TOP 10 most expensive watches

Accessories - don't underestimate this compact element of the image. They are able to make any look play with new colors, emphasize its originality and tell a lot about their owner. What are the benefits of a multi-million dollar wristwatch? Well, at least, about craving for unique and exquisite jewelry, high status and success.

The most expensive wrist watch

For centuries, watchmakers have worked to develop precise movements framed in precious settings. The latest technologies, knowledge and experience have made it possible to get closer to perfection and provide connoisseurs of beauty not only with the opportunity to keep track of time, but also become the owner of a real work of art on their wrist. Today we want to show you the TOP 10 most expensive watches, where the cost corresponds to the effort put into creating them.

10. Tenth place belongs to the Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 56-02 Sapphire, worth just over $2 million ($2,020,000).

The highest build quality without a single gap, precision, suspended cable mechanism and water resistance are enclosed in a case of sapphire crystal. Tourbillon with sapphire bridge and elements of the cable suspension system can be easily seen on the dial. Only 10 copies were made.

9. The ninth line is deservedly occupied by the Parmigiani Fleurier Fibonacci Pocket Watch, a watch whose price is $ 2.4 million. The work on the accessory was carried out for two years. They are made of white gold, decorated with a lotus flower (covered with diamonds, rubies, 50 carat sapphires), depicting the Fibonacci golden ratio.

In addition, there is a moon phase indicator, minute repeater, perpetual calendar. Do you want to purchase? We'll have to wait: the watch is made exclusively by pre-order (remember the production time of 2 years). But, you see, it's worth it.

8. Eighth place Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4 at $2.7 million

It took 6 years of painstaking work for the craftsmen working under the supervision of Pierre-Michel Golay to create the most complex wristwatch in the world, which was intended for the famous American collector Michael Gould.

The watch is equipped with 36 functions, 25 of which are located on the dial. What the model looks like: exquisite form of white gold case, 19 hands to display 3 time zones, 999-day Gregorian calendar, flyback chronograph, Westminster fight. Accuracy is ensured by the well-coordinated work of the mechanism of 1483 parts. Needless to say, such watches are in no hurry and do not lag behind.

7. The seventh position is occupied by the Swiss Piaget Emperador Temple worth 3,300,000 dollars. The abundance of precious stones makes it difficult to choose: this is a piece of jewelry or a watch. But why choose?

The highlight is the presence of two dials, each of which has its own cover. But this is not the main price-setting factor, but the 18-carat gold case, crowned with 688 diamonds, and 350 baguettes on the strap. 173 precious stones are securely fixed on the dial. Only 2 such copies were created, by the way, one has already been sold and, undoubtedly, pleases its owner.

6. Sixth line and Patek Philippe Platinum World Time. Unlike the predecessors of our list, this model does not dazzle with the brilliance of diamonds, they look quite restrained (as far as the platinum case is capable of doing).

Thanks to the rotary panel, the owner can know the exact time of 41 cities around the world. 15 years ago, the watch was sold at auction for $4 million.

5. At the equator of the TOP of the most expensive watches is the Louis Moinet line - "METEORIS".

The strap of the models is made of alligator leather, and the case is made of 18 carat gold, but the “stuffing” of the line has become a feature, where each of the models has a piece of an unearthly celestial body: Tourbillon Mars contains Jiddat al Harasis 479 (a fragment of a rock from Mars), Tourbillon Rosetta Stone is the oldest Sahara 99555 meteorite, Tourbillon Asteroid is based on the Itqiy asteroid, and Tourbillon Moon is based on the Dhofar 459 lunar meteorite.

4. The fourth position goes to another model from the Patek Philippe family - Caliber 89. The cost of the watch is no less than 5.12 million dollars. Their release was timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Swiss brand.

The masters began to prepare for this event 9 years in advance (this is exactly how long it took to create these luxurious watches). True, it should be noted that it was not possible to fit 1728 parts and almost 1 kg of gold into a wrist model, and the watch was released as a pocket model. But that makes them look even more elegant. Available in 4 copies, depending on the color of the gold used - yellow, pink, white, platinum.

3. Patek Philippe does not trade in trifles, and works only on unique products, one of which is fixed in 3rd place - Supercomplication with a price of $ 11 million. The model has become not only the embodiment of precision and sophistication, but also antiques.

They were made in 1932 by the special order of the successful banker and collector Henry Graves, who wished to become the owner of the most technically advanced watches. With this request, he turned to the masters of Patek Philippe, who took 5 years to complete the order. The model is made of 900 parts, the case is 18 carat gold, and the dial is plated with silver. The background of the clock became a special feature - a picture of the starry sky in exactly the same perspective as Henry Graves saw it from the window of his New York house. Fiction!

2. Second place. “It couldn’t be more expensive,” you say. “Maybe,” the $25 million 201-Carat Chopard will answer. This is not even a watch, but a real luxury.

The case and strap are literally covered with precious stones weighing 200 carats. The main elements are white, red and blue diamonds.

1. The unconditional leadership today remains with the JOAILLENE MANCHETTE watch, which costs 26 million dollars.

The Jaeger-LeCoultre brand has released a watch in the form of a bracelet, where the main material is the purest white gold, encrusted with onyx (11 crystals) and diamonds (576 stones). The compact dial is made of silver with a sapphire crystal.