Over 3,000,000 euros. This is the sale price of Patek Philippe's Calibre 89, sold by Antiquorum and reportedly awarded to the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva.
It was a no-holds-barred battle that involved what in 1989 was the most complicated watch ever made in the world.
The museum's antagonist is a private collector who is not exactly unknown to the watchmaking world; indeed, he is one of the best known protagonists in this milieu.
The Antiquorum Auction House thus scores another valuable goal on the occasion of its 35th anniversary.
