The world’s most expensive watch sold for 145 million dollars – Fædrelandsvennen

The world's most expensive watch sold for 145 million dollars – Fædrelandsvennen

It was expected that “Henry Graves Supercomplication” name the watch has received after its first owner, would go for $ 15 million on Tuesday Sotheby’s auction in Geneva, Switzerland.

But it was the fight about watch, and the price ended the entire $ 21.3 million. In Norwegian kroner equivalent to about 145 million.

Thus, it is branded as the world’s most expensive watch, writes the Danish newspaper Information.

900 parts

The watch which was created by Swiss Patek Philippe in 1932, described as the most advanced of its kind that is not made by means of computer technology.

It weighs over a pound, consists of 900 parts and is 24 second things than to show what time it is. It is partly possible to see the moon phases and when sunrise and sunset.

Going still

The illustration on the watch is from the night sky over New York as it appears from the apartment where the first owner Henry Graves in his time lived.

The watch was auctioned once before, in 1999, sold for $ 11 million in New York.

According to the BBC was watch last drawn up in 1969 – and it still goes. The buyer of the watch is anonymous.

PS. What is the difference between a watch and a clock? Is it fair to call this a watch? Comment happily!