Most Expensive Watch Brands


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The Patek Philippe watch brand is the most expensive in the world today. The company was founded by Antoni Patek Adrien Philippe in 1839. They headquartered the business in Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland. 

The company is known for its world famous chronographs minute repeater and perpetual calendar. The company produced the Patek Philippe Henry Graves Super complication which took three years just to design and five years to produce the example which was the most complicated piece produced and introduced to the public in 1933.

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Jean Marc Vacheron founded the Vacheron Constantin watch company in Geneva, Switzerland in 1755. 

The company’s most expensive example was the Killista that was initially valued at $5 milion in 1979. Since that time, this particular watch has increased in value to fetch a whopping $11 million. 

The company released its 26th anniversary watch that featured the most complicated and expensive wristwatch in the mechanical class in 2015 which took a total of three watchmakers eight years to build. They are the second most expensive watch brand in the world today.

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The Breguet watch brand was established in 1775 in Paris, France by Abraham Louis Breguet. This is one of the oldest watchmaking companies in the world today with their first wrist watch produced in the year 1810. 

The cost of Breguet examples ranges between $6,000 and $400,000 with the Tahitian mother of pearl being one of the watchmaker’s most famous created. 

The look is an ultra modern from the third most valuable watch brand in the world today.


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Ferdinand Adolph Lange founded the prestigious A. Lange & Sohne watchmaking company in Glashutte, Germany in 1845. 

This maker of luxury watches is the fourth most valuable brand in the world today. They are known for their watches featuring a variety of high end materials including platinum, rose gold, white gold and yellow gold. 

The examples are identified by the signature Glashutte I/SA which stands for the name Saxony which is the city of manufacturer for these high end timepieces.


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Long known for their collectible examples, Audemars Piguet was founded by Jules-Loouis Audemars and Auguste Pieguet in 1875. Each watch produced met the criteria for stylishness in design and sheer luxury. 

Only the best materials are combined with impressive workmanship and brilliance in aesthetic design. The watch maker is known for its Ocagonal Royal Oak example which is made of stainless steel, as well as a platinum edition crafted in 2006 with a limited release of just 20 examples throughout the world. 

Audemars Piguet is the fifth most valuable watch brand in the world today with their headquarters in Switzerland.




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