Loading ...

$type=slider$au=0$cm=0$snip=0$rm=0$c=5$l=0$sp=6000

Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime in steel establishes a new world record as the most expensive watch ever sold at an auction

The most expensive watch ever sold. The 8th edition of the biennial charity auction Only Watch took place on Saturday 9 November 2019 in Geneva, under the hammer of Christie’s. Lot 28, a Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime 6300A, was auctioned for the mind-blowing amount of Swiss Francs 31 million so establishing the new world record as the most expensive watch (wrist watch or pocket watch) ever sold at an auction.
The 8th edition of the biennial charity auction Only Watch took place on Saturday 9 November 2019 at the Four Seasons Hôtel des Bergues, in Geneva, under the hammer of Christie’s.

Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime 6300A in stainless steel

Fifty one-off luxury timepieces created by the finest watch manufacturers were sold in order to help finance research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a degenerative neuromuscular disease affecting 1 in 3,500 boys, therefore 250,000 children, adolescents, and young adults around the world.

The auction raised a total of Swiss Francs 38,593,000, a record-breaking amount that gives a strong signal of hope for researchers, patients and families touched by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy around the world. Thanks to very significant investments made by Only Watch (among others) over the past decades, the research is reaching clinical trials, a critical and cost-demanding stage.

Lot 28, a Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime, was auctioned for the mind-blowing amount of Swiss Francs 31 million so establishing the new world record as the most expensive watch (wrist watch or pocket watch) ever sold at an auction.

The Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime reference 6300A-010 stands out as the first and only version of this timepiece ever produced in stainless steel.

Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime 6300A

Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime 6300A

This unique piece boasts two dials in rose gold and black ebony. The reversible 47.7 mm x 16.07 mm case, adorned with a hand-guilloched hobnail pattern, is notable for its patented reversing mechanism. This exceptional grand complication features 20 complications in its stainless steel case, including no fewer than five chiming modes, two of which are patented world firsts: an acoustic alarm that strikes the preselected time and a date repeater sounding the date on demand.

Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime reference 6300A-010

Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime reference 6300A-010

Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime reference 6300A-010

Before this new record the most expansive watch ever sold at an auction was the Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication pocket watch which sold for Swiss Francs 23.2 million at Sotheby's Important Watches on 11 November 2014. Considering wristwatches alone, the most expensive one was the renowned Rolex Daytona "Paul Newman" owned by the actor himself sold for Swiss Francs 17.7 million by Phillips Watches on 26 october 2017.

To browse the full list of the 50 lots that were sold at the Only Watch 2019 auction with their hammer prices, click here. onlywatch.com

Only Watch 2019

Only Watch 2019 - Lot 28: Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime 6300A

COMMENTS

BLOGGER: 3
  1. It's for a good cause so it's ok but CHF31mln for a wristwatch? I think someone is losing contact with reality and that's always dangerous.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Where's the problem if a billionaire that loves collecting watches decides to spend some of his money in a piece that will most probably maintains or increase its value over time while doing good?

      Delete
  2. I would instead remark that the watch is really ugly. Technically remarkable but from an aesthetic point of view, a complete disaster. no one that understands about design can argue this fact.

