European Billionaire Commissions World’s Most Expensive Watch
October 21st, 2008 by BallerHouse
An anonymous European billionaire has commissioned Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin to create a one-of-a-kind timepiece that will run the buyer $6.5 million, making it the world’s most expensive new watch. According to Affluent Page, the watch, which could take years to complete, is expected to include the following:
- Perpetual calendar and leap year
- Star chart and celestial annual calendar
- Tourbillon regulator
- Sunrise and sunset indication
- Perpetual time equation
- Phases and age of the moon
- Substantial power reserve
- Multiple time zones and day-night indication
The $6.5 million watch is a big step up for Vacheron Constantin, which produced seven limited edition double-faced Tour de l’Ile watches back in 2005, the watchmakers most expensive timepieces to date (shown above).
[via Luxist]
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December 22nd, 2008 at 4:21 pm 3
i was looking at the watch and i say that is not the most expensive watch in the world………….The most expensive watch in the world is located in Australia!!!……..And is approximately 21.6 million $.
December 22nd, 2008 at 4:25 pm 4
yo man this watch is off the shinanas its tight dogg.
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January 10th, 2009 at 9:40 pm 6
the material that made the watch isnt even worth that much! no diamonds no nothing just leather metal and a few gears put together!
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March 8th, 2009 at 9:55 am 8
you bunch of fools. the price of the watch is only partially determine by the material to make the watch. the main focus, it’s the fucking complexity of the watch and how long to make one. you don’t go around seeing a watch that cost you 6.5mil and it comes with only a tachymeter and date a.k.a chronographer watch. so please leave comment before you understand the subject.
March 8th, 2009 at 9:57 am 9
the world’s most expensive watch is not by vacheron constantin, it’s by patek phillipe. get your facts right.