This is what a $2.6 milllion watch looks and feels like, this year, 2014 and the brand's 175th anniversary, Patek Philippe has released one of the their most complicated wristwatches of all time. This is no doubt inspired by the company's iconic Henry Graves Supercomplication pocket watch that was originally delivered in the 1930s and that will be re-auctioned in November 2014. This watch was developed over eight years, has 20 complications and two dials; and the case has 214 parts. Only seven will be made. For billionaires of course!!!
The flagship timepiece that marks the brand's 175th anniversary is called the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime 5175 (ref. 5175R-001) and it is an extremely complicated watch with two dials and 20 complications – the result of eight years of development according to Patek Philippe.
"Extremely complicated" is a term we are used to hearing when it comes to Patek Philippe – for all the other most notable pieces The Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime however comes in at the very top of the food chain, with its massive 47.4 millimeter wide and 16.1 mm thick case and incredibly intricate movement comprising 1,366 components – including three gongs and three hammers and altogether 20 complications displayed over two dials. The case is also reversible, meaning it flips around. The movement also has a unique 3.5 Hz (25,200 bph) frequency.
I need a watch like this in my dad's life !
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