Has Patek Philippe Lost Its Aura?

T&H Live

August 20, 2026

Has Patek Philippe lost its aura? In todays vlog, Christian sits down with collector Peter Aziz for an unfiltered, near hour long debate on the current state of luxury watches. We break down exactly why A. Lange & Söhne is dominating the “real” collector market, while Patek Philippe’s catalog is increasingly riddled with flaws, from lazy movement sharing in the $270k Nautilus to sterile date windows that ruin elegant designs.

Beyond the Patek critique, we swap some wild stories: an insane one year Breguet service nightmare, calling out a relative’s JLC Reverso at a Super Bowl party, and a highly controversial Rolex Sea-Dweller encounter with John Buckley from Tuscany Rose.