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With the Large Pod Watch, I had already taken a leap into the world of link oversized timepieces – it's still wearable, but only just wearable. I started to become interested in more sculptural shapes that told the time. I was very literally inspired link by the Cartier 'mystery clocks' link from the 1920s through the '40s, and the idea of telling the time invisibly in a kind of a magical way. So Newson went to work on creating his own Mystery Clock.

What makes this piece evoke interest link is the fact that it hails from link what Patek Philippe experts say was one of the largest orders ever placed directly with the company. More than 1000 examples of these Calatravas with custom branded dials buckles and casebacks were commissioned from the watchmaker. They were awarded to IOS associates whose sales totaled in excess of a million US dollars speaking to the strength the firm once had and ultimately link the indulgence that resulted in its demise.