What was the most expensive watch you ever bought? Did you ever think an object intended for your wrist could cost more than a new Ferrari? Read through to see the most expensive watches money can buy.
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9 Expensive Men’s Watches With Staggering Price Tags
Designer and Luxury Watches For Men
A watch is not just an accessory men should have, it also reveals how a person values other people’s time. It’s like a symbol that completes the male fashion outfit and has been around since the 16th century. There are watches designed by exceptional watchmakers who craft and engineer timepieces for a few privileged people. A wristwatch can be expensive for the fine metal used to build chronographs, complicated mechanisms, and high-grade gemstones instilled in it.
1. Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 2 Quadruple Tourbillon | $750,000
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One tourbillon is already in it’s own class. But with four tourbillons, the accuracy of the timepiece is enhanced. Greubel Forsey is set to improve precision in timekeeping, thus the invention of multiple tourbillons and inclined balance wheels. This watch displays an elegant and classic look making it worthy of its price tag.
2. Romain Jerome Titanic DNA Tourbillon | $319,000
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There are only 9 of these watches ever made and every upper class man in the world would surely want to own one of these expertly crafted timepieces. It has a daring design that features a blackened titanium casing with a stain-finish. There are also two choices for the strap with the crocodile leather or black rubber.
3. Roger Dubuis Millesime Double Flying Tourbillon | $263,000
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A watch endorsed by Scottish actor Gerard Butler. There are only 88 of these watches created with each one being a work of art designed by Roger Dubuis himself. It is a self-winding mechanical watch crafted in white gold and has exceptional exceptional haute horlogerie finishing.
4. Zenith Christopher Columbus | $230,000
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The Zenith Christopher Columbus has a built in compass for navigation inside a glass bubble at 6 o’clock position. It’s a limited edition series only affordable to a few elite men with an undeniably classy design. Die-hard luxury watch aficionados will have a hard time ignoring such innovative design.
5. Piaget Altaplano Caliber 1200 D | $151,995
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The Piaget Altaplano Caliber 1200D is a magnificent timepiece packed with gemstones. It boasts masterful craftsmanship and complex mechanism from the tiniest gears to the thinnest tourbillon. To top it all, this masterpiece of a watch has an internal structure crusted with high grade diamonds.
6. Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Astrotourbillon | $116,195
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A brand known for its chronograph and has been manufacturing world class watches for decades. Cartier takes pride in having master watchmakers make their watches with every chronograph built in masterpiece. The Astrotourbillon has a white gold case and a second hand fashioned with the finest materials no other brands can replicate.
7. Hublot Big Bang Ferrari King Gold | $43,600
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The Hublot Big Bang Ferrari King Gold has a hefty price tag for a good reason. While other watches come as WYSIWYG, Hublot let’s you customize how your watch looks which is included in the package. You are basically in control to freely personalize the dial, strap material, strap color, etc.
8. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Rubber Clad | $36,630
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Rubber is becoming a fashion trend in designer watches. And no other timepiece illustrates this trend better than the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Rubber Clad. It’s casing is also made from 18k rose gold and features a three-dial system with unequaled accuracy, thanks to its automatic mechanism inside. It’s an outstanding combination of function and fashion.
9. Rolex GMT Master II | $33,250
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The Rolex GMT Master II comes with both 18k yellow or white gold cases. This timepiece has a variety of gems including diamonds, sapphires and rubies, and is truly designed and made for the male species.
Watch this video of the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Titanium watch by Roger Dubuis.
Apparently not everyone can afford any of these timepieces. Only a select few people with enormous wealth who are willing to spend ridiculous amounts of money will buy a watch with a price tag that could already match a beautiful house. Every man needs a watch he chooses for his liking, but some men will stop at nothing to get what they truly want even if it’s greatly unnecessary.
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