Collection of watches may be one
of the most expensive hobbies in the world, but it’s also one of the most
rewarding. Many antique timepieces are a testament to the brilliance of early
and modern innovators. Are you in the market for an elegant timepiece that will
compliment any outfit? Take your old analogue watch and have it traded for one
of these beauties. Lots of trading firms can find you an individual watch that
can be yours for slightly more than the old one. After you have traded the old
watch in and have upgraded to one of these works of art bedecked with jewels or
as masculine as they come, you will never miss another appointment. These
feminine masterpieces dripping with jewels are a unique art piece alongside
your man's ultra modern or fashionable pocket watch.
1. Jaeger LeCoultre Joaillerie 101 Manchette – $xx
Priceless
This is a very uniqueand theWorld’s expensive Watch. This is a
one off version of the company’s iconic 101 jeweler watch. It has been said
that the Queen actually wore a similar kind of timepiece at the time of her
official coronation in 1953, more than a year after ascending to the throne
after the death of her father, King George VI. It is registered in the record
books as the watch with the smallest mechanical movement, with 98 tiny parts
weighing around one gram each making up the watch. It features576 diamonds and18-carat white gold or 400 diamonds and 11 onyx cabochons. Its watch which was presented as a gift to
the Queen Elizabeth II when she completed 60 years of her reign.
2. Chopard 210 karat – Price: $25 Million
A Swiss company established
in 1860 by Louis-Ulysse Chopard that specializes in watches, jewelry and
accessories released the world's most expensive watch, the $25 million
201-carat Chopard. Chopard210 caratmade up ofdifferent colorsof diamonds, that’s why it look like a masterpiece
of jewelry more than a watch. It worth 25 million US dollars which makes it as
one of the most expensive watches ever sold. The timepiece is surrounded by
different stunning heart-shaped diamonds and it feels that it is surrounded by
flowers of different types and colors.
3. Henry Graves “supercomplication”- Price: $11
Million
Its name suggests,
“supercomplication”, it is the most complicated watch ever as it has 24
complications. Patek Philippe made the expensive watch using 18 carat gold for
an American banker Henry Graves. A one of its kind gold coach watch that was
auctioned off at Sotheby’s on December 1999 for a whopping sum of $11 million.
It is the most expensive timepiece ever sold and this world record has stood
the test of time till now.
4. PatekPhilippe Calibre 89 – $6 Million.
It has 1.1 kg weight, 9cm diameter,
4cm thickness and 1,728components including gears, pivots, screws etc and also
has a thermometer and a star chart. It is made up of 18 carats golds. There areonly four watches of its kind in different colors which are yellow gold, white gold, Platinum and Rose
gold. This expensive wrist watch worth 6 million dollars that’s why is one of
the most expensive watches. It is a masterpiece of very fine and best quality
designed by the legendary watch-making company. This expensive watch has an
ability to tell the time when sun sets and rises in Geneva. The Patek Philippe
Calibre 89 is a commemorative pocket watch created in 1989, to celebrate the
company's 150th anniversary. Declared by Patek Philippe as "the most
complicated watch in the world", it weighs 1.1 kg, exhibits 24 hands and
has 1,728 components in total, including a thermometer and a star chart. Made
from 18 carat (75%) gold.
5.
Patek Philippe Platinum World Time- Price: $4 Million
The Platinum World Time created by Patek Philippe was sold at
auction for over $4 million USD in 2002. It is believed that only one was
created and, at the time, it was the most expensive wristwatch in the
world. What a stylish watch after you
traded you old digital for. This watch winds itself and you find the time
anywhere in the world. This watch has a variety of finishes to choose from,
yellow, white and rose gold and platinum for the discerning buyer. he company,
headquartered in Geneva, made their first wristwatch in 1868. They had already
made a name for themselves prior to that, however, by providing watches to
Queen Victoria herself in 1851.
6- Patek
Philippe 1895/1927 Yellow Gold Minute Repeating Wrist Watch-Price: $2.994 Million
The Patek Philippe 1895/1927 Yellow Gold Minute Repeating
Wristwatch is the most expensive wristwatch ever sold at a Sotheby’s auction.
The watch had an original reserve price of only $600,000, meaning the winning
bid was five times over the expected price. The watch is shaped like a tonneau.
It has movement from 1895 and case from 1927. The watch comes from the
collection of Henry Graves, Jr., which is why it bears the coat of arms of the
Graves family. Graves is also the man who used to own the Patek Philippe Super
Complication clock watch.
7-
Patek Philippe 1953 Heures Universal’s Model 2523- Price $2.9 Million
The Patek Philippe 1953 Heures Unverselles Model 2523 has a
case made of yellow gold that weighs 18 karats. The meticulously designed
wristwatch has a polychrome and an enamel dial that represents the map of the
North American continent. Matte silver revolving ring dial bearing the names of
41 places in the world, at the center, guilloche gold with applied yellow gold
baton and roman indexes, concentric, revolving 24-hour dial for the nocturnal
and diurnal hours. The winding-crown on the 3 adjusts the hours and the 24-hour
ring; the winding-crown on the 9 turns the ring with the city names.
8- Vacheron
Constatin Tour de I’ll- Price $1.5 Million
Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin marked its 250th
anniversary in 2005 with the world’s most complicated wrist watch the Tour de
l’Ile. The watch is so complicated that it required over 10,000 hours of
research to create. Its name refers to one of the historical sites of the
venerable company, located next to the current Maison Vacheron Constantin on
the Quai de l’Ile. The Tour de I'lle is
a complicated wrist watch manufactured by the Swiss manufacturer Vacheron
Constantin. It was released in 2005 in a limited edition of 7 pieces to
commemorate the manufacturer's 250th anniversary. The Tour de I'lle was marketed by Vacheron Constantin as the
most complicated continually produced wristwatch with 16 complications and 834
individual parts.
9-
Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon-Price: $1.3 Million
This incredibly complicated watch has the night sky on one
side that has precision that is all of its own. The front is also complex with
date and the moon phases. This is an amazing watch and a piece of modern art. We
just finished dinner here in Geneva, where Patek Philippe revealed its latest
and greatest (seriously, it's a new take on Patek's most complicated wristwatch
ever). Tonight, in the private salon
above Patek's downtown Geneva boutique, we were shown the Sky Moon Tourbillion
Reference 6002. While the technical
differences between this Sky Moon and the original (reference 5002) are not
extensive, they are there, and where this new reference shines is in its case
and dial work.
10- Chopard
Super Ice Cube- Price $1.1 million
What woman would not want her old watch traded for this
beautiful diamond watch With its 60 karats of diamonds this watch and bracelet
is water resistant to 100 feet and also resistant to scratches. The Chopard
Super Ice Cube Price is 1.1 Million US Dollar .
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