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In 1933,jimmy choo bag, Patek Philippe built an "ultra-complicated" pocket watch for Henry Graves. In December 1999,mens wedding bands, one of the most complicated watches ever made became the most expensive watch ever sold when it was hammered down for $11 million at Sotheby's.
History
The Graves Complication arose out of an informal competition between Henry Graves Jr and James Ward Packard of Ohio. These two-very rich-men each commissioned a series of ever more impressive watches from the Patek Philippe watch company during the 1920s.
The Graves Complication was the end result of this horological "arms race". It was commissioned in 1930 and completed in 1933. It was a grand complication pocket watch-one which featured more than one complication. In horological terms a "complication" is any extra feature beyond basic timekeeping functions.
This watch was at the time one of the most complicated ever built (it has since been outdone by the Calibre 89 "ultimate" watch). It included numerous complications including split-second chronograph,chanel handbag, moon phases and even a chart of the night sky over Graves' home in New York!
Where Is Graves Complication Now?
After Graves died the watch ended up in Seth G. The Graves Complication went to the Atwood's Time Museum in Rockford,mulberry handbags, Illinois from 1953 to 1999. When the museum closed in 1999, the watch was sold for a record-breaking over $11 million to a secretive anonymous bidder at a Sotheby's auction.
The fascinating world of horology suffers a heavy loss. People from all over the world sincerely hope that it will emerge again and return to public one day.