You Won’t Believe How Much These 10 Watches Cost!
Someday, we may look back on this time as the birth of a new industry: the luxury watch industry. Today, if you want to buy a top-of-the-line watch that costs more than $100,000, you’re probably limited to purchasing one made by one of the few companies who specialize in making ultra-expensive watches. But over the last decade, there has been an explosion of brands producing luxury watches in every price range imaginable. The luxury watch industry has finally reached maturity, and this means that even more new players will be entering the market to compete for your hard-earned money!
1. Henry Graves Supercomplication
The most expensive watch ever sold at auction was the Henry Graves Supercomplication, which went for $11.5 million in 1990. It has 24 complications and took three years to build. The watch is not just a timepiece but an art object as well.
2. Patek Philippe Super Complications
Patek Philippe is a Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1839. The company is famous for its ultra-complicated watches and the most expensive Patek Philippe watch ever sold at auction was the Henry Graves Jr. Supercomplication, which cost $11 million dollars. Patek Philippe’s complicated watches are often used as symbols of wealth and status and they can be purchased for prices ranging from $700 to $200,000 or more.
3. Vacheron Constantin Overseas Ultra-Thin Squelette
The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Ultra-Thin Squelette is a masterpiece of haute horlogerie. It features manually wound mechanical movement with 21,600 vibrations per hour. The in-house caliber 9160WS contains two mainspring barrels, each delivering 70 hours of power reserve to the movement. The case is made from 18K white gold and measures 40mm in diameter and 7mm thick.
4. Rolex Daytona 116500LN Chronograph
The Rolex Daytona 116500LN Chronograph is one of the most expensive watches in the world. It was inspired by the racecar driver and has a tachymeter scale on it to measure speed. It has a 41mm 18k white gold case, an Oysterlock bracelet, and a black dial. The watch costs about $9,000.
5. Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1A
Patek Philippe is a Swiss luxury watch maker and has been for more than 175 years. The Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1A is one of their most popular watches. The 5711/1A is water resistant to 300 meters and features a perpetual calendar, moon phase indicator, and second time zone function.
7. Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Magic Gold Watch
This watch is a limited edition Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Magic Gold Watch that was released in 2012. This watch is valued at $1.2 million and features the iconic prancing horse from the Ferrari logo on the dial, as well as a sapphire caseback with a hand-engraved message: Only 12 of these watches were made for true connoisseurs.
6. Richard Mille RM 056
The Richard Mille RM 056 is a ridiculously expensive watch that costs $1,000,000 USD. With a titanium case and strap and sapphire crystal, it’s no wonder why the price is so high. The watch also features an automatic winding system with a column-wheel control and chronometer functions.
8. A Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1 Tourbillon Pour Le Mérite
This watch is the only one in the world to have been made with two different types of gold. And, it’s also a limited edition with only seven copies in existence.
9. Breguet Reine de Naples 5193CC Pocket Watch
The most expensive watch in the world is the Breguet Reine de Naples 5193CC pocket watch with a retail price of $5,293,000. The timepiece is made from 18-carat white gold and has a mother-of-pearl dial, diamond markers and an enameled map of France on its back. It also features an alarm function, minute repeater function and perpetual calendar.
10. Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Mechanical Skeleton (BVLGARI)
The Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Mechanical Skeleton is a watch that tells the time in an unusual way. Unlike most mechanical watches, which have a dial to display the hours and minutes, this watch has no dial at all. Instead, it features two spirals of rotating discs on each side of the case, with one spiral showing 12 hours and one 6 hours. The hands for the minutes are on these spirals as well.