Why does this watch cost $1.3 million? It's complicated     Text
Size   Published: Friday, 13 Sep 2013 | 11:33 AM ET Robert Frank
By: | CNBC Reporter and Editor This watch is so valuable it
needs its own bodyguard Friday, 13 Sep 2013 | 10:55 AM ET  In
medicine, business and relationships, complications are a best
avoided. But in watches, complications are better than jewels.
As if to prove the point, Patek Philippe, the storied 174-year-
old watch-maker, is releasing its most complicated watch ever.
And that's saying something, since Patek is considered the
master of fine watch complications.  The watch is called the
Reference 6002 Sky Moon Tourbillon. It's got 12
complications—making it a "Grand Complication," including a
tourbillon, minute repeater, sky chart and perpetual calendar.
The sky chart on the back of the watch shows the evening sky in
whatever region you happen to be in, while the moon-phase
display shows you whether the moon that night is a crescent or
full.  (Read more: Ultra-luxury accessories