When the hammer came down last month on a vintage Patek Philippe, the SFr1.94m ($1.79m) price tag left many gasping. While retail sales of top timepieces have been tumbling, the 1960 model on auction sold for a world record.
Salerooms, of course, are notoriously opaque and the watch was something special: a pink gold calendar model in fine condition, with an additional complication – or feature – showing phases of the moon.
