The World's Most Expensive Watches: Some Worth Rp 791.1 Billion

For some people, a wristwatch is not only useful for telling time, but also a functional piece of jewelry and a valuable investment in the future. Therefore, it's not uncommon for wristwatches to have incredibly high values, even reaching hundreds of billions of rupiah.

Based on wealthygorilla.com, here are ten of the world's most expensive watches.

1. Graff Diamonds Hallucination – US$ 55 Million or Rp 791.1 Billion (Exchange rate Rp 14,383.7/US$)

The Graff Diamonds Hallucination is the world's most expensive watch, priced at US$ 55 million or Rp 791.1 billion. Made by Graff Diamonds, the watch comes in the form of a platinum bracelet and is adorned with 110 carats of colorful diamonds.

2. Graff Diamonds the Fascination – US$ 40 Million or Rp 575.3 Billion

The Graff Diamonds the Fascination was introduced in 2015, featuring 152.96 carats of white diamonds throughout. The watch includes a pear-shaped 38.13-carat diamond in the center that can be detached and worn as a ring.

3. Breguet Grande Complication Marie-Antoinette – US$ 30 Million or Rp 431.5 Billion

The Breguet Marie-Antoinette Grande Complication Pocket Watch was commissioned by a lover of Marie Antoinette in the 18th century. It is currently housed in the Mayer Museum in Los Angeles, USA.

4. Jaeger-LeCoultre Joaillerie 101 Manchette – US$ 26 Million or Rp 374 Billion

The Joaillerie 101 Manchette is a watch adorned with 576 diamonds and was gifted to Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate her 60 years on the throne. The watch mechanism uses the manual-winding Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 101.

5. Chopard 201-Carat Watch – US$ 25 Million or Rp 359.6 Billion

This watch features three 15-carat pink diamonds, a 12-carat blue diamond, an 11-carat white diamond, and 163 carats of white and yellow diamonds. In total, the watch boasts 201 carats of diamonds.

6. Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication – US$ 24 Million or Rp 345.2 Billion

In 1933, Patek Philippe created the Henry Graves Supercomplication for the wealthy American banker, Henry Graves Jr. This watch is incredibly expensive due to its high level of complexity.

7. Jacob & Co. Billionaire Watch – US$ 18 Million or Rp 258.9 Billion

The Jacob & Co. Billionaire Watch features 260 carats of diamonds. The case, crown, and strap of this watch are all encrusted with diamonds.

8. Paul Newman Rolex Daytona – US$ 17.6 Million or Rp 253.1 Billion

This watch, worn by Paul Newman (a Hollywood actor), was a gift from his wife, Joanne Woodward. Joanne purchased the watch in 1968 from Tiffany & Co. She had the words “drive carefully me” engraved on the caseback.

9. Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 in Stainless Steel – US$ 11 Million or Rp 158.2 Billion

The Patek Philippe 1518 features a high-quality stainless steel case and was designed in 1941. It includes a moon phase display and a tachymeter (a numerical scale around the edge of the dial used to measure average speed against distance).

10. Patek Philippe Ref. 1527 – US$ 5.7 Million or Rp 81.9 Billion

The Patek Philippe Ref. 1527 was made in 1943 and appears quite ordinary from the outside. However, this watch contains more than 20 different gemstones and is made of 20-karat rose gold.

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