These perpetual calendars are some of the best watches. A patek philippe watch will never really be yours august 23. In 1839, a polish watchmaker named antoni patek created one of the first crown wound pocket watches in the world. The 20 most expensive watches in the world 2020 wealthy gorilla. Having said that, this prototype pilots watch from 1936 is just something else. The patek philippe reference 5016 is in the highest echelon of collectors watches. The patek philippe s first and only grandmaster chime 6300a010 was exclusively created for the auction. The reference 1527 is the most expensive wristwatch by patek philippe ever sold on auction, but it is only upon a closer look when it reveals exactly why it managed to fetch such a stratospheric price. Presenting minutes repetition, tourbillon and perpetual calendar in a classical platinum case, this is one of patek philippe s most complicated and most sought after watches. Before that, pocket watches were always wounded with a key. The most expensive watches sold in the 21st centuryso far. The first pocket watch to be featured on our list is the breguet antique number. Even though wristwatches have taken their place, they still delight connoisseurs of rare timepieces.
Youll see that genevabased patek philippe dominates the list. Jan, 2017 the patek philippe supercomplication, the most expensive pocket watch ever is expected to fetch even more this time around at sothebys. Paul, minnesota, in 2004 it was discovered that this was a unique patek philippe pocket watch. With that said, the most expensive examples tend to have stories of their own, which can make for rather interesting reading in some cases. The dalai lama and his pocket patek philippe, reference 658. Most expensive watches sold at auction business insider. It fetched the highest price and is now the worlds most expensive watch ever. Top 7 most expensive patek philippe watches produced as of 2020. To begin with, its movement was actually made in 1912, and it was only some 24 years.
The british watchmaker thomas mudge built the first working perpetual calendar pocket watch in 1762, and then watchmakers ignored or avoided, perhaps the grueling complication until patek philippe executed one for a pocket watch in 1864. Make offer patek philippe 20j pocket watch movement 45mm high grade movement. The patek philippe grandmaster chime for only watch 2019 had just become the most expensive watch ever sold at auction, breaking a record of a whisker over sfr23m that had stood since 2014, when the graves supercomplication pocket watch was sold. Patek philippe watches have set many records at different auctions around the world, which attributes the value of preowned patek philippe watches. The record was previously held by the patek philippe henry graves jr. This mega pocket watch has been in countless newspapers and. The rarest and most expensive patek philippe watches. In honor of patek philippe s 175th anniversary in 2014, we at fratello watches offered up this list not an overview of the most expensive patek philippe watches, nor the most soughtafter patek philippe watches, or the rarest patek philippe watches. List of most expensive watches sold at auction wikipedia. The buyer of the exclusive watch remains unidentified. Top 10 most expensive watches in the world slideshare. The patek philippe henry graves supercomplication, built in 1933, sold at sothebys for the world record fee in 2014. Patek philippe is the brand who shouts luxury, extravagance, one of a kind and complicated timepieces.
Browse preowned patek philippe watches by average sale price and buy or sell at market prices on stockx, the live marketplace for authentic watches from top brands in excellent condition. As we mentioned in the post about the worlds most expensive watch brands, a very special patek philippe pocket watch was up for sale at auction in november of 2014. Most expensive the top ten most expensive watches in the world. In particular, patek philippe grandmaster chime ref. Although the company originally specialized in designing pocket watches, their pivotal historical moment came with the introduction of the worlds. Technically not a wristwatch, this magnificent 18karat gold pocket watch was designed by patek philippe for the investment banker henry graves jr. Here are five of the most expensive pocket watches ever made. Top 10 most expensive patek phillipe watches ever sold as. This patek philippe watch became the most expensive watch.
Not only did it overtake a rolex paul newman daytona as the worlds most expensive wristwatch, but also broke the auction record for the most expensive watch that was previously set by a patek philippe pocket watch. The 24 most expensive watches ever sold at auction. Sothebys to reauction the patek philippe supercomplication. Most expensive watches patek philippe 1928 single button chronograph. If you are a watch enthusiastic this is the right place to see some of the most expensive pocket watches in the world and worlds most complicated ones. The final price listed includes the buyers premium paid to the auction houses, and has been converted to us dollars. This list of most expensive watches sold at auction documents the watches sold at auction worldwide for at least 1. Can someone post a pic of the supercomplication nt patek philippe. Patek philippe makes history as worlds most expensive watch. We have just witnessed the birth of the most expensive wristwatch on the very first day of christies hong kongs autumn auctions 2019. Here are seven of the most incredible and incredibly expensive patek philippe watches. Remarkable engineering makes for one of most incredible watches in the world.
Patek philippe s history dates back over 175 years and is filled with innovation and creativity, so its no surprise that patek philippe watches frequently break records at auction. For decades, pocket watches were the main stage on which patek philippe demonstrated its skills. The previous record for the worlds most expensive watch a pocket watch was the patek philippe henry graves jr. The dalai lama owns a gold pocket watch by patek, reference 658, with a political. Moving up still further, we find the useful and intriguing calendar watches. The one and only patek philippe grandmaster chime was sold at auction for a recordshattering chf 31m in geneva.
This intricate timepiece features 24 complications and includes functions such as a perpetual calendar, minute repeater with westminster chimes, sunrise and sunset times, and a celestial chart based on the night. The reference 1518, the most expensive wristwatch ever. The idea of making this watch was started by a rich new york financier, henry graves, jr. Here are the most expensive pocket watches saved from. The most expensive watch ever sold at auction worldwide is the patek philippe grandmaster chime ref. This list of most expensive watches sold at auction documents the watches sold at auction. Due to the extremely complex mechanism, the patek philippe super complication is one of the most expensive pocket watches ever made.
These specific time pieces are collectors items and are known world wide to be the best and the most expensive pocket watches ever made. The worlds rarest and hence most expensive patek philippe watches are all unique creations which carry one or more unique accomplishments that set them apart from the rest. Patek philippe is one of the bestknown names when it comes to watchmaking, so it should. In 1989, patek philippe created the calibre 89 pocket watch to celebrate the companys 150th anniversary.
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