1. Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime 6300A-01
Price: $31 million
This is the most expensive watch ever sold at auction. The Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime is a masterpiece with 20 complications, including a minute repeater, perpetual calendar, and a chime that plays on both sides of the watch. It was created specifically for a charity auction and is considered the ultimate in horological craftsmanship.
2. Graff Diamonds Hallucination
Price: $55 million
The Graff Hallucination is not just a watch, but a dazzling piece of jewelry. It features over 110 carats of diamonds set in a platinum case, making it the most expensive diamond watch in the world. Its colorful diamonds are set in a pattern resembling a kaleidoscope.
3. Chopard 201-Carat Watch
Price: $25 million
The Chopard 201-Carat Watch is a luxury watch encrusted with 201 carats of diamonds. It features three heart-shaped diamonds (blue, pink, and white), and the watch is a work of art, combining horology with high jewelry.
4. Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication
Price: $31 million (sold at auction)
Another masterpiece from Patek Philippe, the Henry Graves Supercomplication is known for being one of the most complex pocket watches ever made. It features 24 complications, including a celestial chart, and was crafted in 1933 for the American banker Henry Graves Jr. It held the record for the most expensive watch ever sold until the Grandmaster Chime surpassed it.
5. Breguet Marie-Antoinette
Price: $30 million
The Breguet Marie-Antoinette is a legendary pocket watch commissioned for Queen Marie-Antoinette of France. It features every known complication at the time of its creation, including a thermometer, perpetual calendar, and minute repeater. The watch took over 40 years to complete, and it is one of the most intricate and historic watches in the world.
6. Vacheron Constantin 57260
Price: $20 million
The Vacheron Constantin 57260 is the world’s most complicated watch, with 57 complications. This stunning timepiece took eight years to design and build and was commissioned by a private collector. It includes a double retrograde chronograph, a perpetual calendar, and a variety of astronomical complications.
7. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Complication
Price: $17 million
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Complication is a limited-edition watch that combines exceptional craftsmanship with bold design. With only a handful ever made, this luxury watch features a perpetual calendar, a chronograph, and an impressive minute repeater.
8. Jacob & Co. Billionaire Watch
Price: $18 million
The Jacob & Co. Billionaire Watch is an extravagant timepiece featuring 260 carats of emerald-cut diamonds. This watch is a symbol of opulence, with a skeleton dial that lets the wearer view the inner workings of the watch, highlighted by diamonds that encase it.
9. Rolex Paul Newman Daytona
Price: $17.8 million (sold at auction)
The Rolex Paul Newman Daytona is one of the most famous and expensive Rolex models in the world. Owned by actor Paul Newman, the watch is highly sought after due to its rare “exotic” dial and its association with the actor. In 2017, it set a record for the most expensive Rolex ever sold at auction.
10. Vacheron Constantin 1755 Tour de L’ile
Price: $1.5 million
The Vacheron Constantin 1755 Tour de L’ile is one of the most expensive watches ever created by Vacheron Constantin, and it is renowned for its complexity. With 16 complications, including a perpetual calendar, moon phase, and multiple time zones, this watch is a tribute to the watchmaking heritage of Vacheron Constantin.