    ReplyDelete

Name

A. Lange & Sohne,145,Accutron,1,AkriviA,11,Alain Silberstein,4,alarm,18,Alpina,19,Andersen Geneve,2,Andersmann,2,Andreas Strehler,5,Angelus,6,annual calendar,44,Anonimo,15,Anthony de Haas,2,Antiquorum,4,Antoine Martin,2,Antoine Preziuso,1,Apple,2,Apple Watch,2,Aquadive,2,Aquastar,1,Armin Strom,80,Arnold and Son,27,Artime,1,Astarwatch,1,Atelier de Chronometrie,1,Ateliers deMonaco,2,Atmos,1,Auctions,94,Audemars Piguet,97,Autodromo,1,automaton,2,BA111OD,1,Ball Watch,1,Bamford,2,Baselword 2022,1,Baselworld,8,BaselWorld 2013,50,BaselWorld 2014,53,Baselworld 2015,69,Baselworld 2016,27,Baselworld 2017,64,Baselworld 2018,75,Baselworld 2019,41,Baselworld 2020,2,Baume,4,Baume & Mercier,18,Baume et Mercier,72,Beaubleu,1,Bell & Ross,41,Berneron,1,Bernhard Lederer,5,Bernhard Zwinz,1,bespoke,1,Blancpain,100,blue dial,3,Bonhams,2,Bovet,14,Brands histories,1,Breguet,131,Breitling,74,Bremont,1,Bremont Watch Company,4,Breva,2,bronze,28,Bücherei,1,Bucherer,1,Bulgari,121,Bulova,2,Burberry,1,C3H5N3O9,1,carbon,4,carillon,4,Carl F. Bucherer,4,Carl Suchy,1,Carrera,20,Cartier,49,ceramic,23,Certina,13,Chanel,5,Chaumet,3,chiming hour,15,Chopard,42,Christiaan van der Klaauw,2,Christie's,9,Christophe Claret,5,Christopher Ward,15,chronograph,787,chronometer,42,Chronoswiss,6,Cimier,1,Citizen,6,co-axial,1,column-wheel,9,complete calendar,29,complications,91,concept watch,5,Concord,1,constant-force,39,Corum,18,Credor,2,CSEM,1,Cuervo y Sobrinos,1,Cyrus,36,Czapek,8,Dan Niederer,1,Davosa,1,Daytona,8,De Bethune,30,de Grisogono,3,dead seconds,21,Delma,2,detent escapement,4,DeWitt,9,digital display,1,dive watches,96,diving,8,diving watches,415,double regulator,3,Doxa,40,drei,1,dress watches,540,dual time,107,Ebel,2,Eberhard,35,Edouard Koehn,7,Edox,6,El Primero,42,Emile Chouriet,1,Emmanuel Bouchet,1,Emmanuel Breguet,1,enamel dial,14,enamelling,16,Equation of time,10,ETA,1,Eterna,18,exhibitions,1,F.P.Journe,40,Faberge,2,factory tours,3,Favre-Leuba,1,feature article,92,features,127,Felipe Pikullik,2,Ferdinand Berthoud,8,flyback,64,Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie,1,Formex,1,Fortis,9,Franc Vila Founder,1,Franck Muller,8,Frederic Jouvenot,1,Frederique Constant,21,Furlan Marri,1,FVF,1,Gallet,1,Garrick,1,Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix,8,Georg Jensen,1,George Daniels,4,Gerald Charles,2,Gerald Genta,13,Girard-Perregaux,48,Glashuette,19,Glashuette Original,94,Glashütte,33,Glashütte Original,127,Glycine,4,GMT,140,GoS,1,GoS Watches,1,GPHG,23,GPHG 2020,3,GPHG 2021,3,GPHG 2022,3,GPHG 2023,3,GPHG 2024,3,GPHG2019,1,Graham,6,Grand Feu,7,Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve,17,Grand Seiko,36,Grande Complication,28,Grande Sonnerie,9,Greubel Forsey,40,greubelforsey,1,Grøne,1,Gronefeld,10,Grönefeld,8,Grossmann,3,guilloché,8,H. Moser and Cie,51,H20 Watch,1,Habring,10,Habring2,11,Hajime Asaoka,2,Hallmark of Geneva,2,Hamilton,38,hands-on,135,Hanhart,21,Harry Winston,11,Hautlence,6,Hermes,26,Heuer,2,high jewellery,2,high-frequency,5,Hublot,66,Hybris Artistica,1,Hydro Mechanical Horologists,7,HYT Watches,16,Icon,1,In