Featured Who's Who of Horology information
The Who's Who of Horology features the most important modern watches made after 1990, the most important vintage watches made before 1990, and the most important pocket and form watches. Click on the red "view" tab to see thirteen modern watches, sixteen vintage watches, and sixteen pocket and form watches. You will also get to read a short description about each watch, find out where they're sold, and view the price in CHF and USD.
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The Most Important Pocket and Form Watches
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#1
"Henry Graves Supercomplication"
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, 1933, 18K gold pocket watch with 24 complications. Diam. 74mm, sold at Sotheby’s, New York, in December 1999.
17,191,500 CHF
11,002,500 USD
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#2
"White Gold Calibre 89,The Most Complicated Watch in the World"
Patek Philippe, Genève, 1989,18K gold clockwatch with 33 complications. Diam. 88,2mm sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in April 2004
6,603,500 CHF
5,002,500 USD
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#4
"The yellow Gold Calibre 89 lot 364 Patek Philippe & Cie, 1989"
With 33 complications, 1728 parts, and weight almost 3lbs, the Calibre 89 is the most complex watch in the world. It was created in 1989 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Patek Philippe. Sold at Antiquorum, Geneva in November 2009
5,120,000 CHF
4,745,000 USD
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#4
"Yellow Gold Calibre 89,The Most Complicated Watch in the World"
Patek Philippe, Genève, 1989, 18K gold clockwatch with 33 complications. Diam. 88,2 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in April 1989.
4,950,000 CHF
3,200,000 USD
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#5
"The Amphora"
Piguet & Capt, circa 1805, gold and enamel, pearl-set musical form watch with automaton. Dim. 102 x 58 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in April 2002.
4,018,500 CHF
2,450,305 USD
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#6
"Gradowski"
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, 1890, 18K gold pocket watch with 12 complications. Diam. 54mm, sold at Antiquorum, Hong Kong, in June 2002.
3,920,000 CHF
2,481,000 USD
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#7
"King Fouad"
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, presented to King Fouad I of Egypt in 1929. Unique clockwatch with 12 complications. Diam. 67mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in April 2005.
3,306,250 CHF
2,777,250 USD
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#8
"Singing Bird Pistols"
VFrères Rochat, circa 1820, a pair of gold and enamel pearland diamond-set singing bird pistols with automata. Dim. 145 x 38mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in October 2002.
2,753,500 CHF
1,835,000 USD
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#9
"The Royal Presentation Mirror Image Pair"
“The Royal Presentation Mirror Image Pair” of gold and painted on enamel and pearl-set, very rare pocket watches attributed to Jean-Abraham Lissignol, made circa 1815. Diam. 62 mm Sold at Antiquorum Geneva in November, 2008.
2,608,000 CHF
2,194,418 USD
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#10
"The Henry Graves Jr. Grande Complication"
Patek Philippe & Cie, 1930, unique 18K gold clockwatch with 12 complications. Diam. 63mm, sold at Christie’s, Geneva, in November 2005.
2,540,000 CHF
1,981,200 USD
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#11
"Mahatma Gandhi’s Zenith"
Mahatma Gandhi’s Zenith sterling silver keyless pocket watch with alarm function. Accompanied by his glasses, sandals, bowl and plate. Made circa 1910. Diam 49 mm. Sold at Antiquorum New York in March, 2009
2,096,000 USD
2,470,220 CHF
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#12
"Yermoloff”
Breguet No. 2807, sold to General Yermoloff, circa 1817, 18K gold watch with equation of time. Diam. 60mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in October 2002.
2,258,500 CHF
1,354,000 USD
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#13
"Henry Graves"
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, 1930, platinum pocket watch with one-minute tourbillon regulator. Diam. 53mm, sold at Christie’s, Geneva, in May 2004
2,252,000 CHF
1,779,000 USD
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#14
"Venus Binding the Wings of Cupid"
Piguet & Meylan, Genève, circa 1820, gold, enamel, pearl and turquoise-set watch with music and automaton. Dim. 95 x 65mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in November 1999.
2,203,500 CHF
1,421,500 USD
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#15
"Don Antonio of Spain"
Breguet No 1188, sold to Don Antonio, circa 1808, 18K gold Garde-Temps watch with freesprung one-minute tourbillon regulator. Diam. 66mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in October 2002.
2,148,500 CHF
1,288,054 USD
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#16
"Nightingale and Fledglings"
Frères Rochat, Geneva, circa 1814. Unique gold and enamel, diamond-set miniature singing bird cage with automata. Height 271mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in October 2003..
1,873,500 CHF
1,430,000 USD
Please note that due to the great fluctuation of US$ exchange rates over the past 15 years, the Swiss Franc has been used as the base currency throughout these graphs and the US$ value indicated is based on the rate of exchange, Swiss Franc to US$, applicable on the day the piece was sold.