More than a fashion accessory or means to tell the time, the wristwatch has become a statement of identity; politician or celebrity, scientist or sportsman, what you choose to wear on your wrist speaks volumes about who you are. The World's Most Expensive Watches presents some of the most extravagant, intricate, collectable, decadent, or just plain interesting modern-day timepieces that sit at the top of the price spectrum. Starting at a threshold price of about $200,000, it is a trip through the last decade or so of watches whose values soar incredibly to prices of $5 million dollars or more.…mehr
More than a fashion accessory or means to tell the time, the wristwatch has become a statement of identity; politician or celebrity, scientist or sportsman, what you choose to wear on your wrist speaks volumes about who you are. The World's Most Expensive Watches presents some of the most extravagant, intricate, collectable, decadent, or just plain interesting modern-day timepieces that sit at the top of the price spectrum. Starting at a threshold price of about $200,000, it is a trip through the last decade or so of watches whose values soar incredibly to prices of $5 million dollars or more. Additionally, there is a selection of notable watches that yielded extremely high prices at auction - many of which are historically relevant. A stunning collection that is both informative and entertaining; with detailed descriptions of individual watches and articles that usefully deconstruct the price tag with an explanation of the relevance of craftsmanship and complexity of design, as well as the importance of exclusivity, prestige and collectability. Prepare to be impressed by a larger-than-life-look at some relatively small items that command not only huge prices but kudos and respect, in all areas of a global society fascinated with using accessorising to create identity. This is the second expanded and updated edition.
Ariel Adams is the owner and editor of aBlogtoWatch.com - the world's largest and most popular wrist watch blog, and regularly contributes to other important media such as Forbes, Centurion, Tech Crunch, and more.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword 07Introduction 08Expensive Watches Explained:Complications & Mechanical Features 10Precious Materials & Artistic Technique 14Historical Importance & Provenance 18The World's Most Expensive WatchesHYT - H2 In Platinum 20Kerbedanz - Maximus Tourbillon 24Breva - Genie 01 in Platinum 25Van Cleef & Arpels - Les Voyages Extraordinaires "From the Earth to the Moon" 26Badollet - Ivresse 27Roger Dubuis - Excalibur Aventador S 28Vianney Halter - Deep Space Tourbillon 30Arnold & Son - Double Tourbillon Escapement (DTE) 32Panerai - Luminor 1950 Equation of Time Tourbillon Titanio PAM00365 34Cartier - Rotonde De Cartier Astrotourbillon Carbon Crystal 35Ferdinand Berthoud - Chronomètre FB 1.2 36Porsche Design - P'6910 Indicator 38Audemars Piguet - Royal Oak Concept Laptimer Michael Schumacher 40URWERK - UR-203 44Panerai - L'Astronomo Luminor 1950 Tourbillon Moon Phases Equation of Time GMT 48MB&F - Horological Machine No. 4 Final Edition 52A. Lange & Söhne - Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar "Terraluna" 544N - 4N-MVT01/D01 58Hautlence - HL2.2 62Chopard - L.U.C Tourbillon Baguette 63Ferdinand Berthoud - Chronomètre FB 1.RS 64MB&F - HM3 JwlryMachine Watch 66H. Moser & Cie. - Heritage Perpetual Calendar 68Bernhard Lederer - The Gagarin Tourbillon 70Chopard - L.U.C Perpetual T - Spirit of the Chinese Zodiac 74Louis Vuitton - Tambour Mystérieuse 76Jaeger-LeCoultre - Duomètre Sphérotourbillon 77Cabestan - Winch Tourbillon Vertical 78Rudis Sylva - RS12 Grand Art Horloger Harmonious Oscillator 82Zenith - Academy Christophe Colomb Hurricane 86Corum - Golden Bridge Tourbillon Panoramique 88Laurent Ferrier - Galet Secret Tourbillon Double Spiral Meissen 90Ateliers DeMonaco - Grand Tourbillon Minute Repeater 94HYT - H3 95Parmigiani Fleurier - Bugatti Type 390 96De Bethune - DB28ST 98Romain Jerome - Titanic DNA Day & Night Double Tourbillon 102Ulysse Nardin - Grand Deck Marine Tourbillon 104IWC - Grande Complication Platinum (ref. 9270-20) 108Hublot - MP-05 LaFerrari 110Roger W. Smith - Unique Tourbillon No. 4 114De Witt - Academia Tourbillon Force Constante 118URWERK - UR-CC1 King Cobra 122Graham - Tourbillon Orrery 126Omega - De Ville Central Tourbillon 128Speake-Marin - Renaissance Tourbillon Minute Repeater 130Franck Muller - Vanguard Tourbillon Minute Repeater Skeleton 134Antoine Preziuso - Mega Tourbillon 135Louis Vuitton - Tambour Minute Repeater 136Hublot - Big Bang Unico Full Baguette King Gold Rainbow 138Roger Dubuis - Excalibur Skeleton Double Flying Tourbillon 140Jaeger-LeCoultre - Reverso Gyro-Tourbillon 2 141Fonderie 47 - Inversion Principle Tourbillon 142Grand Seiko - Kodo Constant-Force Tourbillon 144Zenith - Academy Christophe Colomb Hurricane Grand Voyage II 146Jacob & Co. - Quenttin 148Rebellion - WEAP-ONE 149Montblanc - Villeret 1858 Tourbillon Bi-Cylindrique 150Bovet 1822 - Pininfarina Tourbillon Ottanta 154Grönefeld - GTM-06 Tourbillon Minute Repeater 158Louis Moinet - Space Revolution 162De Bethune - DB16 Tourbillon Regulator 164Bovet - Récital 26 Brainstorm® Chapter Two 168MB&F - Horological Machine No. 6 Sapphire Vision 170Piaget - Polo Tourbillon Relatif New York 172Credor - Spring Drive Minute Repeater 173Jaeger-LeCoultre - Master Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon Hybris Mechanica II 174Ulysse Nardin - Sparkling Blast 178Antoine Preziuso - Chronometer Tourbillon of Tourbillons 182de Grisogono - Meccanico DG 184Harry Winston - Opus 6 185Philippe Dufour - Grande Sonnerie 186Bulgari - Octo Finissimo Ultra 188Girard-Perregaux - Minute Repeater Tri-Axial Tourbillon 189Blancpain - Carrousel Minute Repeater Flyback Chronograph 190Chopard - L.U.C Full Strike Sapphire 194Hublot - MP-07 Sapphire 40 Days Power Reserve 196Girard-Perregaux - Tourbillon Bi-Axial Tantalum & Sapphire 197Bell & Ross - BR-X1 Tourbillon Skeleton Sapphire Black 198Concord - C1 Quantum Gravity Tourbillon 200Cartier - Calibre de Cartier Grande Complication 204
