World’s Most Expensive Watches

Written by: jeremy Filed Under: Art, Collectibles, Fashion, Luxury, World on July 16th, 2008

Watch collecting 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.

Vacherin Constantin’s Tour de l’Ile – $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.

Most expensive new watch in the world

Only produced in a limited edition of seven pieces, this expensive watch is also the most complicated double-face watch. Tour de l’Ile is made with a totally original combination of horological complications (that is, features beyond the simple telling of the time of day) and astronomical indications composing a list of sixteen different points including a minute repeater, sunset time, perpetual calendar, second time zone, a tourbillion device, the equation of time and a representation of the night sky.

At $1.5 million, this is one of the world’s most expensive watch produced in recent years.

Patek Philippe’s Platinum World Time – over $4 million

World’s most expensive wristwatch

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.

In fact, Patek Philippe had produced all of the ten most expensive watches in the world. The 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. Other notable customers include Pope Pius IX, a king and queen of Denmark, an Italian king and Saddam Hussein’s son-in-law.

Patek Phillipe’s Supercomplication- $11 million

World's most expensive watch

Patek Philippe’s most expensive watch was a yellow-gold pocket watch created in 1932 for New York banker Henry Graves, Jr. The watch, Supercomplication, was created as part of a vain competition Graves had with Ohio automobile engineer James Ward Packard to have commissioned a watch with the most complications in the world. This watch, of course, guaranteed that Graves won the contest. Supercomplication wasn’t surpassed until over fifty years later, when Patek Philippe created the 18k gold Caliber 89 which had a total of thirty-three different functions.

Graves’ watch became the most expensive watch in the world when it was sold at auction in 1999 for over $11 million USD. Caliber 89 went for a mere $6 million.

Chopard’s $25 million watch

Most Expensive Watch - Chopard's $25 million watch

Yes, you read that right: twenty-five million dollars. This gaudy timepiece by Chopard is adorned with three heart-shaped diamonds—a 15-carat pink diamond, a 12-carat blue diamond and an 11-carat white diamond. For good measure, they threw in 163 carats of white and yellow diamonds to bring the total to 201 carats of diamonds. The result is something that looks rather like a geode that’s been turned inside out and dipped in lemon Kool-Aid. Add to that the fact that the size of the watch’s face must make telling time into a fun game of Where’s Waldo and you’ll see that Chopard has truly created a recipe for success.

Of course, its $25 million price tag guarantees its place as the world’s most expensive watch for years to come.


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  1. Posted by Brittany 13th September, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    Ok, 25-mill for a watch? That makes me sick! Haha.

  2. Posted by Jom 20th September, 2008 at 9:03 am

    Oh man. This is absurd. I never knew watches could be this expensive in my whole life.

  3. Posted by Oisín 20th September, 2008 at 6:12 pm

    How can you even get that thing onto your wrist? It looks like some kind of confused cave crystal-growth.

  4. Posted by amanda 8th October, 2008 at 11:45 am

    that 25 mil watch is ugly

  5. Posted by lisa 26th October, 2008 at 6:31 pm

    i think that watch is pretty, anyone who buys that for his girlfriend, proves a whole lot of love to her, i love it

  6. Posted by Vher Samonte 10th November, 2008 at 3:58 am

    Its nice to wear an expensive watch you will have the whole world looking at it while your wearing it. However, it is still better that people look at you because of who you are and not what you wear.

  7. Posted by Sushanth S Murthy 20th November, 2008 at 2:02 am

    dats a steal….25 mil for a watch…..well, time is a lot more precious

  8. Posted by charles lagman 27th November, 2008 at 1:28 am

    wow! what a watch!!!!!!!!!

  9. Posted by i dont give my name 29th November, 2008 at 3:34 pm

    i agree with you vher samonte

  10. Posted by bob 9th December, 2008 at 4:50 pm

    that 25 million dollar watch has an outrageous price tag! like if i had 25 million dollars to spare i would buy a house or a nice car or something

  11. Posted by bob 9th December, 2008 at 10:08 pm

    this is absolutly ridiculous if any spends 25 mil on a watch they would have to be like bill gates or somthing and if u bought this for ur g/f then i would flip and ur a target to get jumped or robbed

  12. Posted by bridget 14th December, 2008 at 5:48 pm

    Why pay 25 million for a watch when you can look at your 100 dollar phone for the time?

