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The most expensive watches in the world: what are they and why
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Vacheron Constantin Tour de L’Ile
On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Geneva-based company in 2005, this clock was presented, built in only seven copies, one of which ended up in the museum of the parent company. It is considered one of the most expensive watches ever produced and one of the most complicated ever. Its value is 1.5 million dollars.
Lange & Söhne Grand Complication
This wristwatch presented in 2013 is inspired by one of the most important models in the history of watchmaking the 42500 by Lange & Söhne, pocket watch from 1902. The watch has almost 900 gears housed in a gold case and among its complications has the perpetual calendar. Its value is about 1.8 million dollars.
Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4
To understand how complex this clock is, just think that theoretically it should be adjusted once every 1000 years. It was produced in 2009 and since then it is the most complicated wristwatch in the world. It consists of almost 1500 mechanical elements and has 36 functions. Its value exceeds 2 million dollars.
Richard Mille?
Richard Mille RM 52 06 Sapphire
The mechanisms and hands of this Richard Mille model are of the highest quality, made from precious sapphires. The transparent dial allows you to see the operation of the complex suspension mechanism. The value of this watch is more than 2 million dollars.
Blancpain Le Brassus Tourbillon Carrousel
This Blancpain model is equipped with tourbillon and the carrousel, a similar system invented in 1901. The tourbillon is an 1801 patent registered by Breguet that allows the watch to always operate in the same conditions regardless of the Earth's gravity. It is a cage rotating around a central axis. Thanks to the circular motion, which causes the perpetual displacement of the regulator group, the balance behaves as if the clock were turning along a circumference, thus eliminating the incidence of the force of gravity. This model costs about 4 million dollars.
Most Sinkies only know their Rolex Submariners la.
If i show them my AP, they blur fuck face.
If i show them my AP, they blur fuck face.
Patek Philippe Supercomplication
There are not only wristwatches, but also pocket watches. In particular, this model is considered the most complicated watch in the history of watchmaking. It was commissioned by Henry Graves, a New York banker, in 1927. It is considered the "Mona Lisa" of watchmaking. The house of Geneva took eight years to realize it. It consists of 900 mechanisms and has 24 complications. In 2014 it was auctioned for $24 million.
Breguet Grande Complication No. 1160 Marie-Antoinette
The idea of this watch dates back to 1783, when an unknown admirer ordered it for her in Abraham-Luis Breguet. It took 44 years to make and it was never handed over to the Queen as she was beheaded in 1793. The watch held by a museum in Jerusalem was stolen in 1983. The watch house Breguet decided in 2005 to build an identical one using the original designs, tools and methods of the time. It is considered the fifth most complicated specimen in the world. Its value is around 30 million euros.
I believe jiu hu politicians collect these and wear them when making speeches about how they will help the poor rural folks.
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