Patek Philippe Calibre 89. Declared by patek philippe as t. Only four pieces of calibre 89 were ever manufactured by patek philippe with one in white gold one in yellow gold one in rose gold and one in platinum.
Philippe stern s assignment to his staff was simple. At the time it was the world s most complicated watch and held that record for 26 years. The timepiece with 33 complications and 1728 parts.
In 1927 henry graves jr the famous american financier commissioned patek philippe to build the world s most complicated pocket watch.
In 1927 henry graves jr the famous american financier commissioned patek philippe to build the world s most complicated pocket watch. 116 119 the yellow gold and the white gold calibre 89 were sold at auctions by antiquorum in 2009 and 2004 respectively and both watches currently rank among the top ten most expensive watches ever sold at auction with final prices. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the prestigious geneva manufacture in 1989 only four of these timepieces were manufactured. To celebrate the 150th anniversary the manufacture introduced the iconic calibre 89.