Thierry Stern flies to Singapore the week Patek Philippe opens its Ginza boutique

Thierry Stern flew from Kuala Lumpur’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport to Singapore Changi on June 11, a short 45-minute hop aboard his Gulfstream G650, HB-JFP.

The trip comes the same week Stern presided over the grand opening of the new Patek Philippe Ginza boutique in Tokyo, as reported by The Hour Glass. The event, held with partner Michael Tay, included a traditional Kagami-biraki ceremony at The Peninsula Tokyo and a multi-course dinner at Peter restaurant, reinforcing Patek Philippe’s commitment to the Japanese market. Singapore, a regional hub for high-net-worth collectors and a key Southeast Asian distribution point, follows logically in Stern’s itinerary.

Stern’s recent flight data shows a pattern of Asian travel: he flew from Geneva to an eastern destination on June 8, then through Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur before arriving in Singapore. The brief Singapore stop likely involves meetings with local boutique partners or VIP clients, consistent with his role as the fourth-generation steward of the family-owned watchmaker, which produces about 60,000 watches annually and maintains multi-year waitlists for models like the Nautilus.