THE OAK COLLECTION a One of A Kind Collection of Extraordinary Watches. The Design Museum London.
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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The OAK Collection exhibition - for 'One of A Kind' - comprises 163 'best of the best' vintage and contemporary museum quality watches, among which are unrepeatable special orders, ultra-rare limited editions, the most valuable examples of their type and the largest number of Patek Philippe pieces once owned by the celebrated collector Henry Graves Jnr. to now be held in private hands.
The OAK Collection traveling exhibition opened at the Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High St, London W8 6AG on May 19 and runs until May 25. It will then move to the Bahrain National Museum, Shaikh Hamad Causeway, Manama, China and the USA in 2022.
Every watch is in truly perfect condition, with the majority of examples being new or virtually unworn. All are serviced on a regular basis by a highly experienced watch maker whose working life is dedicated to maintaining the collection which, having been patiently gathered and never previously revealed, could fairly be described as one of the watch world's 'best kept secrets’.
The OAK Collection exhibition, which has been curated by a hand-picked team of watch world elites, will first be unveiled in London before embarking on a global tour incorporating four international stops at spectacular exhibition venues in the USA, Middle East and Asia.
Visitors to the OAK Collection exhibition will be taking part in a ‘world first’ event, because never before has a privately-owned collection of such exceptional watches, all in impeccable condition, been made available to the public.
It is also unlikely that such a comprehensive and carefully curated collection encompassing the best of the best of both vintage and modern watches will ever be compiled within the lifetime of current generations.
As a result, the exhibition will undoubtedly set a new benchmark for quality, rarity and scholarship in the field of watch collecting.
The OAK Collection will be displayed within a series of bespoke-designed, interconnected rooms that will be recreated at each location and will take the viewer on a tranquil horological journey comprising 11 sections, each of which could be described as a 'chapter' of time that encapsulates the collector's appreciation of specific genres of watch, from simple, three-hand models to high complication pieces.
The maker most strongly represented in the exhibition is Patek Philippe, with many examples owned by the collector having been made specifically for him in close, creative collaborations with the manufacture - a process available only to a small number of the firm's most respected clients.
Vintage Patek Philippe models, meanwhile, include references once owned by noted individuals including the musician Eric Clapton and the actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, as well as pieces that were developed for particular uses or which display the maker's mastery of rare hand crafts such as enameling and engraving.
Also remarkable is the OAK Collection's extraordinary holding of Patek Philippe watches that once belonged to the legendary patron Henry Graves Jnr, the late banker and railroad tycoon who, between 1922 and 1951, commissioned no fewer than 39 watches from the revered maker. Of those, only around 30 are believed to have survived, five of which form part of the OAK Collection. The only larger selection of Graves watches belonging to a single entity is that on show at the Patek Philippe museum, which holds 13.
The Patek Philippe models in the OAK Collection account for six of the exhibition's 11 sections, covering Calatrava, Nautilus, World Time and perpetual calendar/ complication models in addition to the aforementioned Graves and rare handcraft pieces.
But while Patrick Getreide, the collector, focuses strongly on the work of Patek Philippe, he does not do so exclusively. As a Rolex connoisseur, he has allocated three significant sections of the exhibition to its pieces, and has also dedicated an area to watches made by the 'new age' independents, notably Francois-Paul Journe and Kari Voutilainen.
Patrick Getreide's commitment to modern makers is further demonstrated in the fact that, during the eight editions of the biennial Only Watch charity auction, he has been the most prolific buyer, accruing no fewer than 10 unique pieces with dial names as diverse as Kari Voutilainen, H.Moser, and Chanel.
THE OAK COLLECTION International Exhibition
Four Decades Of Watch Collecting Passion Revealed To The World
The Design Museum
224-238 Kensington High St, London, W8 6AG
May 19 - 25, 2022
Always a pleasure viewing, Thank you so much Alexander! Nice to see you in good health.
You are welcome, thanks for sharing our passion!
I accidentally started this video because I didn’t really have time to finish a 31 minutes video…but I watched it until the last second. This really was a pleasure and very educational to watch. Thanks for sharing.
Love your passion! Thanks for sharing...
Does Patrick have any G-Shocks?
Don’t think so… but a variety of other interesting and collectible watches
You continue to amaze and provide YT's best quality watchvideos Alexander. Wish you well!
It’s pure passion… We love what we do and we are happy that we have the best audience in the world…
Wonderful Patek collection. For me the world times and chronographs are the most fascinating pieces!
I am a huge fan of the 3970/5970 😉
@@WatchAdvisor Awesome choice, love them both! Unfortunately, a bit on the pricey side 😉
@@watchfan210 True! 🤷🏼♂️
Fantastic collection of a true collector and its wonderful that he is sharing it with the world. You can see his passion when he speaks about the watches almost like a proud parent speaking about his child true love.
Monsieur Getreide can to each of its 600++ watches tell a story… That’s pure PASSION!
Thank you Alexander.
The quality of the video is the best you ever done!
Thank you very much! I am happy to read this…
Alexander - always enjoy your videos…this one was totally awesome! Great watches, coupled with a very passionate collector!!!
Thanks for your kind feedback and for sharing our passion! In my 30 years reporting about watches and the industry have not seen anything comparable… The collection of Monsieur Getreide is simply stunning… one of a kind…
I read at Monochrome about this big watch collection. Thanks to WA it came online to live.
Personally i am most impressed about the Patek Philippe watches. Never show the tourbillon, and funny that Breguet shows it, the inventor.
