In October 2014, AAA fake Patek Philippe watches celebrated their 175th anniversary; well, really, it was the crowning moment of a year-long marking of the “dodransbicentennial,” full of gala events and celebratory releases. But now, more than a decade later, there’s one watch that ruled them all — the mighty Grandmaster Chime. It shocked and awed when it was released, and it still stands tall as the most important Patek Philippe of the modern era.
By every metric, the Grandmaster Chime is an impressive watch. It’s the most complicated watch Patek Philippe has ever created, and perhaps the most complicated chiming watch ever made. The result of over eight years of research and development, it houses 20 complications (including two never seen before) and has a caliber comprising of 1,366 parts. On top of that, the case alone, a mighty twin-faced 47mm creation, took four years of research to perfect and comprises of 214 pieces, as well as some truly ornate hand engraving. We don’t need to dive into the details of all the complications here — but some of the ones that stand out are the abilities for the cheap replica watches UK to chime grande and petite sonnerie en passant, or in passing.
There’s also an alarm, where the alarm chime is, in fact, the current minute repeater sequence. On top of that, the Grandmaster Chime is the first watch to feature a date repeater, with a double chime for 10-day intervals and a higher chime for single days. It’s a cornucopia of chiming complications and a definitive statement that, when it comes to high complications, one does not mess with best Patek Philippe replica watches.
As you can imagine, this level of watchmaking mastery and baroque artistry comes with a great degree of exclusivity. At launch, it had a retail price of CHF 2.5 million, but it wasn’t the price that was the issue; it was availability. Only seven pieces of the 175th anniversary Grandmaster Chimes would be produced, and of those, one would live in the Patek Philippe Museum, with the other six being reserved for long-standing collectors. Luckily (and unsurprisingly), Patek Philippe decided to continue creating 1:1 fake Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime watches, albeit in an exceptionally limited production, with one of the most memorable being a stainless steel version that was offered at the Only Watch charity auction in 2019, which hammered in for a staggering CHF 31 million.
