Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime For Only Watch 2019 Sells For CHF 31 Million, Becoming The Most Expensive Watch In The World.
The revered Geneva watchmaker has created the first and only Grandmaster Chime in steel for the Only Watch charity auction.
A white gold version of the Grandmaster Chime joined the manufacture’s regular collection in 2016. The steel edition going on the block in Geneva, the Ref. 6300A-010 Grandmaster Chime, features golden opaline (sometimes referred to as salmon) and ebony-black dials and an inscription—“The Only One”—on the subsidiary alarm time dial at 12 o’clock. Collectors are swooning.
Covered in an engraved 18k rose gold case, the double-face reversible timepiece features a perpetual calendar, a minute repeater, a second-time zone, a leap year cycle, and esoteric chiming mechanisms.
The movement is extremely complex, constructed by four different layers and comprised of 1,366 parts. With 214 case components, it’s the most complex wristwatch the brand had ever produced.
