Just because something is expensive doesn’t always mean it is classy. This is where new money verses old money can be the most glaring. Sure this sounds crazy and lost in a far-gone universe or alternate reality where Jay Gatsby roams, but the reality is sometimes expensive is gaudy. When talking about a Patek this is never the case. Yes fear not that no matter how much you spend on a Patek you are in no danger of looking like a rapper who is trying to flaunt the money his last rap song made and my friend you can spend a lot. But if your married your wife shouldn’t fret, these aren’t watches you can run and pick up at your local jeweler. So with no further ado let’s look at some of the pricier Patek’s.
The Grand Complication 5078R
Starting around one million dollars, yes folks $1,000,000, is the Grand Complication 5078R. The R in the reference number denotes the handsome rose gold case. This watch screams class and taste with its clean white face and second hand complication at the 6 o’clock position. This watch is a minute repeater that is driven by Patek’s Caliber R 27 PS movement. The minute repeater is a cool complication that sounds the hours, quarter hours, and minutes with three distinct tones at the push of a button. If you decide to spring for this beauty be sure not to get it wet, Patek notes that this watch is only humidity and dust resistant. So take it off when you wash your hands.
The Perpetual Calendar Chronograph 5970
Another stunning beauty, the Perpetual Calendar Chronograph can be had for a little less that one fifth the price of the 5078R. The Perpetual Calendar can be had for a little shy of $200,000 all the way down to around $150,000 making it a deal in comparison. This watch will have you partying like a rock star, or maybe a sitcom star. This was the watch that Charlie Sheen infamously lost during some nefarious activities at a New York City hotel a couple a years ago in the midst of his public breakdown. This watch features Patek’s Caliber CH 27-70Q mechanically wound movement. This watch’s complications include a cool moon phase window, a 30 minute chronograph timer, and a calendar feature that displays leap year. And if the Charlie Sheen connection throws you off then know that a luminary no less than the Dalai Lama himself in know to wear an early model Perpetual Calendar given to him a young boy by President Franklin Roosevelt.
The Aquanaut Travel Time with Tiffany and Co dial
The Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time is another step down in price but for $37,000 your not going to see one every time you go out to eat. This watch is art in motion and a collector’s watch with no doubt. Tiffany and Co. or not this is a cool watch that is sure to be a modern classic and the apple of watch fan’s eyes for decades to come. The Tiffany and Co. version is an extremely limited production with 100 of the automatic model being produced. This watch is sure to gain in value the farther it gets away from production. This watch can be seen on musician and monster watch collector John Mayer quite often as he says that he wears it the majority of his shows. No matter what you think about his music John Mayer knows his stuff when it comes to watches. This watch features the Tiffany and Co. logo on the moon phase complication and has a sweeping second hand not always seen on a calendar models. Treat your high-end jewelers right and maybe you too can sport the Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time.
