Striking a chord
Patek Philippe’s Ref 6301P Grande Sonnerie is its most musical of complications
published : 18 Dec 2020 at 04:00
In 1989, Patek Philippe marked its 150th anniversary with Calibre 89, the world’s most complicated portable timepiece with 33 complications. Its grande and petite sonnerie along with a minute repeater, four gongs and an alarm on a fifth gong exemplify the Swiss brand’s mastery in the music of time.
The commemorative Calibre 89 rang in a renaissance of chiming models that culminated with last month’s launch of Ref 6301P Grande Sonnerie, which also features a petite sonnerie, a minute repeater and a…