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Economist. Experience in leadership positions in the manufacturing industry. Date: December 16, 2016. Reading time 6 min.
A dozen expensive watches combine real watchmaking and jewelry art. Thanks to the skill of famous watchmakers, unique models have been created, presented in single or minimal copies.
1st place
Joaillene Manchette bracelet watch.
Released under the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand, owned by a Swiss company. In fact, this is the latest model from the popular Joaillerie 101 series.
However, the most expensive watch has not found its owner, as it has not been sold yet.
They topped the TOP 10 most expensive watches, as their cost was a fabulous amount of $ 26,000,000.
Made exclusive clocks from exceptional purity white gold in the form of an original bracelet. For instructions, 11 onyx stones were used, as well as 576 diamonds. And the miniature dial is made of silver, its coating is made of a complex glass made of transparent sapphire.
2nd place
Watch Chopard 201-carat
Made and presented in 2008 by Chopard.
According to jewelers and watchmakers, this image of art has no price. But all of it is estimated at $25,000,000.
The main decoration of the product is three huge diamonds. They have a red, white and blue hue, and outwardly resemble unusual hearts and are located around an almost imperceptible dial. The combined weight of these three stones was 38 carats. In total, 874 diamonds of 200 carats were used to decorate.
3rd place
Steel Patek Philippe Ref. 1518.
This unique brainchild of Patek Phillips saw the light back in 1941.
According to the RBC portal, the steel sample was sold on November 12, 2016 at an auction for $11,200,000.
According to Forbes, this auction featured 177 Rolex models and, of course, Patek Philippe. These were vintage pieces from 1940-1960. The total proceeds of the share amounted to 27,513,625 francs.
There are only four similar steel models left in the world. The rest of the 281 samples are made of gold, both pink and yellow. The steel model sold at the auction has a chronograph and a perpetual calendar and has not been offered for sale for ten years.
4th place
Henry Graves Supercomplication Pocket Model.
An exclusive model was made in 1932 by the Patek Philippe Corporation. It was an order from a New York banker. Gentleman Henry Graves wished to have a complex multifunctional mechanism.
Sold at Sotheby's in 1999 for a fabulous $11,002,500.
Anonymous became the owner, who gave the sample to the Swiss Museum in Geneva.
For the execution of special The order was spent by the company 5 years. The watch uses 900 parts, due to which they are able to perform 24 functions. The case is made of gold, on the dial there is a drawing of the starry sky, as it looked from the customer's window.
5th place
Calatrava watch ref. 5016.
Walkers were released in a single copy by the Swiss manufactory Patek Philippe.
Auctioned by Only Watch on November 7, 2015 for the incredible amount of CHF 7,300,000.
According to the Lenta portal. Ru the final cost exceeded the initial estimate by more than 10 times. The original price of the lot was 700,000 francs.
The watch has a classic steel case. The value of the model is determined not by external gloss, but by the uniqueness of the in-house RTO 27 PS QR movement, equipped with manual winding and functions of the “classic trio”: tourbillon, minute repeater and perpetual calendar. In addition, they are released in a single copy.
6th place
Watch Reference 1527
Released in 1943 by Patek Philippe.
Walkers sold in May 2010 at Christie's for $5,630,000.
This gold model belonged directly to the Stern family prior to the auction. It is this family that owns the famous brand itself.
The case is gold and instructed with 23 gems. They show moon phase clocks and are also equipped with a calendar.
7th place
Caliber 89 Pocket Walkers.
Released in 1989 by Patek Philippe in only 4 copies.
Estimated today at $5,000,000.
All models purchased were originally by the Royal Family. But later the collection was dispersed. The pink gold specimen was purchased by an Italian collector. Platinum was acquired by the Royal family from the Middle East. A watch made of white precious metal was sold at auction in 2004. A watch made of yellow gold was sold in 2009 at the Antiquorum auction.
This is no longer just a clock, but a minicomputer, since no model could surpass the Caliber 89 in complexity. 33 functions are impressive, as well as 126 stones. 1728 parts of the mechanism and a weight of 1.1 kg will tell a lot.
8th place
Paris Precision Stopwatch by Breguet & amp.
The chronometer was made in 1814 by the Breguet watch workshop in London.
Sold at auction 5 thousand francs in 2012 for $4,682,165.
Initially, the clocks were purchased by Mr. Garcia for only 5,000 francs.
A distinctive feature is two dials with Roman and Arabic numerals.
