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| Manufacturer | Patek Philippe |
|---|---|
| Also called | The Supercomplication |
| Type | Pocket watch |
| Display | Analogue |
| Introduced | 1933 |
| Movement | Mechanical |
The Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication (no. 198.385) is one of the most complicated mechanical pocket watches ever created. The 18-karat gold watch has 24 complications and was assembled by Patek Philippe.[1][2] It was named after banker Henry Graves Jr. who supposedly commissioned it out of his desire to outdo the Grande Complication pocketwatch of American automaker James Ward Packard.[1][2][3] The two were both at the top of the watch collecting world, regularly commissioning innovative new timepieces.[4]
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