What is the most expensive watch

[dawson2k5]

simple question really, what is the most expensive new watch you can buy, i know of a patek philipe grand complication that starts at £700,000 but are there any others quite as expensive or even more expensive?

[anonymous-user]

Chopard's super icecube is about £640,000.



Vacheron Constantin Tour d'Ile was £750,000ish in 2005.



Chopard also made this beauty for £13,000,000

Edited by stovey on Wednesday 20th June 17:54

[baSkey]

kerr-rist those chopard things are just wrong..!

the thing is so many of their 'normal' watches are so right!

[sparkyhx]

sticking diamonds on it is just cheating, It has to be a pure watch.

[anonymous-user]

sparkyhx said:

sticking diamonds on it is just cheating, It has to be a pure watch.

The OP didn't state that.

[Mr_Sukebe]

So are the actual mechanisms any better in these super-expensive watches, or is the increased cost purely down to stick on jewellery?

[Gids]

Most expensive I've come across is 2006 edition of the Vacheron Constantin Tour de I'lle posted above, 7 pieces 1.6million

Edited by Gids on Wednesday 20th June 20:09

[pastrana72]

The Audemars Piguet Marcus Watch, + 7.5 million swiss Francs,

a Grand complication and believed to be the most important watch for sale anywhere in the world, ( Quote from 00/24 magazine issue 1)

http://www.audemarspiguet.com/

from one of the best watch shops in the world,
http://www.marcuswatches.co.uk/index.html

some other serious watches, as worn by F1 millionares, Jean Todt of Ferrari was wearing one at last sundays US Grand Prix,

Richard Mille, amazing watches, stunning website, check it out.

http://www.richardmille.com/

[dawson2k5]

Those chopards are just tacky.
Diamond covered pieces of tat do not count as expensive watches just items for people with more money than taste in my opinion, though i did ask for the most expensive watch, so they count on that factor.

[sparkyhx]

stovey said:

sparkyhx said:

sticking diamonds on it is just cheating, It has to be a pure watch.

The OP didn't state that.

yeh I know, but a cheapy casio with the Star of Africa bolted to it is hardy watch making excellence. Whereas the Vacheron grand complication and others like it are the Bugatti Veyrons of the Watch world and justifiably expensive. Those hideous Chopards are diamond bracelets that happen to tell the time.

Thats like asking what is the most expensive clock and the answer being a huge country house with a sundial on the outside.

[Civpilot]

sparkyhx said:

sticking diamonds on it is just cheating, It has to be a pure watch.

Well, its a pocket watch but other than that it meets the criteria....

The Henry Graves "Grand Complication". Comissioned in 1930 from the Patek Philippe watch company, completed 3 years later, at the time the most complicated watch ever made. Sold at auction for $11million back in 1999. God knows what it is worth now.

[M3John]

stovey said:

stovey said:

Now that's a bit better

stovey said:

Civpilot said:

The Henry Graves "Grand Complication". Comissioned in 1930 from the Patek Philippe watch company, completed 3 years later, at the time the most complicated watch ever made. Sold at auction for $11million back in 1999. God knows what it is worth now.

Edited by M3John on Thursday 21st June 21:04

[Animal]

Thanks for the great pic of the Graves!

Can someone post a pic of the AP Marcus watch please?

[EL77]

The patek was called the Caliber 89 and they made 4 watches in Platinum, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold and White Gold. I was lucky enough to see the final piece being finished by the master watchmaker at the patek factory last month.

They were sold for 1.3mil each.

Stunning!!