Time is money. The centuries-old history of watchmaking has turned this proverb into a literal statement. The most expensive watches in the world are worth millions. They are made to order or produced in just a couple of copies, sold at auctions or inherited. They are a monument to human ingenuity and at the same time embody the idea of time.
Vacheron Constantine Tour de I'lle
8th place. Expensive Swiss wrist watch Tour de I "lle. This watch was released for the 250th anniversary of the Swiss company Vacheron Constantin in seven copies. The design turned out to be so complex and elegant that the buyer estimated the work of the watch at $ 1,876,250, it was for this amount that they left the anniversary auction in 2005. Before the masters was not the most simple task make wristwatches with 16 complications comfortable enough for Everyday life. It took four years to realize this idea. The result was a watch with two dials, a perpetual calendar, a minute repeater and a tourbillon, and this is far from full list. The hallmark of this model is the atlas of the night sky, as it is seen from the northern hemisphere. Is it necessary to add that the case is made of gold, if it is many times more expensive than the complexity of the movement itself?
Vacheron Constantine Tour de I "lle. Obverse dial. The tourbillon cage is made in the shape of a Maltese cross
Richard Mille Tourbillon Sapphire
7th place. Expensive Tourbillon Sapphire watch. Sounds big enough for the most expensive $2 million watch. In fact, they are even more expensive, since the exact price of works of art is not customary to name. There are ten copies in total, and of course their owners are extremely wealthy people. The main feature of this model is the case, which is almost entirely machined from sapphire, an extremely difficult material to process, as it is one of the hardest in the world. It took more than 1000 hours and special tools to complete the entire cycle of work. In addition, some parts of the movement, such as the tourbillon, are made of sapphire. In 2016, the watch was seen at the Oscars, where actor Pharrell Williams appeared with it.
Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 56-02 Sapphire. The movement in the sapphire case resembles the engine of a racing car
A. Lange & Sohne Grand Complication
6th place. Expensive Swiss watch Söhne Grand Complication. Released in 2013 in six pieces, they are considered legendary watches. German houses tend not to make their own sound complications, preferring to borrow ready-made solutions from Swiss companies. A. Lange & Söhne decided to create a unique chime model based on their own experience. The result of their work was the A. Lange & Söhne Grand Complication watch worth approximately 2.5 million dollars, this model belongs to the list of the most expensive watches. This piece of watchmaking art not only marked new era for the company, but also became a truly legendary achievement. In addition to the striking system and minute repeater, the caliber also has a built-in perpetual calendar with an indicator. lunar phases and a split chronograph, further complicating the mechanics.
A. Lange & Söhne Grand Complication. The pride of A. Lange & Söhne. The blue second hand is the split chronograph hand
Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4
5th place. Expensive watch Aeternitas Mega 4. Aeternitas translated from Latin means "eternity", and a watch with this name cannot cost less than 2.7 million dollars, as it was designed to measure time over thousands of years. Today it is the most complex wrist watch caliber, which consists of 1,483 parts and includes an incredible number of complications from a perpetual calendar to a Westminster battle repeater. There is a tourbillon, and a self-winding mechanism, and a split chronograph. All in all, this is a really grandiose work, made out of love for an engineering genius. Needless to say, there are as many as 18 hands in this watch? And for sure, the masters wanted to add even more, but the caliber of wristwatches did not allow it. It seems that even eternity has its limits.
Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4. One engineering genius by Franck Muller
Louis Moinet Meteoris
4th place. Expensive watch Moinet Meteoris. Watch for 4.7 million dollars. Actually there is a little trick here. Since this is the clock, plural and not a single item. A set of four models is united by a cross-cutting idea - to connect a person and space. This kit received its price thanks to rare components of extraterrestrial origin. Watch dials are made of meteorite stones, each of which was once part of the Moon, Mars, an asteroid or fell to earth several billion years ago. Of course, for a set of such watches, you will have to pay a truly cosmic amount, but it is certainly worth it.
Louis Moinet Meteoris Tourbillon Mars. Meteor stone dial. Bezel set with diamonds
Rolex reference 6062
3rd place. Expensive watch Reference 6062. Today it is the most expensive Rolex. It's about not about the watch model itself, although it is quite remarkable in itself, but about a specific watch that was bought in 1954 by the last emperor of Vietnam, Bao-dai-de. During the Geneva conference, at which the fate of his country was decided, the emperor decided to buy a watch and for this he went to the store opposite his hotel, but did not find anything suitable in it and went out of town, where he bought a very rare copy, namely gold Rolex ref . 6062 with a black dial set with even-numbered diamonds. The fate of the emperor was such that he lost power with no hope of ever regaining it, and spent the rest of his life basking in luxury on the shores of the Bay of Cannes, and his love went under the hammer for 5 million dollars.