pictures,18,independent watchmaker,39,industry news,245,interview,9,Interviews,9,IWC,175,Jacques Bianchi,1,Jaeger-LeCoultre,130,Jaquet Droz,58,Jean-Francois Mojon,1,Jean-Marc Pontroué,1,JeanRichard,3,jumping hours,38,Junghans,12,Kaj Korpela,1,Kari Voutilainen,11,Kazuo Maeda,1,Kenissi,1,Kollokium,1,Korpela,1,Krayon,4,Kudoke,6,Kurono,2,L.Leroy,1,L'Epee 1839,2,Labails,1,Ladies watches,198,Lang & Heyne,4,Lang 1943,1,Lange,54,large date,3,Laurent Ferrier,26,Laureus,2,Le Garde Temps,1,Lederer Watches,5,Leica,3,Lemania,1,Leroy,4,Linde Werdelin,2,Longines,103,Louis Erard,34,Louis Moinet,8,Louis Vuitton,3,luxury steel watch,30,LVMH,10,LVMH 2020,6,M.A.D.Edition,5,M.A.D.Editions,5,Maîtres du Temps,1,Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps,3,Manufacture Royale,3,Marc Lang,1,marine chronometer,2,Marqueterie,1,Maurice de Mauriac,2,Maurice Lacroix,27,MB&F,72,MCT,1,MeisterSinger,99,meteorite,3,metiers d'art,3,Mickey Mouse,2,Mido,67,military watches,14,Minerva,4,Ming,2,Minute Repeater,62,monopusher chronograph,5,Montblanc,58,moon phases,134,Moritz Grossmann,31,Moser,46,Muhle,6,Mühle-Glashütte,5,mystery watches,4,Nautilus,14,New Britain Corp,1,new watches,3855,Nivada,3,Nomos,82,Norqain,32,Ochs und Junior,6,Officine Panerai,109,Omega,202,Only Watch,15,Only Watch 2015,4,Only Watch 2017,2,Only Watch 2019,3,Only Watch 2021,4,Only Watch 2023,10,Oris,44,paillonne,1,Panerai,112,Parmigiani,17,Parmigiani Fleurier,36,Pascal Coyon,1,Patek,62,Patek Philippe,139,Pedrozo & Piriz,1,perpetual calendar,154,Perrelet,12,Petermann Bedat,3,Phenomen,1,Philippe Dufour,1,Phillips,10,Piaget,41,Pierre DeRoche,2,pilot,1,pilot watch,115,Pininfarina,1,Pisa,17,Pisa 1940,5,Pisa Circle,13,Pita,1,planetarium,3,platinum,8,pocket watch,4,pocket watches,2,Poehlmann-Bresan,2,Poincon de Geneve,2,Porsche Design,17,Pre-SIHH 2016: Cartier - Clé de Cartier Automatic Skeleton,1,pulsometer,5,Purnell,1,quartz,11,Rado,20,Ralf Tech,3,Ralph Lauren,2,rattrapante,26,Raul Pages,2,Raymond Weil,5,rectangular watches,16,reddot award,1,regatta,3,regulator,30,remontoire,5,Remy Cools,1,Renaud Tixier,1,Reservoir,2,resonance,22,Ressence,13,retrograde,10,Revelation,1,Reverso,27,review,137,RGM,1,RGM Watch Co.,1,Richard Mille,118,Richemont,4,Richmond,1,Roger Dubuis,12,Roger Smith,1,Roger W. Smith,1,Rolex,72,Romain Gauthier,13,Romain Jerome,1,Royal Oak,40,Rudis Sylva,1,sapphire,4,Schwarz Etienne,1,Seamaster,10,Seiko,41,SevenFriday,26,SIHH,3,SIHH 2012,4,SIHH 2013,25,SIHH 2014,36,SIHH 2015,43,SIHH 2016,44,SIHH 2017,41,SIHH 2018,43,SIHH 2019,53,Simon Brette,2,Singer,7,Singer Reimagined,11,single hand,33,single-hand watches,40,Sinn,16,skeleton,36,smartwatch,9,solar energy,1,Sotheby's,8,Speake Marin,6,Speake-Marin,6,Speedmaster,38,split seconds,27,sport,1,sport watches,1001,sportwatches,1,Spring Drive,3,square watches,4,squelette,61,steampunk,1,Steinhart,1,Strehler,1,striking time,16,SuisseMecanica,1,sunrise,2,sunset,2,Swatch,9,Swatch Group,24,Sylvain Pinaud,2,table clocks,4,Tag Heuer,186,tantalum,1,technical insight,3,terra Cielo Mare,1,Theo Auffret,1,tides,1,Tiffany,17,Tissot,10,titanium,12,top news,457,Torsti