Description

Best known for their Grand Complications watches Patek Philippe masters the “Haute Horlogerie” and are arguably the best in the industry.
In 1989, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the manufacture, Patek Philippe developed what is one of the most complicated portable timepiece in the world: the Calibre 89 with 33 complications but half a century ago in 1932 they had built the “Henry Graves Supercomplication” which had at that time 24 complications, including Westminster chimes, a perpetual calendar, sunrise and sunset times, and a celestial map of New York as seen from Graves’s apartment on Fifth Avenue.
For decades they did held the title of the most complicated watches built. Mastering their craft they perpetuated the skills and traditions to deliver in their current collection pieces of the highest quality.

The Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime 6300/401G-001 masterfully unites Haute Horlogerie and Haute Joaillerie, reinterpreting the brand’s most complicated wristwatch in an opulent white gold setting. This double-faced reversible timepiece is adorned with an extraordinary array of 118 baguette-cut blue sapphires (11.9 cts) and 291 baguette-cut diamonds (20.54 cts), meticulously set using the invisible setting technique for a seamless, radiant finish.

Measuring 49.4mm in diameter and 16.32mm in height, the white gold case features a patented rotation mechanism, allowing both the time dial and calendar dial to be displayed as desired. The time side dial showcases an ebony black opaline finish with gold-applied Breguet numerals and a hand-guilloché hobnail pattern, while the calendar side is similarly finished with an 18K solid gold dial plate.

At the heart of this masterpiece, the Caliber 300 GS AL 36-750 QIS FUS IRM movement powers 20 complications, including five chiming functions—among them, two world-first patents: an alarm with time strike and a date repeater, which audibly announces the date on demand. Other complications include a grande and petite sonnerie, minute repeater with classic gongs, perpetual calendar with a four-digit year display, second time zone, moon phases, and multiple power-reserve indicators.

A hand-stitched black alligator leather strap with a fold-over clasp set with 22 baguette-cut blue sapphires (1.1 ct) completes the design, ensuring both security and elegance. Accompanying this horological marvel are matching white gold cufflinks set with baguette-cut blue sapphires, enhancing its exclusivity.

A true pinnacle of watchmaking artistry and gem-setting craftsmanship, the Grandmaster Chime Haute Joaillerie 6300/401G-001 stands as an unrivaled statement of technical mastery, exclusivity, and grandeur.

This application piece is available full set – contact us for viewing and more details – (the masterpiece is not physically in our showroom for insurance purposes).

Patek Philippe – Bio

Patek Philippe & Co. was founded in 1839, located in Geneva and the Vallée de Joux. It designs and manufactures timepieces and movements, including some of the most complicated mechanical watches. It is considered by many experts and aficionados to be one of the most prestigious watch manufacturers.
In 1868, Patek Philippe made their first wristwatch, which was sold on November 13, 1876 to the Hungarian Countess.
It is the last independent, family-owned Genevan watch manufacture with uninterrupted operating history spanning nearly 180 years.