The storied, 175-year-old watchmaker has a young leader at the helm and a "moon shot" division that's bringing 3-D printing to its atelier. The private, tightly controlled company opens up-about growing up. IT WAS HALFWAY THROUGH BASELWORLD, the glittering eight-day gathering where watch enthusiasts, dealers, artisans, and aficionados from the world over gather each spring in Switzerland - and the hot ticket of the night did not disappoint: The celebrated watchmaker Patek Philippe had summoned 650 of its retailers to a gala dinner held in the Volkshaus, a restored medieval manor near the Rhine in Basel.
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