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A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Perpetual ‘Pour Le Mérite’ (2017)

Perpetual calendar, Tourbillon, split second chronograph, astronomical moon-phase and a movement that uses fusée and chain. This is the holy grail Lange. Lange caliber L133.1, hand-wound with 36 hour power reserve, 684 components. Platinum PT950 case in 43mm. Limited to 50pcs, priced at 480,000.00€

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BOVET 1822 RÉCITAL 20 ASTÉRIUM (2023)

BOVET 1822 RÉCITAL 20 ASTÉRIUM (2023). White Gold and Red Gold case, 46mm diameter, 18.3mm thickness, leather strap with pin buckle, water resistance up to 30 meters. Manual-winding mechanical movement with a 240-hour power reserve. Functions include hours, minutes, seconds, date, day, month, power reserve indicator, retrograde minutes, tourbillon, equation of time, and a special escapement. Annual calendar tracking summer and winter equinox. Reference: R20N005/1/PU. Launched in October 2022, part of the Dimier collection, limited to 1 piece. Priced at 532,432 CHF.  This watch is the winner of the Calendar & Astronomy prize at the 2023 GPHG

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Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime reference 6300A-010 (2019)
  • Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime reference 6300A-010 was created especially for Only Watch 2019.
  • Stainless steel case in 47.7mm.
  • Featuring over 20 complications, including five chiming modes, two of which are patented world firsts: an acoustic alarm that strikes the preselected time and a date repeater sounding the date on demand.
  • Manual winding Caliber 300 GS AL 36-750 QIS FUS IRM; Strikework isolator indicator.
  • Second time zone with day/night indicator.
  • Day, date (on both dials), month, leap-year cycle by hands.
  • Fourdigit year display in an aperture.
  • 24-hour and minute subdial.
  • Stainless steel reversible case with guilloched hobnail pattern, protected against humidity and dust (not water resistant).
  • Time side dial in rose gold, with gold applied Breguet numerals.
  • Calendar side in black ebony.
  • 18K solid gold dial plates.
  • Unique piece Estimate 2,500,000 to 3,000,000 US$
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Vacheron Constantin Harmony Ultra-Thin Grande Complication Chronograph (2015)

Harmony Ultra-Thin Grande Complication Chronograph (2015). Platinum case for this model is 42mm wide and 8.4mm thick. The movement is the in-house Caliber 3500, with 459 parts at just 5.2mm thick. Automatic movement, but with a peripheral rotor; making the movement completely clear of any obstruction when viewed. Limited to 10 pcs. 51 hours power reserve, platinum PT950 case, priced at US$369,200.00

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Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication Skeleton (2015)

Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication Skeleton (2015) It’s a perpetual calendar, a flying tourbillon, an astrorégulateur and a minute repeater. The movement is an in-house automatic calibre 9406 MC with 578 parts, 47 jewels and micro-rotor. The movement beats at 21,600 vph and with a 50 hours power reserve. Platinum case in 45mm. Priced at US$620,000.00

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Jaeger LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Repetition Minutes Perpetuelle (2019)
  • 18k white gold case in 43mm.
  • Automatic calibre 950 with winding rotor positioned between the perpetual calendar and minute repeater mechanisms.
  • The gongs are extra long and travels between the dial side to the movement side; maximizing the space that boosts its capacity for the sound transmission.
  • Signature chime innovations of Jaeger-LeCoultre are the square gong cross sections and the articulated “trebuchet” hammers, ensuring the gongs are struck with the greatest impact and the least interference from hammer recoil.
  • 50m water resistance Power reserve is at 38hrs Limited to 30pcs.
  • Priced at 250,000.00€
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Greubel Forsey Grande Sonnerie (2017)

Titaninum case in 43.5mm. 11 years of development, 935 parts, 11 safety system, 3 selection modes: Grande Sonnerie, Petite Sonnerie and Silence, Minute Repeater, Cathedral gong, Hammer visible on the dial side, Silent Striking regulator, 20-hour striking mechanism power reserve Automatic winding of the striking mechanism Tourbillon 24 Secondes. Power reserve is at 72hour Priced at 1,150,000.00CHF

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Piaget Grande Sonnerie (1996)
  • Piaget’s executives commissioned François-Paul Journe to design and produce a prototype of this watch.
  • 18k gold case is 37 x 12 mm, considering its housing a magnificent Grande Sonnerie, a petite Sonnerie, a minute repeater, a power reserve indicator and an auxiliary seconds hand at 6 o’clock.
  • Movement is the Calibre 1996P manual winding with 33 jewels, 350 components , two barrels and a 36-hour power reserve.
  • The watch also features a function selector to set it to chime or silent mode.
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Audemars Piguet CODE 11.59 Minute Repeater Supersonnerie (2019)

18k white gold case in 41 mm; featuring an octagonal middlecase embedded within a round case. Manual winding movement caliber 2953 (based on the caliber 2937 from the Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie). The gongs are not attached to the main plate as usual, but they are attached to a device that acts as a soundboard amplifying the sound. The case back is perforated to allow sound to pass through without restrictions. The redesigned regulator eliminates unwanted noise thanks to its more flexible anchor system. While most minute repeaters on the market are not water resistant; this watch is water resistant to 20 metres / 66 feet. Priced at 295,000CHF

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CHOPARD L.U.C Full Strike Sapphire (2022)
  • Sapphire crystal case in 42.5mm with a thickness of 11.55mm, openwork sapphire dial, sapphire crystal crown and pusher, sapphire crystal display caseback.
  • Manual winding LUC 08.01-L movement, Chopard patented : safety device on the minute repeater, phantom quarter, monobloc sapphire crystal gong, COSC chronometer certified.
  • Power reserve is 50hrs
  • Limited to 5pcs
  • Priced CHF450,000
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