  13. Posted by Daksh 15th December, 2008 at 1:22 am

    hey bro’s this 25mill $ watch is cheap show some expensive watches . not so cheap ones

  14. Posted by gio 16th December, 2008 at 10:42 am

    i think BELL & ROSS are super cool than those above.

  15. Posted by JR Lane 16th December, 2008 at 11:17 am

    Watches of this ilk are for people for whom large price tags are just numbers… He who dies with the most toys wins.

  16. Posted by Sabs 25th December, 2008 at 10:41 am

    I would like to purchase the second watch, by the way you got change for 2 billion………?

  17. Posted by rakesh vasu 28th December, 2008 at 5:17 am

    why add jewellery to a watch and make it the most expensive one. in comparison patek is better off ……..

  18. Posted by purushotham 28th December, 2008 at 7:28 am

    good , good , may god give a boon of getting a gift from the company for new year 2009 for me !

  19. Posted by Seyi 30th December, 2008 at 2:13 am

    A $25 million watch is too much especially in my own country where some people are looking for what to eat, wear and where to live. I would rather be a philanthropist instead of buying an expensive watch like that.

  20. Posted by edz 3rd January, 2009 at 3:01 am

    i cant even buy myself a car, how can i buy a watch worth millions.. maybe a bigtime burglar could.. lol

  21. Posted by Balingket 5th January, 2009 at 8:57 pm

    I wish that watch will be lost, then I’m the one who will find it..hahaha..lol

  22. Posted by hanna 10th January, 2009 at 1:04 pm

    the wrist watch deserves its price!
    it is really beautiul!
    is it cheeper by the dozen?

  23. Posted by mike 25th January, 2009 at 4:27 pm

    are the people who made those watches retarded??how can you even tell its worth $25 million when it on you rist,$25 million?????????

  24. Posted by ldfallyn 4th February, 2009 at 7:02 pm

    Wouldn’t trade them for my Seiko’s

  25. Posted by shahid 9th February, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    well is there a used one available

  26. Posted by the SpenZ 10th February, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    where do i order such watches? i’ll take 5 of each…. harharhar

  27. Posted by saw 14th February, 2009 at 11:06 am

    this is not that expensive .

  28. Posted by lucila villareal 17th February, 2009 at 1:23 am

    $25 million dollar is so cheap……is there already bought this type of watch?What country?

  29. Posted by fayzulla 17th February, 2009 at 3:54 am

    you can barely see the watch it’s self on the Chopard

  30. Posted by arnold 17th February, 2009 at 10:15 am

    i believe wearing that watch will cause u to loose an arm,it too expensive

  31. Posted by Watchman 20th February, 2009 at 10:25 pm

    I really like Rolexes, but I have the Patek World Time and it is one of the best watches I have ever seen. Im gonna get the Vacheron Constantin in a few months.

  32. Posted by Watchman 20th February, 2009 at 10:27 pm

    I really like Rolexes, but I have the Patek World Time and it is one of the best watches I have ever.

  33. Posted by alvarys 24th February, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    are there people freakin insane!! 25 mil?
    like who will seriously walka round with that thing on their wrist casue if i had the moeny i wouldnt buy it

  34. Posted by dude 2nd March, 2009 at 7:35 pm

    why spend it on a watch when you can spend it on an awsome house. 25 mill is a jackpot

  35. Posted by chewey 2nd March, 2009 at 10:13 pm

    that patek doesnt even look as nice as any of these that go for alot less http://www.checkoutmywatch.com/zenith_watches.htm

  36. Posted by peggy 14th March, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    these watches are for people who have more money than they have brains!

  37. Posted by closs 25th March, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    this watch is much chiefer than mine,my watch is unbreakable you can,you can,t even adjust it backwards or forwards.

  38. Posted by College Student 3rd April, 2009 at 4:17 am

    These watches are no better than Timex because they all tell time. Thats whats important…

  39. Posted by carol 3rd April, 2009 at 1:47 pm

    for the Chopard’s $25 million watch, you can barely see the face of the clock. lol

  40. Posted by What it is 8th April, 2009 at 12:02 am

    25 mil?? Deal….. Can we do this at my crib in the hood tho?

