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Most expensive clocks sold
The world's most expensive clock sold was the Henry Graves Jr.'s pocket gold watch. It was created and manufactured by one of the world's leading clock makers, Patek Philippe. The clock was bought in Sotheby auction house on December 1999 for a whooping price of $11,003,500. It was sold to an anonymous clock collector.
The Graves' gold pocket watch story started when Ohio vehicle engineer James Ward Packard, Graves' rival, ordered Patek Philippe to create a clock with the most quantity of time complications; - mechanical utilities of a watch excluding the hours, minutes, & seconds. From 1900 and 1927, Patek Philippe has custom built 13 complicated watches to Packard. The clocks specifications include a perpetual calendar, sunrise & sunset display, and a celestial diagram.
With his pride and honor at stake, New York businessman Henry Graves Jr. also hired Patek Philippe in 1926 to make a complicated watch which would compete with James Ward Packard's. Because of the clock's complexity, it took at least 3 years to design and 5 years to create. In 1933, the Graves' gold pocket watch was finally finished. It has 24 time complications, horological utility, and a nighttime diagram.
At present, EBay has sold other notable and expensive modern Patek Philippe watches. These include the very rare Patek Philippe Platinum Ref. 5013 Minute Repeater which was sold for more than US $595,000. This exceptional watch is made out of platinum metal. Its specifications include a self-winding time movement, 36mm x 46mm head size, tritium coated body, luminescent hands (for night viewing), and a full size band. This collectible watch is among Patek Philippe's best creations. In fact, it became the greatest and the most complicated watch ever made until 2002. It is also the only Patek Philippe minute repeater clock manufactured in tonneau case. This means that its price value will increase in the years ahead. Its production package includes a September 2005 Patek Philippe warranty, winding box, books, setting stylus, and a blank certificate of authenticity.
The Patek Philippe 4910 Ladies' Twenty~4 in White Gold with Pave Diamonds is presently auctioned at EBay for a trade price of $113,500 (in US dollars). The clock's movements are powered by quartz (with a frequency of 35,758), 57 parts, Patek Philippe Caliber E 15, and six jewels. It is crated in 18 karat white gold, 30 x 25.1 x 6.8 mm (without the crown), case and case back pave'-set with 162 diamonds (which is equivalent to 0.57 carats) & 32 princess-cut diamonds ( (which is equivalent to 0.95 carats), white gold crown, and sapphire crystal. This watch is tested to be water-resistant up to 25 meters. Its dial specifications include a 147 pave'-set diamonds (equivalent to 0.78 carats), functional white gold Roman numeral hour indicators, and a white gold baton hands. This watch's bracelet has 18 karat white gold with a concealed Patek Philippe double-deployant clasp.
The Patek Philippe Platinum Split Second Chronograph Ref 3970 EP was sold with a retail price of $104,000. It was manufactured in 2000 and attributes a chronograph, day & date mode, and moon phase system.
Other expensive Patek Philippe watches auctioned and sold at EBay include the Patek Philippe 5004 Perpetual Calendar / Chronograph PLATINUM for $179,500.00, Patek Philippe 5102 Celestial Sky White Gold - $179,000.00, Patek Philippe Celestial Wristwatch - $171,000.00, Patek Philippe 3448 Second Series Perpetual - $123,000.00, Patek Philippe 5970 G Grand Complications Perpetual Calendar - $95,995.00, Men's Patek Philippe 18k Limited Diamond & Emeralds NR - $95,000.00, Patek Philippe 4910 Ladies' Twenty~4 - $87,500.00, Patek Philippe 3970 Perpetual / Chronograph - $70,000.00, 18k White Gold Patek Philippe Ten Day Ref 5100 - $69,900.00, Patek Philippe LE 5100 - $61,000.00, Men's Patek Philippe 18 karat White Gold Limited Diamond & Sapphire NR - $55,000.00, Men's Patek Philippe T150 Tiffany Anniversary Watch - $49,900.00, 18 karat Yellow Gold Patek Philippe Ref 5136 - $47,900.00, Patek Philippe 5136 Perpetual Calendar White Gold - $46,500.00, and the Patek Philippe LE 510 10 Day Yellow Gold for $45,000.00.
The second-hand Patek Philippe 3448 Classic Perpetual Calendar watch is currently in auction at Feelgoodwatches.com for $123,000. Its movement include a mechanical with automatic winding, Patek Philippe Caliber 27-460 Q, 37 jewels, Gyromax balance, gold rotor, and a Geneva Seal. It has an 18 karat yellow gold case and a yellow gold Dauphine hands.
The limited edition Red Gold A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Tourbillon watch is also in auction at Feelgoodwatches.com with a price tag of $105,000. Its time movement includes a mechanical with manual winding, Lange Caliber L961.1, 49 jewels (comprises two diamond endstones), 21,600 vph, glucydur screw balance, 60-second tourbillon, Nivarox spring, and a Glashutte three-quarter plate. It is cased in 18 karat red gold, 38.5 x 10 mm, flat sapphire crystal, and red gold crown. Its hand dial features solid silver, argente, and functional red gold Roman numerals.
Other expensive watches auctioned and sold in Feelgoodwatches.com include the Audemars Piguet Limited Edition CW1 Royal Oak Concept in Alacrite & Titanium for $174,000.00, Parmigiani Limited Edition Bugatti Type 370 White Gold & Red Dial - $148,000.00, Vacheron Constantin Les Complications Tourbillon Yellow Gold & Diamond Bezel - $95,000.00, and the Vacheron Constantin Malte Tourbillon Tonneau Rose Gold for $71,500.00.
Some of the world's most expensive clock manufacturers are Blancpain, Breguet, Carlo, Cedric, Daniel Roth, De Bethune, Franck Muller, Gerald Genta, Girard-Perregaux, Jaeger-LeCoultre, DeGrisongono, Longines, Omega, Bulgari, Chanel, Oris, Paul Picot, Rolex, Movado, Parmigiani, and Harry Winston.
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