Rolex reference 6062. There are only three such examples in the world and only one of them is set with diamonds
Patek Philippe Ref. 1527
2nd place. Expensive watch Ref. 1527. One of the main hits of the auction of the last decade. Created at the height of World War II, the iconic wristwatch is not only of historical value, but also embodies the aesthetic ideal that inspired Patek Philippe's most famous works for 70 years. The elegant design of the case, the canonical execution of the dial and reliable mechanics have made the watch famous among collectors who are ready to shell out huge sums of money just to own this work of art. Every year, this caliber or its modifications break sales records at auctions, where the price for it can vary from 6 to 10 million dollars.
Patek Philippe Ref. 1527. The main hit of the auction of the last decade. Patec Philippe keeps the brand
Graff Diamonds Hallucination
1st place. Expensive watch Diamonds Hallucination. At the end of the rating, you need to put the most expensive wristwatch ever created by man, and the price here will be completely sky-high. While the most expensive mechanical pieces cost less than $10 million, the most expensive quartz pieces cost as much as $55 million. And there is no contradiction here, since jewelry watches are just a pretext, while precious stones come to the fore, which can be unrealistically many. It is this idea that Graff Diamonds Hallucination reflects - something that goes far beyond common sense. This is literally a bunch of rare diamonds scattered on platinum, in which quartz watches are buried, and nothing more, but anything more than this is hard to imagine.
Graff Diamonds Hallucinations. Unreal scattering of diamonds
So, as a small summary, we can repeat that expensive watches always represent something beyond the ordinary. They may differ in engineering genius and be the pinnacle of watch craft, or they may simply be an extremely expensive and unusual toy, but in any case it is always something unusual, either a monument to human ingenuity or his ambition.
There is in the world separate category people for whom they create incredibly beautiful and no less expensive watches. There are many brands available on the market that offer luxury watches with colossal quality, uniqueness, exceptional elegance and chic. These brands are considered the most luxurious and expensive in the world.
What makes these accessories incredibly expensive? Just three factors: expensive materials such as diamonds, gold, platinum, meteorite or dinosaur bones; the amount of time it takes to make a product and the level of detail it has, and how unique it is.
We bring to your attention the top best watches, which are the most expensive in the world.
10. Louis Moinet Meteoris. Price $4,600,000
Meteoris is a set of four watches from the manufacturer Louis Moinet, each of which contains in its construction pieces of meteorites from Mars, the Moon, an asteroid and an ancient meteorite called Rosetta Stone. When buying a watch, its owner receives a free planetarium depicting solar system.
9. Hublot - Big Bang. Price $5,000,000
If previous watches were distinguished by the rarity of their components, then this model focuses on one thing - diamonds. Hublot contained 1,280 diamonds, each weighing at least 3 carats. It took about a year to find and bring diamonds to the headquarters from all over the Earth. Each stone has been finished by a renowned New York jeweler with over 40 years of experience.
8. Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260. Price $8,000,000
At one time, the younger brother of the Sultan of Brunei gave $ 5.2 million immediately for ten watches covered with precious stones. If this generosity impressed you, know that the brother of the Sultan is not so extravagant. There are watches in the world, one copy of which costs several times more than what a Middle Eastern aristocrat paid. We present to your attention 10 watches, to which the expression “worth its weight in gold” is not even applicable - because it is about platinum and diamonds.
No. 1. JOAILLENE MANCHETTE, $26M
The most expensive watch in the world has not yet been sold, which is not surprising - just look at the price. Released under the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand, which is part of Joaillene Manchette. The main material is the purest white gold, instructed by 11 onyx stones and an impressive group of 576 diamonds. The modest size of the dial is silver, and it is covered with sapphire glass.
No. 2. 201-CARAT CHOPARD, $25M
Another bracelet watch is a real work of art and a riot of imagination of the authors. Imagine a small dial, literally covered with precious stones. The three most important stones are white, blue and red heart-shaped diamonds, their total weight is 38 carats. Yet the splendor of the stones on this watch is 200 carats.
