Unique Timepiece Spotlight: Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime

 

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Remember Patek Philippe’s Grandmaster Chime timepiece created to commemorate its 175th anniversary in 2014? With 20 complications and hand filigreed 18k rose gold casing  - this watch was pretty, busy - to say the least. 

Well this year, Patek announced a new Grandmaster Chime ref. 6300 at Baselworld - featuring the same complications, but packs them in a clever way to simplify it’s look. 

The new timepiece will be made in 18k white gold, with one side of its dual face in ebony and the other in white opaline. Still just as large as its prior, measuring 47 mm in diameter and 16.1 mm thick, this watch will not be made in limited edition. And yes, the price tag is still just as shocking - retailing for about 2.2 million Swiss francs, or about $2.3 million at the current exchange. 

Here’s that list of complications, courtesy of bloomberg.com and Patek Philippe: 

1. Grande Sonnerie
2. Petite Sonnerie
3. Minute repeater
4. Strikework mode display (Silence/Grand Sonnerie/Petite Sonnerie)
5. Alarm with time strike
6. Date repeater
7. Movement power-reserve indicator
8. Strikework power-reserve indicator
9. Strikework isolator display
10. Second time zone
11. Second time zone day/night indicator
12. Instantaneous perpetual calendar
13. Day-of-week display
14. Month display
15. Date display (on both dials)
16. Leap year cycle
17. Four-digit year display
18. 24-hour and minute subdial
19. Moon phase
20. Crown position indicator

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