One of the most popular swiss brands Patek Philippe developed a pocket watch known as the Calibre 89, which till now holds the first position among the most complicated pocket watches. It is a gold commemorative watch launched in 1989, thus the name Calibre 89. With its release the company celebrated its 150th birthday.

Patek Philippe named its mechanical wonder “the most complicated watch in the world.” The timepiece weighs 1.1 kg. The whole watch model is made of not less than 1,728 components that provide 33 functions. Some of its indicators even include a thermometer, the date of Easter, sidereal time and a star chart with 2,800 stars.

Calibre 89 is made of 18 carat gold, which is 75% pure gold. It is valued at $6 million. It took 5 years of research and development, and then additional 4 years of manufacturing.

Only four models of Calibre 89 were manufactured: in platinum, white gold, rose gold and yellow gold.

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