Patek Philippe brings its largest Watch Art exhibition yet to Milan

More than 500 watches, museum pieces and rare handcrafts are on show, alongside seven limited editions created for the Italian market.

Patek Philippe’s Watch Art Grand Exhibition in Milan brings together historic watches, current creations and rare handcrafts under one roof. (Photo: Patek Philippe)

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For a watchmaker known for producing some of the world’s most sought-after timepieces, Patek Philippe is taking a decidedly open-door approach in Milan.

From Oct 2 to Oct 18, the Geneva manufacture is staging the seventh edition of its Watch Art Grand Exhibition at CityOval, formerly known as the Palazzo delle Scintille, in Milan’s CityLife district. Admission is free, and visitors do not need to be collectors to make sense of what is on show.

Spread across more than 2,900 sq m, it is the largest Watch Art exhibition Patek Philippe has organised to date, bringing together more than 500 watches, movements and objects across 15 themed areas.

Around 80 pieces from the Patek Philippe Museum have travelled from Geneva to Milan for the Watch Art Grand Exhibition. (Photo: Patek Philippe)

The idea is to give visitors a look at the wider world behind the watches – from how movements are made to the decorative crafts that go into some of the manufacture’s most elaborate pieces.

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