Alternatives: from the most complex Patek Philippe to Ferrater's photographic legacy

The most complex wristwatch produced by Patek Philippe combines elegance and watchmaking prowess, in a new white gold version with two opaline blue dials on the front and back.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
01 March 2023 Wednesday 19:33
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Alternatives: from the most complex Patek Philippe to Ferrater's photographic legacy

The most complex wristwatch produced by Patek Philippe combines elegance and watchmaking prowess, in a new white gold version with two opaline blue dials on the front and back. The reversible case with hand-guilloché cloves of Paris decoration is distinguished by its patented rotation mechanism.

Among the watch's 20 complications are five audible functions, two of which are patented world exclusives: an alarm that sounds at the set time and a date repeater that chimes the calendar at will. Powered by the caliber hand-wound mechanical movement 300 GS AL 36‑750 QIS FUS IRM beating inside, the reversible double-sided Grandmaster Chime features, in addition to the petite and grand chime functions, a second time zone, day/night indication for the second time zone, instantaneous perpetual calendar and day, date (on the two spheres), month, cycle of leap years by hands.

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The "food house" is in honor of the origin of the place. It seeks to transform the traditional 'food house' concept into a modern gastronomic space with a strong commitment to seasonal products and local character.

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The journey from the sordid, underground and defiant to the most optimistic and hooligan that builds the vast collection of fashion photography by José Manuel Ferrater (Barcelona, ​​1948) has a new owner. There are more than 200,000 photographs and filming (from between 1971 and 2022) that the Ministry of Culture has acquired for the Costume Museum.

Mobius Mid is United Nude's slip-on sandal inspired by a lacing that forms the sole, heel, insole and upper part of the shoe. The fiber-reinforced nylon heel is the strongest part of the shoe, while its open-wedge shape keeps it incredibly light. Revealed in 2003, since then, and for twenty years, it has become an icon in the world of design.