This particular wristwatch is one that I’ve been aware of for many years, and it’s certainly not a White Whale in the sense that I’ve never seen it (on the other hand, Ahab saw Moby Dick at close enough quarters to lose a leg, so one instance of first person observation doesn’t necessarily disqualify it). It’s a fascinating piece. The movement was designed by the legendary André Bornand, who completed it in 1945, and in 1987, the movement was cased and worn as his personal watch by none other than the then-CEO of Patek Philippe, Phillipe Stern. I’ve only seen it once, at the Patek Museum in Geneva, and who knows what its value would be on the market … but it would probably be a lot. It is an incredible example of the art of the tourbillon, which represents one of the all-time high water marks in the pursuit of precision chronometry – and it’s one I’d love to have on my own wrist.
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