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A. Lange & Söhne’s Grand Complication
Price: Over $US2 million ($2.6m)
This A. Lange & Söhne watch debuted at €1.92 million ($2.66 million at today’s conversion rates) with 876 individual parts. It takes a full year for the watchmaker to complete each watch. Since it debuted in 2013, there’s only been one of these watches released each year — the last and final watch will be sold in 2018. -
Patek Philippe’s The Grandmaster Chime
Price: $US2.6 million ($3.4m)
In honour of the storied Swiss watchmaker’s 175th anniversary, Patek Philippe unveiled this gorgeous watch with 20 complications, two dials, and 214 parts. It took eight years and over 100,000 man hours to develop. Only seven of the two-faced watches were produced, each retailing for a whopping $US2.6 million. -
The Graff Diamonds Hallucination
Price: $US55 million ($72m)
Blowing away the competition is also the only watch for women on the list — the gem-studded Graff Diamonds that debuted at last year’s Baselworld watch expo. The bracelet has a tiny face and huge coloured diamonds set in platinum. Only one was made and as far as we know, it’s still up for sale if you’re interested. -
Richard Mille’s Tourbillon RM 56-02 Sapphire
Price: Over $US2 million ($2.6m)
With a transparent case made from solid sapphire, this watch has titanium movements and is both scratch-resistant and water-resistant up to three metres. Only 10 were made and each watch requires 40 days of continuous 24/7 machining for the case, followed by 400 additional hours of finishing work. -
The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Quatuor
Price: $US1.1 million ($1.44m)
Debuting in 2013, the Excalibur Quatuor silicon watch took 2400 hours to build and more than seven years of research to create. Each of its balances pulse four times per second, so instead of a classic ticking watch, it sounds more like a whirring machine. Only three of these watches exist in the world, each made of 590 parts and with a $US1.1 million price tag. -
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Hybris Mechanica à Grande Sonnerie
Price: $US1.5 million ($1.97m)
With 1472 parts, this is one of the most complex watches in the world. It has a perpetual calendar, flying tourbillon, and took five years to develop. The watch also comes with a Hybris Mechanica 55 Safe, which is a part of the extreme price. It’s a leather-coated trunk that is code-secured with a sound system within the safe that allows the chiming to be heard. -
The Greubel Forsey Art Piece 1
Price: Between $US1-2 million ($1.3-$2.6m)
Along with 30-degree double tourbillons, a beautiful blue dial cover, and sapphire case back, this watch has a tiny work of art by British artist Willard Wigan. It’s a gold ship you can see by looking through what looks like a second crown but what is actually a 23x magnifier that displays the microscopic sculpture. -
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This week, Apple's Watch presentation drummed up a lot of buzz surrounding its $14,000-$24,000 gold timepiece.
But that's nothing compared to a $US55 million ($72.4 million) diamond-encrusted watch.
We've rounded up the latest timepieces that cost more than $US1,000,000 ($1.31 million), disregarding auction prices and past sales. We only included watches that are currently on the market that you can actually buy.
That is, if you can afford it.
Click the gallery to see seven of the most expensive watches in the world.
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