Surpassing the Rolex Daytona, the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime watch has become the most expensive watch in the world at this time when it was auctioned for up to 24.2 million pounds.
The world’s most expensive Patek Philippe watch was recently purchased by an owner of the Four Seasons des Bergues Hotel in Geneva, Switzerland in a charity auction by Christie’s auction house. All proceeds from this auction are used for charitable purposes.
The Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime is one of the most complicated watches ever made, previously expected to sell for around £2 million but was unexpectedly bought for £24.2 million.
At this price, the Patek Philippe broke the previous record of the world’s most expensive watch of £13.5 million, which belonged to the Rolex Daytona – the watch once owned by Hollywood star Paul Newman.
The watch has a reversible case, a patented invention that can display two dials, one in rose gold, the other in black ebony.
The watch also has two chimes, a world-patented first: an alarm that sounds at a set time and a date repeater that can sound whenever the wearer wants.
All proceeds from the sale of the world record watch will go to charity.
There were 50 watches created for this Only Watch charity sale.
Speaking after the auction, Only Watch founder Luc Pettavino said: “Breaking the record is obviously a source of pride and happiness. What a beautiful moment when values are shared together!”
He said the most important thing now is that this money can fund research against muscular dystrophy (a type of muscular dystrophy) and help hundreds of thousands of patients and their families across the world. world for a better life.
According to The Guardian, Christie’s auction house organized the event for free and did not charge a buyer’s premium.
