Watch of the Day · 2026-10-07 · from the archive
Patek Philippe "South America" World Time
Ref. 2523 · 18k Yellow Gold — one documented result from the 1,183-lot MostExpensiveWatches auction record, featured today.
An extraordinarily rare dual-crown world time wristwatch featuring a polychrome cloisonné enamel dial depicting the map of South America. It is one of only two known examples with this specific dial configuration.
The $10,247,000 result for this 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe World Time ref. 2523 at Phillips Geneva in 2026 underscores the significance of extreme scarcity. Featuring a dual-crown case and a polychrome cloisonné enamel dial depicting the map of South America, it is one of only two known examples in this configuration. It joins 94 documented Patek Philippe sales in the corpus, where the brand record remains $31,000,000 for the Grandmaster Chime in 2019.
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Compiled: 2026-10-07T00:15:30.068594+00:00