Patek Philippe Calatrava Shreve Crump & Low Powering the watch is the

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and a steel 'Oyster'-style bracelet with a smooth 19mm-to-15mm taper and a signed clasp

While these were slow to be loved by collectors

Slim and understated

2011 marked the 80th Anniversary of the iconic Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso - an indisputable pillar of timepiece design as timeless as it is beautiful

Patek Philippe Calatrava Shreve Crump & Low Powering the watch is thePatek Philippe has long been renowned for its intricate watchmaking, but following the stock market crash of 1929, fewer clients had the means to afford these high end timepieces. After securing a controlling interest in the firm, Jean and Charles Henri Stern decided to create a simple watch that would be priced lower and appeal to the firm's clientele. Using the principles espoused by the Bauhaus school and its minimalist, function first philosophy,