1. Chopard 201-Carat Watch – $25 million
Of course, when we talk about luxury, precision Swiss watches come to mind. Chopard has been around since the middle of the 19th century and they are also known for their jewelries, perfumes, and even eyewear. Sometime during the turn of the millennium, somebody bought this 201-carat watch in an auction for a whopping $25 million. Ridiculous, you might exclaim? But then again, this is actually more of a collection of expensive jewelry than a timepiece. It features 3 heart-shaped diamonds, 289 pear-shaped diamonds, 139 round diamonds and 443 yellow diamonds. Those are 874 diamonds all in all, and they come in various shapes, colors, weight and sizes. You just have to trust Chopard that there is indeed a watch somewhere there hidden beneath the gems. It has a unique design and apparatus that allows the face of the watch to open up like petals of a flower.
2. Patek Philippe Henry Graves Super Complication Pocket Watch – $11 million
During the roaring 20s, two rich American friends with a lot of spare money in their hands decided to have a competition for ownership of the most complicated watch in the world. James Packard, an automobile manufacturer, initiated the battle in 1927. Henry Graves, a banker by profession, did not want to be outdone. He commissioned Patek Philippe to manufacture a one of a kind timepiece, paying an amount nearly five times as that allotted by Packard. The result is the Super Complication, which at that time featured the most advanced horological technique. It was made of 18-karat solid gold, with a chronological function for each hour, a chiming repeater for the minutes, and a chart of the skyline of New York City. It is one classy and expensive watch. An anonymous bidder got the watch in a 1999 auction, and the piece is now displayed in the watchmaker’s museum in Geneva in Switzerland.
3. Patek Philippe Reference 1527 Wristwatch – $5 million
Originallly thought to be an uncomplicated watch, this watch belonged to the Stern family themselves, the owners of Patek Philippe. It has a rounded appearance and its curve contours nicely around the wrist. Made of 18 karat gold, it has 23 jewels, a perpetual calendar, silver dial, and gold Arabic numerals.
4. Breguet & Fils, Paris, No. 2667 Precision Watch – $4,682,165
This watch is extremely rare. Made of 18k gold and featuring two movements, the watch was originally sold in 1814 to a Mr. Garcias of London for 5,000 francs. It is now worth nearly $4.7 million.
5. Louis Moinet Meteoris Watch – $4,599,487
When Moinet asked Luc Labenne to get pieces from a meteorite, asteroid and the moon, little did they know that they would be creating a watch now worth more than $4.5 million. This series came in a set of four tourbillion watches.