Top High Price Watches

Nowadays, few people to wear a "regular watch" these days. There are fewer people now who prefer to wear a traditional watch; and fewer who collect. Those that do collect them have an abject interest in the inner workings of a watch. Others find joy in collecting the most expensive ones even if those clocks are similar to another regular watch. Here are the top 10 most expensive watches in the world currently.

10. Hublot Big Bang (US$5 Million)

The Hublot Big Bang is completely diamond-encrusted. It has a 1.73-inch (44mm). Totally, this Watch has up to 1,282 diamond

Hublot Big Bang

9. Vacheron Constantin 57260 (US$8 Million) 

Another fairly complicated watch, the Vacheron Constantin has 57 complications, some of which are unique including multiple calendars and a double retrograde split-seconds chronograph. It has a whopping 2,800 parts and the pushbuttons are enclosed within a white gold casing. It's made by a single craftsman, with traditional techniques such as bevelling, circular graining and more.

Vacheron Constantin 57260

8. Patek Philippe REF 1518 (US$11.1 Million) 

Sold in 2016, this Patek Philippe watch was sold at US$11.1 million. Introduced as far back as 1941 during the World War, it was the first watch that had a perpetual calendar with chronograph. The steel watch is 35mm in diameter.

 Patek Philippe REF 1518

7. Paul Newman Rolex Daytona (US$18 Million) 

Priced at the same point as the Jacob & Co. Billionaire watch, this Rolex Daytona watch was worn by a famous American actor, the late Paul Newman. This Rolex dates back to 1968 and was a gift from Newman's wife Joanne Woodward. It was sold for $17.7 million at an auction in 2017.

Paul Newman Rolex Daytona

6. Jacob & Co. Billionaire Watch (US$18 Million) 

This watch has over 260-carat baguette-cut diamonds and is a true statement piece. Under the diamonds, there is a white gold encasing for the actual watch. The hour markers are also made of diamonds. It has a power reserve of 72 hours.

Jacob & Co. Billionaire Watch

5. Patek Philippe Supercomplication (US$ 24 Million) 

True to its name, the workings of this particular Patek Philippe pocket watch is very complicated. It's named after a banker called Henry Graves who commissioned Philippe. Made out of 18-carat gold, it remains the world's most complicated watch built by hand - with over 24 different functions.

 Patek Philippe Supercomplication

4. Chopard 201 Carat (US$ 25 Million) 

This Chopard watch is made of colorful stones. It contains 874 diamonds in different colors and sizes. At the center, there is a 15.37-carat heart-shaped pink diamond, a 12.79-carat blue diamond, and an 11.36-carat D-color diamond.

Chopard 201 Carat

3. Breguet No. 160 (US$30 Million)

 It's not because of this pocket watch but in fact that it was made for famous French queen Marie-Antoinette.

Breguet No. 160

2. Graff Diamond's Fascination (US$40 Million)

Another watch for those that enjoy sparkles and bling, this watch by Graff Diamonds has 114 carats of colorless diamonds. It looks like a statement in itself. The diamond dial is shaped like a drop.

Graff Diamond's Fascination

1. Graff Diamonds Hallucination (US$55 Million) 

This watch is expensive for not as much as its inner workings, but the fact that it has 110 carats of extremely rare colored diamonds.

Graff Diamonds Hallucination