Patek Philippe produced an ultra-complicated (with 24 functions) pocket-watch for Henry Graves, Jr., who entered into a friendly horological competition with James Ward Packard, which resulted in the production of the watch sold to Mr. Graves in 1933. After his death, the watch was auctioned at Sotheby's in December 1999 for USD$11,000,000, at that time the most expensive timepiece ever sold.
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Regular Patek Philippe watches cost in the range of $10,000-$30,000. However, Patek Philippe currently sells the most expensive watch in the world, valued at roughly $1,000,000. Patek Philippe has been known to sell watches to royalty.
The world record price for a watch is $31.2 million, which was achieved by a Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime during an auction in 2019.
PAtek Phillippe is the most expensive watch brand in the word, contrary to the popular belief and common mmisconception that it is Rolex.
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High-end watch ranking Top 3: Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantine, Notable others: Blancpain, Breguet, A. Lange & Sohne, Glashutte, Jaeger LeCoultre, Girard Perregaux, IWC, Zenith, Rolex, Omega.
The first wrist watch (then called a wristlet) was made for women by Patek Philippe. It contained a small pocket watch movement and the case was attached to the wrist by a ribbon or cord. The first mens wrist watch is generally accepted to have been made on commission to the German Army by Girard-Perregaux shortly before the end of the 19th century. The first wrist watch to go on general sale to the public was the Cartier Santos (although not called that at the time) in 1906 a year after the one Louis Cartier made for an aviator friend of his, Alberto Santos-Dumont.
On a whole, rolex watches are some of the most expensive in the world.
Philippe Senderos played for Switzerland in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
The most expensive watch is Vacheron and Constantine, B. Actually the most expensive watch is the Chopards $25 million watch.The most expensive watch is the Chopard 201-carat watch, valued at roughly 25 million dollars. The reason this watch is so expensive is the high volume of gems it contains, including four different types of diamonds and many different shapes and sizes.
The most valuable watch ever sold at auction is a Patek Phillipe "World Time" in platinum made in 1939. It sold for approx $4.03 million in 2002. The most valuable watch never sold at auction (because it is "lost") is the Omega Speedmaster Buzz Aldrin wore on the moon. Since Neil Armstrong did not wear his watch on the moon, this is the first watch worn on the moon. How much is this watch worth? untold millions to either Omega to display in Bienne or to the US government to display at the Smithsonian
The wrist watch was invented by Louis Cartier and Hans Wilsdorf in 1904. Cartier still makes some of the best and most expensive watches in the world.
Philippe Senderos had played 53 times for Switzerland before the 2014 FIFA World Cup.