The luxury watch has become a safe haven like gold or master paintings. Thus some watch pieces, extremely rare, reach astronomical prices. Kronos 360 offers you a selection of the 10 most expensive watches in the world.
1- Graff Diamonds - Hallucination
Specializing in high jewellery and considered the reference in the world of diamonds, the company Graff Diamonds was created in 1960 by Laurence Graff. Present for the first time in 2014 at Baselworld, Graff Diamonds saw the world through its “hallucination”, a 110-carat watch set with extremely rare coloured diamonds, at an incredible price of $55 million.
2- Chopard – 201 carats
As its name suggests, the price of this Chopard is explained by its 201-carat diamonds. The uniqueness of this beautiful watch is expressed through its heart-shaped colored diamonds, it is offered for $25 million.
3- Patek Philippe – Supercomplication Henry Graves
The Patek Philippe «Super complications Henry Graves» is a mythical 18-carat gold pocket watch that took no less than 5 years of realization. This watchmaker jewel has 24 complications such as: moon phases, sidereal weather, power reserve or time indications for sunrise and sunset in New York. First sold in 1999 for $11 million at the Masterpieces of the Time Museum auction, it was resold in 2014 for a mere $24 million.
4- Jacob & Co –Billionaire
Created in 1980 by Jacob & Co, the billionaire composed of white gold and set with diamonds of 260 carats offers a selling price to 18.8 million dollars.
5- Rolex Daytona 6239 de Paul Newman
The Rolex Daytona 6239, owned by Paul Newman, resurfaced in 2017. This beautiful vintage Daytona, enjoying a story worthy of a movie, was auctioned on October 26, 2017 in New York at PHILLIPS. Starting from an initial price of 1 million euros, the watch was awarded 17.752.500$ thus becoming the most expensive collection watch in the world.
6- Patek Philippe – 1518
Regularly ranked among the most expensive watches in the world, Patek Philippe is once again breaking records with the 1518 reference. Made in 1943 in only 4 pieces, the Patek Philippe 1518 is made of stainless steel and holds a perpetual chronograph calendar with moon phase. A rarity that explains why it was awarded the exceptional prize of 10 million euros.
7- Vacheron Constantin – 57260
Another masterpiece of watchmaking by Vacheron Constantin, the reference 57260 is recognized as the most complicated pocket watch in the world. Requiring more than 8 years of development and 3 watchmakers, this one was presented in 2015 for the 260 years of the manufacture, revealing its 57 complications for an estimated price between 7 and 9 million euros.
8- Vacheron Constantin – Kallania
Unlike Vacheron Constantin 57260 and its many complications, Kallania stands out for its ornaments. The Kallania becomes the Incarnation of the tradition of the seamanship craft always cultivated by the house with a watch holding a total of 186 diamonds of 170 carats. Vacheron Constantin blends with this timepiece, the requirement, the precision, the finesse, the rarity and the watchmaking excellence at the price of $7,700,000.
9- Mouawad - Snow White Princess Diamond Watch
Genuine jewelry watch signed by watchmaker Mouawad and jeweller, the magnificent Snow White Princess Diamond Watch is set with 223 diamonds of 106 carats for a selling price of 6.8 million dollars.
10- Hublot - Five Millions Big Bang
Accustomed to sports models, Hublot presents the Big Bang Five Millions at Baselworld 2012. A watch that bears the same name as its price, covered with 1282 140-carat diamonds and donated to Jay-Z by his wife Beyoncé.
