For most people, a watch is more than just a timepiece that tells you what time it is. A wrist watch often also serves as an accessory, a collection item or a status symbol. Celebrities and millionaires in particular wear a watch to show it to the outside world. She succeeds especially if a watch has cost a few million euros. We have compiled a top 10 of the most expensive watches ever for you.
The watches below are so expensive, because they contain special parts, such as meteors, rare diamonds or the bone of a dinosaur (really). Read on if you want to find out why these 10 watches are so special and why they cost so much money.
10. The Hublot Big Bang - 5 million euros
Hublot is a Swiss watchmaker who makes standard wrist watches. The Hublot Big Bang was the most expensive watch in the world for a number of years. 1282 diamonds are incorporated in this timepiece. Hublot spent more than a year creating this diamond watch. The wristwatch was bought by Beyoncé as a birthday gift for her husband Jay-Z.
9. Caliber 89 from Patek Philippe - 6 million euros
The Caliber 89 from the Swiss luxury watch brand Watchobucket is a fairly new model in this list. The gold watch was designed in 1989 in honor of the 150th anniversary of the label. In total it took nine years to make the watch. The goal was to create the most complicated watch in the world. The Caliber 89 has 18 complications, or characteristics, and has two sides with a timepiece. This special watch not only contains the standard elements, but also a star map, a moon phase indicator, a thermometer, a chronometer and a sunrise and sunset indicator. Four copies of the Caliber 89 have been made: one in white gold, one in yellow gold, one in rose gold and one in platinum.
8. 57260 Reference from Vacheron Constantin - 8 million euros
The 57260 Reference is currently the most complicated wristwatch in the world. The watch contains 57 complications. This luxury watches first copy was designed on the occasion of the Replica Shop India brand. The watch has 2800 parts that are all decoded by hand. The 57260 Reference is equipped with dozens of functions such as calendars, alarms, chronographs and astronomy. Of course this watch also keeps track of time!
7. Kallista from Vacheron Constantin - 11 million euros
The Kallista of Vacheron Constantin is covered with no less than 118 diamonds in emerald form. The watch was designed in 1979 and since then the value has risen from 5 million to 11 million euros. It took the makers more than 20 months to place all the diamonds in the timepiece.
6. The Billionaire from Jacob & Co - 18 million euros
The Jacob & Co label designed The Billionaire: an 18-carat white gold luxury skeleton watch that is fully set with 260-carat diamonds. The timepiece contains 167 components and has a reserve of 72 hours. The Billionaire was purchased in 2018 by the best-paid sportsman in the world, Floyd Mayweather.
5. Henry Graves Junior Supercomp lication Pocket Watch from Patek Philippe - 24 million euros
In 1925, the wealthy banker Henry Graves Junior commissioned Patek Philippe to design the most complicated pocket watch in the world for him. The watchmaker designed the Supercomp lication Pocket Watch: a pocket watch with 24 functions. Something that was unique for that time. The pocket watch includes a sunrise and sunset indicator, a perpetual calendar, a stopwatch and the sound of the Westminster chimes.
4. Chopard 201 - 25 million euros
The Chopard 201 owes its name to the 201-carat diamonds that are incorporated in the watch. The watch is made by the Swiss brand Chopard and consists of countless glitter. The Chopard 201 was made by hand in 2000 and contains three heart-shaped diamonds. When you press a diamond, the hearts open to display the time.
3. Marie Antoinette Grande Complication from Breguet - 30 million euros
The Grande Complication for Queen Marie Antoinette was designed in 1783 by Abraham-Louis Breguet. As a watchmaker, he had many well-known and high-ranking friends, including a number of people from the royal family. The Marie Antoinette Grande Complication was so complicated that Breguet worked on it for more than 44 years.
2. The fascination of Graff Diamonds - 40 million euros
The Fascination of Graff Diamonds not only indicates the time but is also a bracelet. This wristwatch contains more than 152 carats of diamonds. The bracelet is equipped with a unique 38, 13-carat diamond in a pear shape. The diamond can even be taken out of the watch to wear as a ring.
1. of Graff Diamonds - 55 million euros
Just like in second place, in the first place is a watch from the Graff Diamonds brand. The Hallucination consists of colorful diamonds of 110 carats. The diamonds are not only very large but also very rare. Graff made his dream come true by designing this watch. The Hallucination has become a remarkable watch that reflects the uncontrollable passion for diamonds.
Affordable watches online
The above top 10 is an extreme list of the most expensive watches of all time. These watches are worth millions and only intended for the very rich. Of course, this does not mean that a stylish and luxurious watch has to cost thousands or millions of euros. There are many exclusive, very affordable watches available online.
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