On November 15, 2009 during its Autumn sale the auction house of Antiquorum sold one of the rarest lots. The Japanese collector Yoshiho Matsuda put up for sale the Patek Philippe golden pocket watch which was a part of the famous Matsuda Collection (the most significant private collection of Patek Philippe timepieces).
The price for the golden watch whose weight is 1.1 kg made up CHF 4.5 million. Adjusted for taxation the new owner paid CHF 5,120,000 for the watch.
Calibre 89 notable for 33 different complications was created by the watchmakers from Patek Philippe to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the brand. The first design and calculations were made in 1980 and by 1988 the company presented working prototype. In April 1989 the completed watch was finally presented to the public. Patek Philippe produced 4 unique pieces with Calibre 89 in cases made of yellow, rose and white gold and in platinum.
Golden pocket watch with Calibre 89 first appeared at Antiquorum on April 9, 1989, as part of The Art of Patek Philippe collection. The watch (this one and the rest three exemplars) was purchased by the Royal family. In the beginning of the 2000s the collection was divided.
The Calibre 89 watch in 18К yellow gold is notable not only for the number of complications but also for the triple barrel spring and tourbillon. The four-level movement is based on 126 jewels and comprises 1,278 parts. The outer open dial traditionally indicates hours, minutes and seconds. At the back case one can observe the sidereal time. Other functions of the watch are GMT, sunrise and sunset time indication, world time for 125 cities, perpetual calendar, split-seconds chronograph with 30-minutes and 12-hours counters, minute repeater, alarm clock, tachymeter, barometer and compass.
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