Designed for the pocket as an alternative of the wrist, the Caliber 89 debuted in 1989, after 9 years of growth, to assist rejoice the fiftieth anniversary of watchmaker Patek Philippe. Just 4 have been ever manufactured, every produced from a distinct treasured metallic (yellow gold, white gold, rose gold, and platinum) however the restricted availability was additionally as a result of complexity of the timepiece. The Caliber 89 weighed in at 2.5 kilos and featured 1,728 elements that included 24 shifting palms, a thermometer, and even a star chart. When it debuted in 1989, it was probably the most difficult mechanical watch to this point: a distinction it held for 26 years.

It featured 33 problems, that are options that don’t contain displaying the time, and with a price ticket of round $5 million every, it’s onerous to think about the Caliber 89 ever really being stuffed right into a pocket.