  41. Posted by Adel of Arabia 15th April, 2009 at 4:21 am

    These are not just watches, these are time pieces that require expertise. I don’t think they are as expensive as some of the readers thinks. I would rather invest a mill or two in a masterpiece watch than on a super car like the Bugatti vayron !!

  42. Posted by mohammad alibutt 29th April, 2009 at 6:59 am

    niceeeeeeeeee these watches are amazing but there is no need to make so much expensive watches having such diamonds in it.i think nobody would buy these watches except any millionare.okkkkkkkkk………but you should use ur creativity in something else better for uuuu……..
    hats offff………………

  43. Posted by KCR 3rd May, 2009 at 4:51 pm

    I’d like to announce the availability of the newest holder of the title of “most expensive watch in the world” by renowned horologer Kenneth Roberts. It is a Casio that has been superglued to $50 million USD of currency. This exclusive watch can be yours for only $51 million.

  44. Posted by George 8th May, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    I think my nephew just broke a Chopard-like watch he picked somewhere. It looks like a Timex but it shaped like a Chopard and adorned with screws, because it is hammered.

  45. Posted by Hub 8th May, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    25 million for a watch sounds cheap with Obama bailout funds making the free world flush. Just make sure you take it off before you wash the dishes, probably too cheap to be waterproof.

  46. Posted by Hub 8th May, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    And the kicker is they all use the same $0.29 quartz movement.

  47. Posted by Nehal 14th May, 2009 at 2:35 am

    dude my tag heuer slr is way more sexy than all these watches…………………..these suits Old people………..grandfathers:p

  48. Posted by Jordanne Michelle Gibson Harrison 18th May, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    Ok … that 25 million looks like it would dig into your skin and imagine losing that or breaking it? :/
    but I do like that 11 millions, I like watchs like that Very nice. The other two dont look much rich, but look like orginal watchs in other shops for a tenner or something.
    But the 11 million one is quite nice, the 25 million is way over board.

  49. Posted by sajjad khan 20th May, 2009 at 4:50 am

    haa-mmmh that’s it man this is nothing just 25m i can buy over 50m watch but hey listen sorry i don’t have time to look around those cheap watches that’s not my style pink yellow wihte what is this i say what is this looks like some body having birthday party any way no hard feelings i have to paint my cycle bye

  50. Posted by rico 21st May, 2009 at 1:58 am

    i want to buy this watch… Patek Philippe’s Platinum World Time – over $4 million. hehehe…i will search for it.

  51. Posted by Eagle19081978 23rd May, 2009 at 8:47 am

    Well I will buy because my father owns it. :D

  52. Posted by domenicalli 24th May, 2009 at 9:56 pm

    Hahaha, to those that compare a Tag Heuer and Bell&Ross to the Vacheron and Patek. Vacheron and Pateks are like Rolls Royce and Maybach whereas a Tag Heuer is like a Volkswagen

  53. Posted by khuldoon 31st May, 2009 at 3:55 am

    i never have such a dull watch . if somebody will give me free i will not take it . the ever wastage of money

  54. Posted by catie 4th June, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    holly cow!!!!! you can barly see the watch under all those dimaonds!!! I WANT THAT WATCH!!!!!!

  55. Posted by M.N Gwandu 5th June, 2009 at 12:51 pm

    I can buy the watch even if the watch worth 5o million dollars, can you go to heaven with money?

  56. Posted by DAVID 6th June, 2009 at 7:59 am

    Yes,patek philippe is the number one ranking in wrist watches,it is the world’s most exceptional timepieces.I owned a patek too.Of course a mediam range only that i can afford?

  57. Posted by DAVID 7th June, 2009 at 7:03 am

    A Chopard watch for 25m? infact you pay for the jewelery and not the watch by itself.

  58. Posted by donna 9th June, 2009 at 12:09 am

    If i had the money there is no way i would buy these watches! god, its freakin expensive. If i was a billionaire i would give my money to the poor.

  59. Posted by seun 10th June, 2009 at 4:50 am

    well…. i…..guess one should not say ”i can not buy that wristwatch” what if the money is there and all that is left is what to do with it?

