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What Kinds Of Wristwatches Tend To Be The World's Most Costly And Who Exactly Created Them?

To a lot of people, their unique wristwatch makes a style statement about themselves. Many individuals possess multiple styles of wristwatches especially since a great watch can be acquired for less than $100. Like a large number of products, these wristwatches are made mainly in China.

Most Costly Wristwatches

Have you ever been curious about what the exclusive wristwatches cost? Based on a posting from Tiptop Watches, there are actually 15 designer watches costing $1 million or more which range from the Ulyssee Nardin - Royal Blue Tourbillion at $1 million all the way as high as the Jaeger LeCoultre - Joaillerie 101 Manchette that is considered priceless. The Jaeger-Le Coultre is the most extravagant wristwatch in the world even despite the fact it has no selling price. The watch resembles a bracelet with a small sized watch face. It can be manually wound and possesses a range of squares consisting of diamonds and polished white gold or onyx cabochons. There's two varieties with one having 576 diamonds and 18 carat weight white gold as well as the other having 400 diamonds and 11 onyx cabochons. The watch carries a silver colored dial and winds on the back. Just where would an individual wear this watch? Almost certainly, no where.

The next most expensive wristwatch is the Chopard - 201 carat weight watch priced at $25 million. It includes three heart shaped diamonds in unique colors of blue, pink and white at 12 carats, 15 carats and 11 carats, respectively. The specific wristwatch has white pear shaped diamonds encircling a yellow diamond center, each resembling a flower. There is a total of 874 diamonds at 201 carats.

The third costly wristwatch valued at $5.6 million originated from the prominent Patek Philippe & Co, a Swiss maker. It is called the Sky Moon Tourbillon. This unconventional watch features a double face. The front side provides a calendar where the date is viewed by a moving hand. The backside has a sky chart revealing the moon's phase and orbit. There're 686 parts in this watch which was designed in 1943.

A Recognized Company

Of the 15 most high-priced wristwatches, 5 were made by Patek Philippe & Co in Geneva, Switzerland. Antoni Patek began watch making in 1839. He partnered with Adrian Philippe in 1845. Philippe had formulated the keyless winding mechanism. Their first wristwatch was developed in 1868. The pair was credited with creating perpetual calendars, split second hand, chronograph and minute repeater for wristwatches. Their watches were worn by aristocratic people around the world. These people included Queen Victoria of England during the mid 1800, Pope Pius IX, Pope Leo XIII and Princess Louise of Denmark. This company continues to produce watches today with 40,000 getting produced in 2010.

Many of us will probably never possess wristwatches like these but they're awesome for their beauty and dollar value.

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