The 8 Most Expensive (Today) Wristwatches in the World
It's hard not to be shocked when you look at the price tags of expensive watches. For some brands, a six-figure figure is quite the norm. But there are brands, some of whose creations have reached the sky-high height of one million dollars for a wrist watch, and even more. About such hours and will be discussed further.
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1. Hublot Classic Fusion Haute Joaillerie for one million dollars. The watch, covered with 1,185 baguette-cut diamonds, costs "only" one million dollars. A team of 15 people spent 1,800 hours working on cutting, and 200 hours spent on inspections and quality control. Among the Hublot models, this one is one of the most expensive.
2. The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Quatuor earned a $1 million price tag thanks to its silicon case (the world's first watch to feature this material). By the way, silicon is twice as light as titanium and 4 times stronger than it. To date, Quatuor is the most expensive watch brand Roger Dubuis. The accessory is equipped with the RD101 movement with no less than four "balance-spring" nodes. Such a mechanism with 4 balances, interacting in pairs, allows to significantly increase the accuracy of watches in comparison, for example, with a tourbillon. So the price tag of Roger Dubuis Excalibur Quatuor of 1 million Swiss francs (or 1,125,000 US dollars) is quite justified.
3. Jaeger-Le Coultre Hybris Mechanica à Grande Sonnerie sells for $1,474,070. The watch is made up of 1,300 parts and can play the tune of Westminster Abbey. This model was released in 2009 as part of the Hybris Mechanica 55 Collector's Set. The number 55 is the sum of the complications in all three models of the Hybris Mechanica trilogy.
4. The 250th Anniversary Vacheron Constantin TourdeI'Ile watch, released in a limited collection of 7 pieces, is valued at $1,538,160. The highlight of the presented model is two dials for the convenience of accommodating as many functions as possible. Here is the time of the second time zone you need, and the endless calendar, as well as the time of sunset. By the way, the Vacheron Constantin TourdeI'Ile movement is one of the most complex movements among the entire list of watches over $1 million.
5. The Greubel Forsey Art Piece 1 watch was presented at the 2013 SIHH exhibition and quickly rose to the top of the most expensive watches. The price is 1.5 million Swiss francs, or approximately $1.6 million. The design of the watch was developed in collaboration with the famous master of microsculpture Willard Wigan, who made the crown of the watch in the form of a mask. Also, the model is equipped with an inclined tourbillon.
6. The price for The Richard Mille RM 56-01 watch, the case of which is made of sapphire, is “only” $1,850,000. Such a price is a rarity for Richard Mille, although it is rare to see less than 6 digits on the price tags of this brand.
7. After showing The Richard Mille RM 56-01 at SIHH 2013, the brand decided to up the ante, so to speak, and at the 2014 show it introduced the new Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 56-02 Sapphire. The transparent case design is also made from crushed solid sapphire. The price for this watch broke the $2 million barrier. To be more precise, the price is $2,020,000.
8. And finally, the most expensive watch in the world belongs to the German brand A. Lange & Söhne. The watch masterpiece A. Lange & Söhne Grand Complication costs 1,920,000 euros, or in terms of dollars - 2,497,000. The movement includes a minute repeater with a large and small gong, a split-seconds chronograph with a minute counter and return seconds, a perpetual calendar and phases of the moon.