  60. Posted by suparna 13th June, 2009 at 11:11 am

    25 milion watch!!!!! who are the foolish people who waste their money on an ugly watch… if you want diamond its better to wear diamond bresslet which is far more beatutiful….
    but if you want a expensive watch better go for Big Bang Chronograph watch by Hublot, Bunter SA
    only $1 million

  61. Posted by haddi 17th June, 2009 at 1:30 am

    hahahahhaahh dream on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  62. Posted by saad 24th June, 2009 at 6:06 pm

    the patek philippe platinum world time is the most amazing,valuable, superb watch i’ve ever heard of…but unfortunately its beyond my reach…lol…i’ll live it as a dream…haha

  63. Posted by Asad Varzgani 26th June, 2009 at 4:20 am

    Sometimes it feels good, but I think there are other more expensive things to be done in life

  64. Posted by Julio 26th June, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    i paid $10 and works fine!!!! does its purpose showing the correct time!!!!

  65. Posted by Walter 28th June, 2009 at 9:14 am

    That 25 mill watch sucks.
    I dislike pocket watches too.
    But the world-time watch looks quite cool. If I just have some money………..

  66. Posted by Heehee 29th June, 2009 at 6:06 pm

    Has anyone seen the time-telling face on the 25 million-dollar watch? If you have, let me know. I’ve been trying for hours.

  67. Posted by ozair 30th June, 2009 at 7:37 am

    BEST WATCH IN THE WORLD IS CASIO C 71000 CHEAP AND BEST

  68. Posted by Aamir Khan 7th July, 2009 at 3:56 am

    if they give me 25mil, I am ready to say the time every second…what a way to show off

  69. Posted by Bill Gates 8th July, 2009 at 12:06 am

    That watch seems to be good I have hell lot of money but i can’t even afford contact lens why would i purchase a watch worth $25 mill.!!!

  70. Posted by Jonathan 8th July, 2009 at 2:05 pm

    How does dying with the most toys make you a winner? Your dead, if you did not remember and your not taking any of that stuff with you. Id say that you probably wasted a whole bunch of time trying to get stuff that will just be given to someone else in the end anyway! I think that the person who dies leaving a legacy of good works which impacted others is a winner.

  71. Posted by B-fletzy 8th July, 2009 at 6:43 pm

    Men!!,i don’t know what 2 say cos am comfused,normally,money is meant 4 spending,and i see no crime in buying da world watch most expensive,but any1 dat buy dis watch must have satisfy all his family,friends,neighbore,poor,employed people,motherless baby,and most especially his country.then if such person is through wit al dis,den he can now use whatever he wanted 2 use d money which da person sweat for.AM 4rm NIGERIA,22years,MALE,fletzy_bee@yahoo.com

  72. Posted by benice 14th July, 2009 at 2:58 am

    oh my goodness…too much for that!i already owned that watch…hahahah..better not to dream it anymore..

  73. Posted by AntDX316 16th July, 2009 at 12:33 pm

    u guys need to understand there r people in the world with Billions

    they can easily throw out 25 million and it wont even Dent their life style

    things like this r for people who see money as no object

    if i had billions and i bought that 25 million dollar watch and i was walking around showing people and telling them it was 25 million even to theives they probably wont believe me

    what is weird with jewelry to me is u can get something that is fake but looks exactly like it for wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy less and probably is even better quality in remaining the same in looks than a geniune jewlery such as not staining and getting oxidised

  74. Posted by jays 20th July, 2009 at 8:43 pm

    wow…amazing….i wish i could have that watch.hehehe

  75. Posted by MEL JENKINS 21st July, 2009 at 10:24 am

    I was put to understand that Henry Graves had a watch made for himself at a cost of £5,628.000. what is that in the dollar of 1933 the year the watch was made, in fact it had 210 individual parts 27 jewels and seven hands

  76. Posted by mike 23rd July, 2009 at 9:21 am

    the Pope should not be wearing a Patek , that’s extravagant for someone who claims to be that position

  77. Posted by inojah 24th July, 2009 at 3:54 am

    mark this one…
    i’ll be able to buy that one 30 years from now..!!!
    dream on!!!

  78. Posted by anthon 29th July, 2009 at 5:08 pm

    O_O i cant belive something that small has 12x the value of my HOME . What have i been doing wrong…

  79. Posted by Nicholas abiagom 31st July, 2009 at 8:38 am

    I must be very mad 2 buy a watch 4 1.5 USD,infact God will neva forgive me.

