatchLouis Cottier’s rotating 24-hour ring showed the time in every zone of the world at once, and Patek Philippe put it on the wrist in 1937.1923The first split-seconds wristwatchPatek Philippe movement no. 124824, sold in 1923, is the earliest known split-seconds chronograph wristwatch.