Over the last few weeks we’ve taken a look at some of the most beautiful watches money can buy. However, none of them match this one for pure opulence and expense.
According to Forbes the Vacheron Constantin is a Swiss engineered watch retailing for a very cool $1.5 million.
“Keeping time seems so simple until you run up against something like the Tour de l’Ile from Vacheron Constantin. After seven years in development and three years of assembly, the Swiss watchmaker marked its 250th anniversary this year with the world’s busiest timepiece—at least for now. The Tour de l’Ile has 834 separate parts and 16 complications, including tourbillon, power reserve, striking-mechanism torque, moon phase, perpetual calendar, sunrise time, leap-year indicator, sunset time, sky chart and others. At $1.5 million, it’s the priciest timepiece in Vacheron Constantine’s anniversary line.”
The Vacheron Constantin is a beautiful time piece but is it really worth all that money???
The Zenith Grande Port Royal Open isn’t for the faint hearted with a price tag of £14,995 ($30,000). However, if you can get past the mammoth price tag you have a watch that comprises a myriad of tiny metal cogs that are visible through a window on the watch face. By all accounts the ticking of the beautifully crafted cogs is almost hypnotic.
It’s an automatic wind up watch that is powered by natural movement. However, a clever gizmo in the watch shows exactly how much power is stored - which gives you an opportunity to go do some vigorous exercise before it conks out!
Tag Heuer have a prolific reputation, which, for the most part is completely justified. Reliable, sturdy and stylish are some of the adjectives that spring to mind. I do think it unfortunate that Tag are often the target of dedicated counterfeiters in the far east and elsewhere but I digress. The Carrera Automatic is yet another winning design from the Tag Heuer stable and encompasses all the typical characteristics mentioned.
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The Chanel J12 Chronograph markets itself as a sports watch and it’s hard to argue that it doesn’t look the part.
With it’s dark brooding steel finish this time piece looks durable and stylish. The mechanism is self winding and the design is courtesy of Jacques Helleu, Chanels talented artistic director.
The J12 Chronograph is in fact made from a highly durable ceramic that makes this watch perfect for impact sports like skiing.
Retails for a cool £3,100 ($6,200).
The Chaumet Dandy may be classed as a delicate dress watch as opposed to the typical rugged sports chronograph, but it has a certain elegance that other time pieces would find hard to challenge.
The Dandy is renowned for it’s understated design and the black dial decorated with subtle baydere stripes. This combination complements the black leather strap.
Unlike automatic watches, the Chaumet Dandy runs off a hand wound mechanism which does require regular winding to maintain accuracy.
This stunning watch retails for a cool £4,380 ($8,600).