Laine,1,tourbillon,387,Trilobe,4,Tudor,40,Tulloch,1,Tutima,3,ultra thin,36,Ulysse Nardin,40,Unimatic,1,Union Glashutte,15,Universal Genève,1,Urban Jurgensen,29,Urwerk,22,Vacheron Constantin,83,Van Cleef & Arpels,7,Vauchier Fleurier,1,Vianney Halter,5,video,1,vintage watches,3,Vulcain,11,wandering hours,1,watches,1,Watches & Wonders,42,Watches & Wonders 2020,19,Watches & Wonders 2021,28,Watches & Wonders 2022,35,Watches & Wonders 2023,38,Watches & Wonders 2024,47,Watches & Wonders 2025,2,Watches&Wonders,10,WatchesandWonders2022,35,WatchesandWonders2023,39,WatchesandWonders2024,48,WatchesandWonders2025,2,Wilhelm Schmid,1,Winnerl,1,worldtime,60,YEMA,5,Zannetti,1,Zeitwerk,2,Zeitwinkel,1,Zenith,114,Zodiac,9,
ltr
item
Time and Watches | The watch blog: Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime in steel establishes a new world record as the most expensive watch ever sold at an auction
Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime in steel establishes a new world record as the most expensive watch ever sold at an auction
The most expensive watch ever sold. The 8th edition of the biennial charity auction Only Watch took place on Saturday 9 November 2019 in Geneva, under the hammer of Christie’s. Lot 28, a Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime 6300A, was auctioned for the mind-blowing amount of Swiss Francs 31 million so establishing the new world record as the most expensive watch (wrist watch or pocket watch) ever sold at an auction.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6OlTJ-fE61CeviYlzTg1l_Nm1bSfztx9PdmdWHsY-tnG1Yc8PrVooZJWdDINWZ5HXHI7l-3H4d0_6n5LON29D1te9Zay0bc_v4j94ODzFcuRwVixocMEeXaKtgnBM9yG1sJR1XCE5I8/s640/Patek-Philippe-Grandmaster-Chime-reference-6300A-010.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6OlTJ-fE61CeviYlzTg1l_Nm1bSfztx9PdmdWHsY-tnG1Yc8PrVooZJWdDINWZ5HXHI7l-3H4d0_6n5LON29D1te9Zay0bc_v4j94ODzFcuRwVixocMEeXaKtgnBM9yG1sJR1XCE5I8/s72-c/Patek-Philippe-Grandmaster-Chime-reference-6300A-010.jpg
Time and Watches | The watch blog
https://www.timeandwatches.com/2019/11/patek-philippe-grandmaster-chime-in.html
https://www.timeandwatches.com/
https://www.timeandwatches.com/
https://www.timeandwatches.com/2019/11/patek-philippe-grandmaster-chime-in.html
true
7479538179671063502
UTF-8
Loaded All Posts Not found any posts VIEW ALL Read more Reply Cancel reply Delete By Home PAGES POSTS View All RECOMMENDED FOR YOU LABEL ARCHIVE SEARCH ALL POSTS Not found any post match with your request Back Home Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat January February March April May June July August September October November December Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec just now 1 minute ago $$1$$ minutes ago 1 hour ago $$1$$ hours ago Yesterday $$1$$ days ago $$1$$ weeks ago more than 5 weeks ago Followers Follow THIS PREMIUM CONTENT IS LOCKED STEP 1: Share to a social network STEP 2: Click the link on your social network Copy All Code Select All Code All codes were copied to your clipboard Can not copy the codes / texts, please press [CTRL]+[C] (or CMD+C with Mac) to copy Table of Content