The Patek Philippe Replica brand has never ceased to be talked about since its beginnings in 1898 until today. The supremacy of this brand has maintained its place throughout this period. However, this is not just any place, the Patek brand represents both the beauty and the best technique of Swiss watchmaking. A favorite of high society, celebrities and lovers of fine watches, Patek Philippe timepieces continue to attract attention.

Even today, with its 175 years of existence, the Patek Philippe brand is marking this anniversary with the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime 5175. This limited edition watch, entirely handmade, constitutes a commemoration worthy of the expectations of the most demanding , if not, more.

Innovative design, the Grandmaster Chime has two dials!

Patek Philippe has, once again, not failed in its ingenious inventiveness with the Grandmaster Chime series 5175. The first double-sided watch, this model offers the possibility of wearing the wristwatch with two dials. Thanks to axes on the attachments, the box can rotate on site. The wearer has the pleasure of wearing the jewelry with the face they have chosen. However, the movement does not remain the only area of exploitation of the case. Indeed, the case is made with pink gold, skillfully sculpted with laurel leaves in relief, a symbol of triumph since the dawn of time.

Cutting-edge technology in watchmaking at the service of the Grandmaster Chime.

The Patek Philippe Grandmaster stands out for its elegance and techniques. Aside from its unique and innovative design, this limited edition series features 20 complications that make it a powerful and intelligent watch, in addition to the four barrels. It combines several functions which have contributed to making the brand a work of art in Geneva watchmaking. In addition, it also has other new precursor functions in terms of alarm, repeaters, date with four-digit display, and time zone display. In fact, the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime alone represents the most efficient timepiece of the century.

The precision and exceptional timepiece assembled by hand

The manufacturing of Patek Philippe’s Grandmaster Chime required extremely impressive resources. The 7 examples in this collection required more than 100,000 hours of work, with 1,580 parts to be assembled manually for each watch. This model is the first wristwatch to benefit from the double automatic chime, a large one for the hours and a small one for the quarters. The great autonomy of this model is also a major asset.

Thanks to the two barrels, the next manual winding can take almost 30 hours. Like the time, alarming the date is now easy with the Grandmaster Chime from Patek Philippe. Impossible to miss the birthday of one of your loved ones with this option. For the display, contradictorily easy and complicated, the dial has auxiliary dials for the month, date, leap year cycle and day, in addition to the display in the middle of the dial of the year in four digits.

A model of this watch will be exhibited at the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva. The other six are at an astronomical price of 2.5 million Swiss francs. The Grandmaster Chime took a total of more than 7 years to develop.

To see the complete process of making this luxurious watch, we recommend watching the video below! This ten-minute report is fascinating and traces the history of the Patek Philippe Grand Master Chime.