Man, let me tell you about this crazy rabbit hole I fell into the other day. It all started with a simple search: “Patek Philippe Calibre 89.” I was just curious, you know? I’d heard it was some super fancy, expensive watch, but I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
First off, I started reading about these watches. Turns out, Patek Philippe only makes about 60,000 watches a year. And I thought, “Okay, that’s not a ton, but it’s not, like, only 10, right?” Boy, was I wrong. When it comes to this Calibre 89 thing, they’ve only ever made four. Four! That’s it! And they made them way back in 1989. They say it took them nine years to do all the research and development!
Then I tried to find out how much these things cost. I saw one of them sold for over $5 million! It’s made out of gold and maybe some platinum. And there were reports they expected one to sell for up to 10 million dollars. Imagine that! But apparently, it didn’t even get a high enough bid, so it didn’t even sell. It seems like it’s hard to buy one, I read that buying a Rolex or a Patek is tough because there are so few made and so many people want them.
- They only made four of these Calibre 89 watches.
- They’re made of gold and/or platinum.
- One sold for over $5 million.
- It took nine years of research and development to make them.
Here’s what I gathered from my deep dive:
After spending hours going through articles and forum posts, I realized these Calibre 89 watches are basically mythical creatures. Even if I had the money, it’s not like you can just walk into a store and buy one. So, I closed all the tabs, leaned back, and thought, “Well, that was a wild ride.” It’s like a whole other world of watch collecting that I had no clue about. But I did learn that Patek Philippe watches usually keep their value or even get more valuable. I guess it’s true what their slogan says – they’re worth keeping. Not that I’ll ever be able to afford one, but hey, it’s fun to dream, right?
