A Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010 created specially for Only Watch 2019 just shattered the price record for watches, selling for $31 million at a charity auction in Geneva. The first and only Grandmaster Chime in steel measuring 47.7 mm with 16.07 mm thickness, comes with a reversible case with guilloched hobnail pattern, Humidity and dust protected only (not water resistant).
The one-of-a-kind Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime is certainly a masterpiece, features 20 complications and comes powered by a manually wound mechanical movement Caliber 300 GS AL 36-750 QIS FUS IRM.
“Breaking records is obviously a source of pride and happiness. What a beautiful moment and emotion shared together! And what matters most today is the difference we are going to be able to make in research against muscular dystrophies and for hundreds of thousands of patients and families around the world for their lives to get better.” – Luc Pettavino, founder of ONLY WATCH and president of the Association Monégasque contre les Myopathies. The auction had raised over $38 million by selling 50 timepieces, with proceeds benefiting the Monaco Association against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Association Monégasque contre les Myopathies AMM).
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