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[[File:Philippe, Jean-Adrien.jpg|thumb|left|Jean-Adrien Philippe]]
'''Jean-Adrien Philippe'''

French watchmaker and partner at [[Patek Philippe]]

Jean-Adrien Philippe was born [[1815]] in Bazoche-Guet (France), the son of a watchmaker.
He was selected as the second partner of [[Patek, Antoine Norbert de | Antoine Norbert Count de Patek]] after whose cooperation with the co-founder of the company [[Patek Philippe]], the watchmaker Francois Czapek, had failed. (The company was then called ''Patek, Czapek & Co.''.)

Jean-Adrien Philippe had already enriched the watch history by a new revolutionary invention: the [[crown winding]], developed by him [[1842]]. This invention earned him a gold medal at the Paris Exposition of [[1844]]; it was patented [[1845]]. On said exhibition he met Antoine Norbert Count de Patek, who recognized his talent and made him shareholder with a third of the company.

From January 1, [[1851]], his name was included in the new company name: [[Patek Philippe]].

With the death of Count de Patek in [[1877]] Jean-Adrien Philippe took over the sole management of the company ...

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