Watches: the most expensive in the world

Argomenti trattatiGirard-Perregaux Quasar Light Tourbillon – £300,000Chopard L.UC All-in-One “Janus Watch” – £374,000Maitres du Temps Chapter One Round Transparence – £404,000Christophe Claret DualTow Night Eagle – £445,000George Daniels Co-Axial Chronograph – £463,000Bulgari Magsonic Sonnerie Tourbillon watch – £464,000Ulysse Nardin Hannibal Minute Repeater Tourbillon – £571,000Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Grande Complication – £741,600Rolex Paul Newman Ref. 6264 ‘John Player Special’ – £1.145 millionFranck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4 – £1.8 million In today’s society, authentic watches represent a very huge and curious investment. They are not only functional jewellery that let us kwow the time, but they are very trendy and people compete to have the most beautiful and the most requested of the moment. But the beauty also has a price. And what price! Below we have showed the most expensive branded watches in the world. Girard-Perregaux Quasar Light Tourbillon – £300,000 Limite to 18 pieces, the Quasar Light is the evolution of the previous year’s Quasar. It boasts a case made up of a sapphire disc which took 200 total hours of work. An art fully enhanced by the light that passes through the 79 different parts that compose the watch. Chopard L.UC All-in-One “Janus Watch” – £374,000 After winning the title “Whatch of the year” in 2017 with the L.U.C Full Strike, Chopard has returned in 2018 with a watch that has already reached some peaks. It contains 14 different indications that feature a tourbillon, time of sunrise and sunset and perpetual calendar. Limited to 10 pieces, it has a seven day power reserve and it only made of two materials, rose gold and platinum. Maitres du Temps Chapter One Round Transparence – £404,000 This watch is the perfect symbol of the great ability of the supremos “Maitres du Temps” in realizing the most exceptional watches in the world. Limited to 11 pieces, the “Chapter One” is made with 18 kilos of red gold and it has a very complex movement with a tourbillon. Moreover, it has a monopusher chronograph, indicates moon phases and day indicators are situated on special rollers placed between the lugs of the watch. Christophe Claret DualTow Night Eagle – £445,000 Limited to 68 pieces, “Night Eagle” has a dark case, a new style on the rubber belt indicators and tinted sapphire bridges over the dial. Time is read in the open sections over the belts. It also features tourbillon and 65 jewels that shine in the dark colour scheme. George Daniels Co-Axial Chronograph – £463,000 This rare Daniels Millennium watch is one of only 47 pieces produced in yellow-gold and it was delivered in 1999. The Co-Axial was the first practical, new escapement since the invention of the lever escapement by Thomas Mudge in 1755, representing an important advancement in the dynamics of the watch escapement. It was revolutionary for a big number of reasons, but most importantly it allowed for longer times between servicing. Bulgari Magsonic Sonnerie Tourbillon watch – £464,000 When Bulgari purchased Swiss watch brand Gerald Genta, the most relevant result was this model: the Magsonic Sonnerie Tourbillon. Magsonic is made in titanium, though it is also made in 18k rose gold. The titanium (versus gold case) is probably a better idea if you are interested in the main feature set of this timepiece because gold will absorb more sound. It also has a tourbillon and a power reserve indicators. Ulysse Nardin Hannibal Minute Repeater Tourbillon – £571,000 If you have an appreciation for Roman culture, the Ulysse Nardin Hannibal Minute Repeater Tourbillion could be your perfect watch. Tha main feature of this model is the fact that every component is hand-finished, from the main plate to the top bridge. Moreover, the watch stands out a ‘Westminster Minute Repeater’. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Grande Complication – £741,600 Royal Oak Offshore features an authomatic movement for the first time. Its case in made off titanium and it is waterproof. It has a sapphire dial with white counters and luminescent whit gold hands. Limited series of 3 pieces. This is all accompanied by a wealth of features, including split-second chronograph, perpetual calendar and a minute repeater. Rolex Paul Newman Ref. 6264 ‘John Player Special’ – £1.145 million His name derives from the colours of the John Player Special sponsored Formula 1 Lotus car. This watch is just one of 10 made in black and yellow gold. Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4 – £1.8 million With 36 different complications and 1,483 individual components, the ‘Frank Muller Aeternitas’ has enclosed a very huge number of utilities into the ‘MEGA 4’ model, which also features a glass sapphire case back and a piece of tourbillon on the dial.

Ulysse Nardin Hannibal Minute Repeater Tourbillon – £571,000

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