No. 3. PATEK PHILIPRE'S SUPERCOMPLICATION, $11M
This masterpiece of watchmaking is 85 years old. This watch was created in 1932 by order of the American collector and banker Henry Graves. This gentleman wished to have the most technically advanced watch in his collection. Patek Philippe pored over this order for five long years. The result of the work is a design consisting of 900 parts. The case is made of 18-carat gold, the dial is covered with silver, and the background for the hands and divisions in the dial is a picture of the night sky - exactly from the same angle as if you were looking at the sky from the window of Graves' house in New York. Intricate, isn't it? To call such a men's watch just a watch does not turn your tongue - this is a real art object.
No. 4. PATEK PHILIPPE CALIBER 89, $5M
In 1989, the glorious Swiss brand celebrated its 150th anniversary. On this occasion, the company's craftsmen decided to set a record - to create the most technically complex watch made entirely of precious metals. They succeeded. Work began strongly long before the anniversary, and the Caliber 89 model took no less than nine years from its authors. Four copies were made - in yellow gold, rose gold, white gold and platinum.
No. 5. PATEK PHILIPPE PLATINUM WORLD TIME, $4M
15 years ago, this model went off the auction for a then record-breaking $4 million. Moreover, outwardly, the "Platinum World" does not look "expensive-rich" - well, platinum, think about it. At least the model is not studded with diamonds, which means it looks more modest than the real price. But the rotary panel makes it possible to know the time in 41 cities of the world. It would not seem the most important option, especially for such money, but, on the other hand, it is still platinum. Yes, and Patek Philippe, whatever one may say, is Patek Philippe, a brand whose products have thoroughly staked out places in the top 10 most expensive watches in the world.
No. 6. LOUIS MOINET "METEORIS", $4.6M
Meteoris is Louis Moinet's conceptual fun, a kind of sub-brand with only four pieces in the line. Inside each is a piece of a meteorite. Tourbillon Mars has sheltered Jiddat al Harasis 479, a piece of rock from Mars that fell to Earth. Tourbillon Rosetta Stone is the oldest meteorite sealed in gold in the Sahara 99555 solar system. Tourbillon Asteroid is based on a piece of the Itqiy asteroid, and Tourbillon Moon represents the lunar meteorite Dhofar 459.
No. 7. PIAGET EMPERADOR TEMPLE, $3.3M
In fact, the Swiss from Piaget became famous not only as watchmakers, but also as jewelers. Not surprisingly, the 2010 model can easily be confused with a bracelet. Yes, and there are so many precious stones that the watch really pulls more on decoration. The watch case is covered with 688 diamonds, and there are 350 baguettes on the strap. The surface of the dial is decorated with 173 stones - to finally amaze with luxury. Having tried their best with this model, Piaget did not get carried away and released only two copies of their creation.
No. 8. FRANCK MULLER AETERNITAS MEGA 4, $2.4M
In the fall of 2009, American collector Michael Gould received a wonderful gift - not in the sense that it was free, but in the sense that it was long-awaited. Representatives of Franck Muller presented him with a strangely shaped watch. These were the Aeternitas Mega 4, a watch unit unsurpassed in complexity. It took six years to create it. The result is 18 hands, five discs, a three-axis tourbillon, a platinum micromotor, and a perpetual calendar that will never fall behind or run ahead.
No. 9. PARMIGIANI FLEURIER FIBONACCI, $2.4M
Work on the creation of this model takes almost two years. But it's worth it. Parmigiani Fleurier Fibonacci are made of white gold, encrusted with a lotus flower, depicting the Fibonacci golden ratio (yes, that's how intricate it is). The flower, of course, is also not simple - it is covered with precious stones, the total weight of which is almost 50 carats. What else is in this watch? Perpetual calendar, minute repeater and moon phase indicator.
No. 10. RICHARD MILLE TOURBILLON RM 56-02 SAPPHIRE, $2M
To be precise, this model costs two million twenty thousand dollars. Why such money and why the price is so uneven, you ask. We do not know about the price, but the reason for such a high cost is in the design and materials. The watch case is made of sapphire glass, as well as some details. Water resistance is amazing, up to thirty meters, and indicates the highest build quality - not a single gap, piece to piece.
There is a separate category of people in the world for whom incredibly beautiful and no less expensive watches are created. There are many brands available on the market that offer luxury watches with colossal quality, uniqueness, exceptional elegance and chic. These brands are considered the most luxurious and expensive in the world.
What makes these accessories incredibly expensive? Just three factors: expensive materials such as diamonds, gold, platinum, meteorite or dinosaur bones; the amount of time it takes to make a product and the level of detail it has, and how unique it is.
