From diamond-encrusted watches to classically constructed timepieces, the sensible accent that sits neatly upon one’s wrist can sit at extravagant value factors.
Excessive-profile model collaborations all through 2023 have been a part of the synergy that has just lately boosted gross sales within the watch business. The identical impact is produced when a star’s picture is hooked up to a product, like fantastic jewellery, which explains the excessive values of a number of timepieces listed under. Resellers are additionally having fun with the rewards of the wave.
WWD has listed 15 of the world’s costliest watches and customized timepieces which were offered for lavish costs.
James Dean’s Commonplace USA Pocketwatch, $41,587.91
James Dean’s Commonplace USA pocketwatch.
Antiquorum, Photographer: Kliton Ceku
Antiquorum auctioned off one in all James Dean’s 1889 Commonplace USA pocketwatches on-line for $41,587.91 on June 22, 2013. The late actor’s initials are engraved on the gold cowl.
John F. Kennedy’s 14-karat gold Nastrix Timepiece, $120,000
John F. Kennedy’s 14-karat gold Nastrix timepiece.
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Antiquorum offered John F. Kennedy’s 14-karat gold Nastrix timepiece in a New York public sale for $120,000 on March 5, 2009. After Kennedy’s assassination, the watch was given to his widow Jacqueline Kennedy, who later gifted it to her second husband, Aristotle Onassis.
Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Skyfall 007 Timepiece, $200,659.65
Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Skyfall 007 timepiece.
Omega
Omega auctioned the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Skyfall 007 timepiece by means of Christie’s on Oct. 5, 2012 for $200,659.65. Daniel Craig wore the watch throughout his flip as James Bond within the film “Skyfall.”
Jackie Kennedy’s Cartier Tank Française Watch, $379,500
Jacqueline Kennedy’s Cartier Tank Française watch.
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Kim Kardashian paid $379,500 for Jackie Kennedy’s Cartier Tank Française watch by means of a Christie’s public sale in New York on June 21, 2017. The timepiece was initially gifted to Kennedy by her brother-in-law, Prince Stanislaw “Stas” Radziwill.
John F. Kennedy’s Omega Extremely Skinny Reference OT3980 Gown Watch, $420,000
John F. Kennedy’s Omega Extremely Skinny Reference OT3980 gown watch.
Getty Pictures
The Omega Museum of Bienne, Switzerland, paid $420,000 for John F. Kennedy’s 18-karat gold Omega Extremely Skinny Reference OT3980 gown watch by means of a 2005 public sale in New York. The watch was given to Kennedy by his buddy Grant Stockdale main as much as the 1960 presidential election.
Jean-Claude Killy’s 1951 Rolex Dato-Compax Chronograph Watch, $614,500
Jean-Claude Killy’s 1951 Rolex Dato-Compax Chronograph watch.
Antiquorum
Public sale home Antiquorum offered Olympic snowboarding champion Jean-Claude Killy’s 1951 Rolex Dato-Compax Chronograph look ahead to $614,500 in December 2012. For greater than 4 a long time, Killy acted as a Rolex ambassador.
Jacob & Co Caviar Tourbillion World Timer Watch, $1.5 million
Jacob & Co Caviar Tourbillion World Timer watch.
Jacob & Co
Jay Z offered his Jacob & Co Caviar Tourbillion World Timer look ahead to $1.5 million at an public sale benefiting the Reform Alliance Charity at Atlantic Metropolis’s Ocean On line casino Resort on Oct. 3, 2023. The timepiece consists of 18-karat white gold and contains a manual-winding tourbillon that helps three international time zones for cities together with Los Angeles, Geneva and Dubai.
Eric Clapton’s Patek Philippe Ref. 2499/100 Watch, $3,635,808
Eric Clapton’s Patek Philippe Ref. 2499/100 watch.
Christie’s
In a Geneva public sale, Christie’s offered a uncommon 1987 Patek Philippe Ref. 2499/100 watch from the private assortment of guitarist Eric Clapton for $3,635,808 on Nov. 12, 2012. The timepiece options 23 jewels, a silvered matte dial, an utilized gold baton and gold dauphine arms.
Emperor of China’s Patek Philippe Ref. 96 Quantieme Lune Timepiece, $6.2 million
Aisin-Gioro Puyi’s Patek Philippe Ref. 96 Quantieme Lune timepiece.
AFP by way of Getty Pictures
A Patek Philippe Ref 96 Quantieme Lune watch that after belonged to the final emperor of China’s Qing Dynasty, Aisin-Gioro Puy, offered at a Phillips Hong Kong public sale for $6.2 million in Might 2023. The timepiece options an intricate face adorned with a small moon section portray.
Prince Mohammed Tewlik A. Toussou’s Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 Watch, $9.57 million
Prince Mohammed Tewlik A. Toussou’s Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 watch.
Sotheby’s
In a New York public sale, Sotheby’s offered a Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 watch belonging to Prince Mohammed Tewlik A. Toussou for $9.6 million in December 2021. Whereas virtually 300 fashions of the watch had been initially produced, solely one-fifth of them had been launched in pink gold, with the bulk in yellow gold.
Paul Newman’s ‘Paul Newman’ Rolex Daytona, $17.8 million
Paul Newman’s “Paul Newman” Rolex Daytona watch.
Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s offered Paul Newman’s ‘Paul Newman’ Rolex Daytona look ahead to $17.8 million at an public sale in 2017. As a result of the timepiece was solely manufactured for one 12 months, from 1970-71, it’s thought-about to be a really uncommon mannequin.
Patek Philippe Ref. 6300A-010 Grandmaster Chime, $31 million
Patek Philippe Ref. 6300A-010 Grandmaster Chime watch.
Patek Philippe
In a Christie’s Geneva charity public sale, a Patek Philippe one-of-a-kind Ref. 6300A-010 Grandmaster Chime watch was offered for $31 million in 2019. The timepiece is the primary and solely Grandmaster Chime mannequin produced in metal, an unusual metallic utilized by the producer.
Graff Diamonds Hallucination Watch, $55 million
The Graff Diamonds Hallucination watch.
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The 2014 Graff Diamonds Hallucination watch was estimated to be price $55 million, in response to the jewellery model. Not obtainable on the market, the timepiece is made up of 110 carats of uncommon and colourful diamonds.
Princess Diana’s Gold Cartier Tank Française Watch, Priceless
Gold Cartier Tank Française watch.
Cartier
Princess Diana’s iconic gold Cartier Tank Française watch was inherited by her son Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, who gifted it to his spouse Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex. The watch has not been estimated in worth, however is taken into account priceless by many followers of the late princess. The Tank Française mannequin retails for $22,300.
