14 MOST EXPENSIVE To show you what exclusivity and luxury really look like, we’ve listed the fourteen most expensive watch brands in the world. The demonstration of near-perfect craftsmanship, unparalleled aesthetic sensibility, and passion for pushing boundaries, distinguish these brands as luxury watchmakers. THAILAND ONE/ LIFESTYLE What Makes These Watches So Expensive? • Incomprehensibly complicated engineering squeezed into teeny tiny cases. • Use of expensive stuff, such as hand-cut diamonds, precious materials, and chunks of meteorites. • Unique pieces (collectibles) owned by celebrities or long-dead people. WATCH BRANDS IN THE WORLD [IN 2024]
14 MOST EXPENSIVE WATCH BRANDS IN THE WORLD IN 2024
2. ROLEX
Price Range: $20,000 – $18,000,000 Notable Models: Rolex Daytona, Rolex GMT Master II Ice, Sky-Dweller Oystersteel Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona currently holds the title of the third most expensive watch and second most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction, fetching $17,752,500 in NYC in 2017.
Rolex/ Cosmograph Daytona Paul Newman Ref. 6239
3. VACHERON CONSTANTIN
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Price Range : $15,000 – $11,000,000 Notable Models: Reference 57260, Kallista, and Tour de I’lle In Antiquorum’s Geneva auction 2005, the Vacheron Constantin pocket watch Ref. 402833, once owned by King Fuad I of Egypt, was sold for $2.77 million. In the same event, the wristwatch Tour de I’lle fetched $1.56 million.
1. PATEK PHILIPPE
Price Range: $20,000 – $31,190,000 Notable Models: Patek Philippe Ref. 1518, Star Calibre 2000 Ref. 990/1, Star Calibre 2000 Ref. 990/1, and Henry Graves Supercomplication Founded in 1839, Patek Phillippe is one of the world’s oldest watch manufacturers with an uninterrupted watchmaking history. It has more than 400 retail locations worldwide and over a dozen distribution centers across North America, Europe, Oceania, and Asia. At Sotheby’s Geneva Auction 2014, the Henry Graves Supercomplication was sold for $23.98 million. In Christie’s Geneva Auction 2019, Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010 was sold for $31 million, which currently holds the title of the most expensive watch ever sold at auction.
Vacheron Constantin/ Reference-57260
4. BREGUET
Price Range: $10,000 – $6,800,000 Notable Models: Breguet & Fils, Paris No.2667; Breguet, Paris, No.4111; Breguet Sympathique Clock No.128 & 5009 Timepieces of this brand are often recognized for their blue pomme hands, guilloché dials, and coin-edge cases. In addition to clocks and wristwatches, the company also produces women’s jewelry, cufflinks, and writing instruments.
Patek Philippe/ Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010
Breguet/ Breguet & Fils, Paris, No. 4111
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