Top 10 Most Expensive Watches in the World

We all know that time is money.

Watches are the most incredible things which give better knowledge about time. We all know that how much time is important for us that’s why we brought good high-end watches for us which may help in our daily work.

Watches may be a different variety and cost but I guess, you wanted to know which watch is the most expensive till now. Right?

Just like we share the top 10 most expensive houses list with you, recently we have created the 10 most expensive luxury watches list among the thousands of watches. 

Today, in this article you are going to know about the top 10 most expensive watches in the world.  

Here is the list of the top 10 most expensive watches in the world:

10. Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 – $8 million

The Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 is a highly complicated mechanical watches having 57 complications. This watch was assembled by Vacheron Constantin and was introduced in 2015.

The manufacturer of this watch claims that it is the most complicated pocket mechanical watch ever created. After Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260, Patek Philippe Calibre is most complicated which was assembled in 1989. 

Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 took 8 years to assemble. This watch has 2826 parts and 31 hands. The total weight of this watch is 957gm and spans 98mm. The thickness of this watch is 36mm.

The price of this watch is kept confidential by the manufacturer and client but from different sources of the estimate, the price of this watch was predicted to be about $8 million. This huge price of this dual-time wristwatch makes it on the list of the most expensive watches in the world.

9. Patek Philippe 1518 – $11.1 million

Patek Philippe Ref 1518 is one of the most desirable and collective perpetual chronograph wristwatch in the world. This beautiful watch is designed and manufactured by a Swiss luxury watch company named Patek Philippe SA.

This popular watch manufacturer company was established in 1839 where Antoni Patek, Franciszek Czapek, and Adrien Philippe are the founders of this company. The headquarters of this company is in Plan-les-Ouates, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.

Patek Philippe Ref 1518 is made of steel in a piece of 4 parts. The color of the watch is usually pink or yellow gold. It is also well known for the perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch.

Patek Philippe Ref 1518 was created in 1941 and King Farouk was the owner of that earlier version of the watch at that time but later in the 2016 auction, it was sold for $11.1 million. Contemporary versions of this watch are also created at present time for sale.

   

8. Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona – $17.8 million

Rolex Daytona is a mechanical chronograph wristwatch with moon phases which was manufactured by Rolex in 1963. Rolex is one of the famous watch manufacturing companies in the world which was established in 1905. The headquarters of this company is in Geneva, Switzerland.

This watch is designed to meet the requirements and needs of racing drivers for measuring elapsed time and also for calculating the average speed.

The name of this watch refers to place Daytona, Florida which was the hotspot of racing in the early 20th century. The series of this watch was also manufactured by Rolex in 1988 and 2000.

The Rolex Daytona watch was sold at auction in 2017 and sold at the price of $17.8 million. The owner of this watch is Paul Newman’s.

7. Jacob & Co. Billionaire Watch – $18 million

Jacob & Co. billionaire Watch is one of the most amazing watches in the world as well as the most expensive also. This watch is manufactured by Jacob & Co. for Italian businessman Flavio Briatore.

This watch was created in 2018. Jacob &  Co. is a jewelry and wristwatch retailer company which was founded in 1986 and has headquarters in New York City, United States.    

This billionaire watch is made up of 260-carat traditional-looking diamonds, a blinged-out bracelet of emerald cut diamonds and also some of the stones are up to 3 carats each. This watch might look like a women’s watch in some pictures.

The case of the watch is 47.5mm wide and 58mm tall. This watch is the 7th most expensive watch in the world. The cost of this watch is about $18 million.

   

6. Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication – $24 million

Patek Philippe Grand Supercomplication is one of the most complicated mechanical pocket watch which was created in 1933. The manufacturer of this amazing watch is Patek Philippe.

This popular watch manufacturer company was established in 1839 where Antoni Patek, Franciszek Czapek, and Adrien Philippe are the founders of this company. The headquarters of this company is in Plan-les-Ouates, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. 

In 1925, Henry Graves Jr. decided to make the world’s most complicated limited edition timepiece from Patek Philippe that comes with a perpetual calendar. This watch is made up of 18-carat gold and has 24 complications. This watch took three years to be designed and 5 years to be manufactured.