We bring to your attention the top best watches, which are the most expensive in the world.
10. Louis Moinet Meteoris. Price $4,600,000
Meteoris is a set of four watches from the manufacturer Louis Moinet, each of which contains in its construction pieces of meteorites from Mars, the Moon, an asteroid and an ancient meteorite called Rosetta Stone. When buying a watch, its owner receives a free planetarium depicting the solar system in the set.
9. Hublot - Big Bang. Price $5,000,000
If previous watches were distinguished by the rarity of their components, this model focuses on one thing - diamonds. Hublot contained 1,280 diamonds, each weighing at least 3 carats. It took about a year to find and bring diamonds to the headquarters from all over the Earth. Each stone has been finished by a renowned New York jeweler with over 40 years of experience.
8. Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260. Price $8,000,000
Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin has created the most complex pocket watch, the Reference 57260, with 2800 components and a record 57 complications (the previous record holder had 33). It took 8 years to assemble this watch.
The case of the accessory is made of white gold 18k, inside is a running movement with 242 precious stones of caliber 3750, which has a thickness of 36 mm and operates at a frequency of 2.5 Hz with a power reserve of 60 hours.
7. Patek Philippe - Ref.1518. Price $11,136,642
The auction house Phillips in association with Bacs & Russo held 4 sales at The Geneva Watch Auction in Geneva, among which the Patek Philippe watch - Ref.1518 was the top of the auction on November 12 and 13, 2016. The watch has set a new world record for the Most Expensive Watch Ever Sold at Auction. The price was reached after 13 minutes of trading and exceeded the original price by more than three times.
The reason for such a high amount is rather strange: the case of Patek Philippe is made of stainless steel, while almost all luxury watches of this brand are made of yellow or rose gold. The Patek Philippe line consists of 4 models. On the back of the accessory, you can see the number 1, which means that this product is the first of four.
6 Jacob & Co Billionaire Watch. Price $18,268,000
This item is more like a crown than a watch. The Jacob & Co Billionaire Watch is set with 260-carat emerald-cut baguette diamonds and has a 167-piece movement with 19 jewels. The watch was created for the famous Italian businessman Flavio Briatore and bears the logo with his last name.
5. Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication. Price $24,000,000
Named after the banker Henry Graves and created for him, the 18-karat gold watch was in the works for 8 years: three years of development and another five years of production. They were made as early as 1933 at the behest of Henry Graves to surpass his rival car manufacturer James Ward Packard in luxury. As a result, the banker became the owner of the most expensive and complex watch in the world.
In 2014, the owner of Patek Philippe Henry Graves was an unknown buyer who bought them at auction. The watch broke its own record: in 1999 it was sold for $11 million to Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed bin Ali Al Thani of Qatar's royal family.
4. Chopard 201-Carat Watch. Price $25,000,000
With 874 201-carat rare diamonds, Chopard watches have taken the place of the most expensive watches in the world and are still among the most expensive. jewelry on the market. The watch has a very small display and such a wide variety of diamonds that even upon close inspection it is possible to miss some of them. Sold in 2000, Chopard became the front page of every luxury edition of the time.
3. Breguet Grande Complication Marie-Antoinette. Price $30,000,000
This is a pocket watch allegedly ordered by an admirer of the French Queen Marie Antoinette. Work on the clock began in 1782 by Abraham-Louis Breguet and was completed in 1827 by his son, 4 years after his death. The result is an amazing piece of design, class, and technology that contains every feature that was possible at the time.
The Breguet are encased in gold, showing a complex control mechanism that uses sapphire to reduce friction within the piece.
The watch was stolen in the late 1900s and was only found in 2007. The accessory is currently guarded at the L.A. Mayer Museum of Islamic Art in Jerusalem.
2. Graff Diamonds The Fascination. Price $40,000,000
Graff is the greatest name of all when it comes to diamonds. The watch is studded with 152.96 carats of white diamonds and a unique transformed precious stone, which is a pear-shaped D Flawless diamond with a diameter of 38.13 carats. The focus is on the pear-shaped masterpiece, which is conceptually intended to be worn as a watch face in an architectural diamond bracelet, or detached and put on a finger as a ring.
1. Graff Hallucination. Price $55,000,000
Graff Hallucination is the most expensive watch in the world for 2017. The incredible value of the watch lies in the 110-carat truly rare and large colored diamonds set in a platinum bracelet.
The colored diamonds used for these watches are classified as "Fancy", which means they go beyond the normal scale as incredibly rare and valuable.
