The story of the 'most complicated' watch in the world

[araki]

The story of the 'most complicated' watch in the world

At an auction in 1999 it sold for $11m (£9.6m).
It was last wound in 1969. And it's still working.

The most complicated handmade watch, the Henry Graves Supercomplication, has been sold at auction for 20.6m Swiss francs (£13.4m), writes Luke Jones.

A "complication" is a technical term referring to any feature on a watch which is in addition to simply telling the time - and Henry Graves Jr wanted more than anyone else.

Shows the night sky as seen from Graves's flat by Central Park in New York City
Maps the correct spacing and magnitude of the stars
The map rotates with the sky


THE 24 COMPLICATIONS

Timekeeping

• The hours, minutes and seconds of sidereal time (3)
• The time of sunset and sunrise (2)
• The equation of time

Calendar

• Perpetual calendar
• The days of the month
• The days of the week
• The months
• The stars chart
• The age and phases of the moon

Chronograph (stopwatch)

• The Chronograph
• Split seconds
• The 30-minute recorder
• The 12-hour recorder

The Chime

• The "Grande sonnerie" (Westminster chimes) with carillon
• The "Petite sonnerie" with carillon
• The minute-repeater
• The alarm

Other functions

• The going train up-down indication
• The striking train up/down indication
• The twin barrel differential winding
• The three-way setting system

 

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[araki]

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