World’s Most Valuable
Timepiece Disappears
B
ack in 1933, the single most important are assembled entirely by hand and then tested Many fine 27-jewel automatics
watch ever built was engineered for a for over 15 days on Swiss calibrators to ensure that are on the market today
quiet millionaire collector named Henry accuracy. The watches are then reinspected in are usually priced well over
Graves. It took over three years and the most the United States upon their arrival. $2,000 dollars, but you can
advanced horological technique to create the
What makes rare watches rare?
enter the rarified world of fine
The face of the
multifunction masterpiece. This one-of-a-kind watch collecting for under
Business Week states it best…“It’s the complica-
original 1930 s
watch was to become the most coveted piece $100. You can now wear a
Graves timepiece
tions that can have the biggest impact on price.”
in the collection of the Museum of Time near millionaire’s watch but still
from the
(Business Week, July, 2003). The four interior Museum of Time.
Chicago. Recently this ultra-rare innovation keep your millions in your vest
complications on our Graves
™
watch display
was auctioned off for the record price of pocket. Try the handsome Graves ‘33 timepiece
the month, day, date and the 24 hour clock
$11,030,000 by Sotheby’s to a secretive risk free for 30 days. If you are not thrilled with
graphically depicts the sun and the moon. The
anonymous collector. Now the watch is locked the quality and rare design, please send it back
innovative engine for this timepiece is powered
away in a private vault in an unknown location. for a full refund of the purchase price.
by the movement of the body as the automatic
We believe that a classic like this
rotor winds the mainspring. It never
should be available to true watch
Not Available in Stores
needs batteries and never needs to be
aficionados, so Stauer replicated
Call now to take advantage of this
manually wound. The precision
the exact Graves design in the
limited offer.
crafted gears are “lubricated” by 27
limited edition Graves ‘33.
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™
‘33 Wristwatch • $99 +S&H
rubies that give the hands a smooth
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cated automatic movement with hand-assembled
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