  80. Posted by Shyam 7th August, 2009 at 12:16 am

    I am very happy to see the watch and i have my dreem to have a such kind of watch in my life

  81. Posted by Sheila 9th August, 2009 at 12:49 am

    ” Dream on, work hard, save more and buy what you want as long as you can fulfill your enjoyment . Life is so short!”

  82. Posted by wonderland 11th August, 2009 at 9:19 am

    r the diamonds genuine – who knows? I’ll rather go to jewellery shop to buy diamond bracelets rather than this watch which does not serve the purpose of showing the time. Any brand of watch serves the same purpose – a cheap one does the same.

  83. Posted by FA 20th August, 2009 at 10:21 pm

    What !!

    nothing better than my mobile phone watch

  84. Posted by Lanre 22nd August, 2009 at 10:16 am

    Na waoooooooo. 25 million USD? who even bought the watch self?

  85. Posted by Zia 22nd August, 2009 at 11:32 am

    oh 25 mill its a big amout if this amout spend for poor people thats will be very great insted of to wear this wach on wrist .

  86. Posted by harris 22nd August, 2009 at 11:35 am

    i want to buy many things of my life insted of this wach . it ill be a fool to bye this wach. thx

  87. Posted by harris khan 22nd August, 2009 at 11:38 am

    this watch is very dirty.if u give me this watch on free then i will not eccept it.i have 25 watches at home.thnx

  88. Posted by hier 17th September, 2009 at 8:34 am

    bloody hell thats expencive

  89. Posted by k 20th September, 2009 at 8:46 am

    cartier watches are the best

  90. Posted by Glen 21st September, 2009 at 10:42 pm

    25 mil okay yes fine only 7 pieces does not make it the most expensive watch it makes it the most money some idiot paid for a watch.

  91. Posted by Hina 23rd September, 2009 at 10:18 am

    the watch is pretty, but who would want to buy it……………… its too expensive and yeah i agree i would want to buy a car or a house too, if i had a that much money instead of just buying a watch…….someone who buys that for his a girlfriend is a rip off, i would rather spend my money to buy a car for someone i love, or a house…… that would prove more love…….

  92. Posted by Zain 24th September, 2009 at 7:40 am

    Whatever this watches I feel there should be the watch priceless

  93. Posted by robby 27th September, 2009 at 11:00 am

    but somehow……. there will be somebody that willing to buy it……

  94. Posted by Chris 8th October, 2009 at 10:39 am

    $25 mil? Yeah, for the diamonds; but the watch itself might be a timex. The watch isn’t worth $25 mil. The other watches themselves shown are “worth” the millions quoted. But it’s not the watch here that is worth $25 mil. It’s unfair to say the watch is the most expensive. What is the watch worth by itself?

  95. Posted by madan 16th October, 2009 at 2:25 am

    dont waste money,people will admire u more to help people than misusing wealth & money

  96. Posted by aiden 23rd October, 2009 at 5:37 pm

    ok, 25 million for a watch. gets me hyped! MAkes u sick cause you won’t even come across 25 mill over the course of your entire life. Get MONEY $$$$$$$$$$$$$
    Don’t hate

  97. Posted by Abdullah 28th October, 2009 at 9:53 am

    i never thought that watches so expensive
    $2.5 million i am shocked.

  98. Posted by Meraj khan 31st October, 2009 at 9:02 am

    A $25 million watch!
    Yes,I would like to be a window shopper of this watch,but would built a new watch company which will produce millions of watches for local people with my $25million

  99. Posted by Elizabeth 31st October, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    It looks ugly. Well the last one does. I love the pocket watch though

  100. Posted by MIKE 2nd November, 2009 at 11:07 am

    I HAVE THE THIRD WATCH OF COLECTION

  101. Posted by PuthedetBRN 9th November, 2009 at 12:26 am

    oh..it’s geard watch how can i get?

  102. Posted by gelbert 10th November, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    25 million dolar watch will kill me

  103. Posted by tom 12th November, 2009 at 7:59 am

    Wow, I can’t believe it!!!!!!. Time is precious

  104. Posted by shabbar 19th November, 2009 at 2:28 am

    if you want to buy a watch dont buy

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