About the Daytona, here i personally will always chose Breitlings Navitimer. Omega Speedmaster, and a Patek Philippe chrono is great.
Last, Cartier. It is a start of the road to the passion for many. Me the same, when my grand mother tells me she see Cartier as the time keeper when i was a child, this will never go. So i lay the link now to Patek Philippe and also Breguet.
... "Thanks to WA it came online to live." ... The place to be!! 😜 Love your comment, thanks for sharing...
Superb video, utterly amazing watches of significance. Thank you for the video. first rate!
Thanks for sharing our passion and your appreciation!
Always a pleasure watching Alexander. Fantastic interview and presentation. Thank you for sharing it with us!
You are very welcome! Thanks for sharing our passion!
Thanks Alexander, great presentation 😳👍.
Glad you liked it! Its the first time we are airing such a video...
Wonderful exhibition …wow the value of the collection !!!….I wonder indeed?
There is no real value, since some of the pieces are so exclusive, unique and rare that only one of them could be worth millions...
Where in the USA will the collection be shown?
As soon they are available details will be published here: www.oakcollection.watch
Watches as art...amazing!
At this level watches are definitely art… most of the pieces are just one of a kind…
Absolutely beautiful collection on display for (according to my 1977 vintage Rolex Submariner with date) another FOUR whole days; argh! Let’s make the US host for this collection in CHICAGO (please!).
Kermit = Green Bezel Submariner
Thanks for sharing! Chicago I keep my fingers crossed....🤞🏻Kermit - Yes!
I had look around the exhibition yesterday , great collection.
It is in fact… was it crowded?
@@WatchAdvisor busy but not packed , 30ish people . I did mention it to some of the local Red Bar groups . As this was the first exhibition they can use some of the pictures/videos to promote it in other countries.
@@handsandcogs3171 Thanks for the update
The biggest problem in this video! The Oak collection, should have included the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak! The 5402A/B and the Jumbo 15202, his total collection, will never ever be on the level or beauty of Audemars Piguet! 1 Audemars Piguet reference number, 15202 is better than all his watches combined together! Hideous Patek’s!
It should have included also other watches from his > 600 pieces collection… he owns them all… but a decision had to be taken which ones to show… that’s as simple as that…
Such a fun video. I would have never thought such a place could exist. I'm partial to the 570/5196 set. Stuff of legend.
This exhibition is just temporary in London… will move later to Bahrain, some city in China and USA
Beautiful collection! Though I wouldn't call unique patina watches "variants" since Rolex didn't sell them that way.
The collectors gave them their names and these pieces are highly sought after…
When I see the PP collections and think about ALS, I recall all the time the dear communist era which came through eastern Europe and confiscated and nationalized our lands. If capitalism would not have fallen here I would be exactly sided by side with this kind gentleman. Without it, I and my family had the fate of ALS. we had to restart all over after 1990.
Monsieur Getreide also has several ALS in his collection of more than 600 watches.
amazing collection
In fact it is and only 163 out of >600 watches are shown in London…
The gentleman has quite possibly the best collection of world time watches!
He for sure has and he kept it as a secret until this exhibition… no one knew about his collection…
Can you imagine security in that place? It must be like Fort Knox!
Maximum security is guaranteed… lots of you don’t see though… 😉
The video title called my attention but when I saw Rolex 😩 turned me off‼️ I’m done with that brand I don’t watch anything related to It 👍
You shouldn’t be that critical and make some exemptions… the Rolex watches shown here have nothing to do with that by ADs artificially created, greedy business. Blame them!
Astonishing. That’s the only word appropriate
Or some other superlative...
Where are all the Timex watches? My favorite brand that never lets me down.
Good question!
The green bezel on the Rolex watch is Kermit (the frog).
Yes!
Nice collection is an understatement. Maybe it is missing some Speedmaster Moonwatches :)
He in fact has some... I talked to Monsieur Getreide...
@@WatchAdvisor it would have been great if we could have seen those.
You might have ironed your suits.
??????🤦🏻♂️
Any Royal Oak in the Oak Collection?
Of course! But not shown in London. There you may discover 163 out of > 600 watches from this collection…
amazing thanks you. i hope to visit this week. The rolex and PP are mis labelled in the text graphic at 09:59 and 10:17
Well, little errors may always occur even though you thought you checked everything twice… apologies!
@@WatchAdvisor a rare collectors item!
I was lucky enough to visit. Wow! What a great experience and thanks for the video 🙏👌
Lucky you! I am happy to read this… Was it crowded?
@@WatchAdvisor Not at all crowded early morning at least. A horological breakfast feast!
Thanks for sharing!
Wow amazing collection! I bet he is really wealthy =)
You can’t any longer specify the value of this collection… it is a one of a kind collection breaking the rules…
@@WatchAdvisor I meant it took a lot of money to buy that collection when he started quiet late in 1980.
You couldn’t start such a collection today… equally how much money you put on the table…
One word.
Impressive.
YESSSSS!!! I couldn't agree more ... You see watches you know they exist... but really seeing them... WOW!
Awesome watches ⌚️ 👌
One of a kind … to be precise 😉
Wow this is amazing
In fact it is... Do you have a chance to see the exhibition?
Kermit
Yes!
The company of which he is the CEO is a rather secretive one; it's a holding company based in Luxembourg.
Commodity trading…
Did not know this was on in London, going down this weekend!
Good idea! Please share some thoughts thereafter with us...
9:59 Typo!
Yes, we know… controlled everything twice… too late the video is online… thanks for sharing