1. Piaget – Emperador Temple – $3.3M

This timepiece is made of over 1200 diamonds – baguette cut, brilliant cut, and one emerald cut stone on the top of the case, while its dial is made of Polynesian mother-of-pearl. The watch case is designed in a pyramid-style “temple” design.

2. Louis Moinet – Meteoris – $4.6M

In a world of extravagance and extreme luxury, there can be no louder statement than the Meteoris watch collection created by Louis Moinet. Master of mechanics, pioneer of chronometry, inventor of the chronograph, and one of the most influential watchmakers of all time, Louis  Moinet left a legacy that still sets the standard of high-class timepieces.

3. Patek Philippe Réf. 130 – $4,99M

An exceptional watch created originally for medical purposes in 1927, of course, equipped with a chronograph as well as a rare and complicated button. It sold at auction in May 2015 of “The Geneva Watch Action”

4. Hublot – Big Bang – $5M

During Basel World 2012, Hublot created an incredible watch covered in 1282 diamonds, which total of 140 carats. This jewel caught the attention because Beyoncé decided to make it an ideal gift to celebrate the 43 years of her husband Jay-Z.

5. Patek Philippe – Yellow Gold Caliber 89 – $5M

Is a commemorative pocket watch created in 1989, to celebrate the company’s 150th anniversary. Declared by Patek Philippe as “the most complicated watch in the world” at the time of its creation. Made from 18-carat (75%) gold or platinum, It took five years of research and development, and four years to manufacture.

6. Patek Philippe Réf. 1527 – $5,7M

The incredible Patek Philippe Ref 1527 is made of 18-carat pink gold and its particularity is that it consists of a chronograph that was made with a perpetual calendar from 1943. A jewel that was purchased in May 2012 At Christie’s, in Geneva, by a watch enthusiast.

7. Mouawad – Snow White Princesse Diamond Watch – $6,8M

The Snow White Princess Diamond Watch is aptly named as it holds 106.93 carats. Very feminine with a princess air, it was created by jeweler and watchmaker Mouawad. A total of 223 diamonds were therefore brought to perfect realization, as well as gold of 109 grams.

8. Vacheron Constantin – Kallania – $7,7M

Vacheron Constantin has created a watch set with 186 diamonds to make it as shiny as possible. It is also thanks to white gold that it is magnified. A total of 170 carats enhances the chronograph to pay homage to the “Kallista” model created 37 years ago.

9. Vacheron Constantin – 57260 – $8M

The most complicated watch ever made. 57 complications. 2,826 individual components, 242 jewels, 957 grams, 10 patents, 31 hands, 85 different prototypes, 16 kg of drawings, eight years of work, 3 Master Watchmakers, Hallmark of Geneva certification.

10. Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 – $11M

The Swiss watchmaker made just 281 models in a scant production run of roughly 14 years. Most were finished in yellow gold, but a very small portion (58 of the existing examples) were given pink-gold cases. Ref. 1518 was the world’s first wristwatch to be powered by a serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph. Up until that point, the intricate movement was reserved for larger pocket watches, but Patek found a way to squeeze it into a more diminutive case and forever changed watchmaking.

11. Paul Newman Rolex – Daytona – $17,5M

This timepiece is the only “exotic”-dialed Daytona that Mr. Newman owned, inspiring the storied nickname for the most prestigious versions of Rolex‘s Daytona.

The Swiss-made Cosmograph Daytona packs an intrinsic design wallop. Introduced in 1963 for motorsport use, the Reference 6239, with its “exotic” black-on-white dial, has three subdials and big pushers to operate the chronograph functions. The watch’s mechanical heart is the renowned and reliable Valjoux 72 movement.

12. Jacob & Co – Billionaire watch – 18,8M$

The Billionaire by Jacob & Co says a lot about its value, it was mounted with emerald-cut diamonds bringing together 260 carats on white gold. It was created by Jacob & Co in collaboration with Flavio Briatore, an Italian businessman.

A grand total of 176.88 carats of 313 emerald-cut diamonds make up the case, bezel, and bracelet of the Billionaire, with an additional 1.21 carat rose-cut ruby adorning the crown.

13. Patek Philippe – Henry Graves Supercomplication – 24,3M$

Patek Philippe  was commissioned by Mr. Graves to create the Supercomplication – a watch more complex and beautiful than anything the world had seen before. Henry Graves Jr was a banker in New York that during the golden days of the mid-1920s decided he wanted a watch that was better than anything that had ever been made.

14. Chopard – 201 Carat watch – 25M$

The 201-carat Chopard is recognizable at first glance, this jewel is particularly exceptional, you cannot miss its three magnificent and predominant heart-shaped diamonds in pink, white, and blue. They are magnified by the yellow diamonds that surround them. The watch has a spring-loaded mechanism which, when pressed, allows the three heart shapes to mechanically open up, much the way the petals of a flower will in the sunshine.

15. Breguet – Grande Complication Marie-Antoinette – 30M$

The Mona Lisa of watchmaking Said to have been fascinated by Breguet’s watches, Marie-Antoinette acquired over the years a number of his timepieces. In 1783, a mysterious admirer of hers ordered from Breguet, as a gift for the Queen, a watch that was to be as spectacular as possible,The order stipulated that wherever possible gold should replace other metals and that auxiliary mechanisms, i.e. complications, should be as numerous and varied as possible.

16. Graff Diamonds Fascination – 40M$

Graff Diamonds left no detail undone when creating the Fascination, whose beauty stands out thanks to a 28.13-carat D.Flawless diamond. Surrounded by 152.96-carat diamonds, this highlights its very precious and rare work of art. Easily convertible and comfortable to wear, The Fascination is a stunning example of Graff’s craftsmanship, bringing out the best from the brand’s London-based jewelers and Swiss watchmakers.

17. Patek Philippe – The Grandmaster Chime – 50M$

It has four spring barrels driving 20 complications, including a grande and petite sonnerie, a minute repeater, an instantaneous perpetual calendar with a four-digit year display, second-time zone, day/night indicator, day/date (on both dials), month, leap-year cycle, four-digit year display, and 24-hour and minute subdial.

18. Graff Diamonds Hallucination – 55M$

It is indeed the Hallucination from Graff Diamonds that wins the gold medal for the most expensive watch in the world. Its price is due to the magnificent diamonds that surround it, all hand-carved and of different colors. Offering no less than 110 carats, it shines with a thousand lights and makes all the wrists that wear it exceptional, undoubtedly, the most valuable watch of Haute horology ever created.