Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication

Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication
ManufacturerPatek Philippe
Also calledThe Supercomplication
TypePocket watch
DisplayAnalogue
Introduced1933
MovementMechanical

The Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication (no. 198.385) is one of the most complicated mechanical pocket watches ever created. The 18-karat gold watch has 24 complications and was assembled by Patek Philippe.[1][2] It was named after banker Henry Graves Jr. who supposedly commissioned it out of his desire to outdo the Grande Complication pocketwatch of American automaker James Ward Packard.[1][2][3] The two were both at the top of the watch collecting world, regularly commissioning innovative new timepieces.[4]

  1. ^ a b Adams, Ariel. "$24,000,000 Patek Philippe Supercomplication Pocket Watch Beats Its Own Record At Auction". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. ^ a b "Swiss Pocket Watch Sells for Record $24 Million". Time. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  3. ^ "Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication: the most expensive watch ever sold at auction is back on the block". www.thejewelleryeditor.com. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  4. ^ "The Henry Graves Supercomplication - the Mona Lisa of watch collecting". paulfrasercollectibles.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2015-04-20.