Patek Philippe Supercomplication has 24 different types of functions such as minute repeater along with Westminster Chimes, a perpetual calendar, sunrise and sunset times, moonphase, split-seconds chronograph, etc. Henry spent US$15,000 for manufacturing this watch. On November 11, 2014, this watch was sold at auction to Aurel Bacs in US$24 million.

5. Chopard 210 Carat Watch – $26 million

The Chopard 201 Carat Watch is one of the complicated wristwatches which was manufactured by Chopard in 2014.

Chopard is a Swiss watches, jewelry, and accessories manufacturer and retailer company that was founded in 1860. Louis-Ulysse Chopard is the founder of this company. The headquarters of Chopard is in Geneva, Switzerland. 

This watch is made up of 874 diamonds that are worth 201 carats of diamonds in total. It also has the three biggest heart-shaped diamonds that are of Pink and blue colors. The overall body is made with 15-carat pink diamond along with 12-carat blue diamond and 11-carat white diamond.

This watch is also one of the most expensive watches ever sold in modern watch auctions. It was sold for $26 million.

4. Jaeger-LeCoultre Joaillerie 101 Manchette – $26 million

Jaeger-LeCoultre Joaillerie 101 Manchette is one of the most expensive watch in the world which was presented to Queen Elizabeth II on her 60th anniversary of her tenure on the British throne.

This beautiful watch was manufactured by Jaeger-LeCoultre SA in 2012. This watch company was founded in 1833 by Antoine LeCoultre. The Headquarters of this company is in Le Sentier, Vaud, Switzerland. 

The face of the clock is made up of silver and is covered with sapphire glass. The bracelet of this watch is made of pure white gold.

The watch is enschased with 11 onyx gemstones with an impressive set of 256 diamonds. This watch is the 4th most expensive watch with $26 million cost in the world.

3. The Breguet Grande Complication 1160 – $30 million

The Breguet Grande Complication 1160 is one of the most impressive pocket watches ever built in this world. The Breguet is one of the most popular Swiss watchmaking companies which was founded by Abraham-Louis Breguet in Paris, France in 1775.

The headquarters of this company is in L’Abbaye, Switzerland. This company mostly produces watches, clocks, and jewelry. 

This watch is currently the most complicated pocket watch after Patek Philippe’s Supercomplication and Vacheron Constantin’s Reference 57260. The watch was started to produce in 1783 for Marie Antoinette. Later, this watch was not completed.

In 2004, Nicolas Hayek ordered this masterpiece to be reproduced and the watch was completed in 2008. Currently, this watch is the 3rd most expensive watch in the world with $30 million cost.

2. The Graff Diamonds’ Fascination – $40 million

The Graff Diamonds’ Fascination is also one of the most amazing diamond watches in the world. This watch was created by Graff in 2015.

Graff is a multinational British jeweler which was founded by Laurence Graff in 1960. The headquarters of this company is in London. This company operates its function in the design, manufacture, and retail distribution of jewelry and watches.   

This beautiful watch consists of 152.96 carats of white diamonds. This watch becomes a ring after removing some parts.

The center of this watch is made up of a fancy cut exquisitely rare stone which is a 38.13 carat and has a flawless pear-shaped baguette diamonds. The Graff Diamonds’ Fascination watch is the 2nd most expensive watch in the world with $40 million cost.

1. The Graff Diamonds Hallucination – $55 million

The Graff Diamonds Hallucination is one of the most expensive wristwatch watches in the world that was created by Graff in 2014 with some special editions.

Graff is a multinational British jeweler which was founded by Laurence Graff in 1960. The headquarters of this company is in London. This company operates its function in the design, manufacture, and retail distribution of jewelry and watches.   

The Graff Diamonds Hallucination is made up of 110 carats of coloured diamonds. It comes with diamonds like pink diamonds, yellow diamonds, orange diamonds, green diamonds, and lastly blue diamonds.

The diamonds used in this watch are really rare and valuable which makes the watch so expensive. The cost of this watch is about $55 million and it is the most expensive watch in the world among all.

Final Words

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