Seven luxury watches worth more than a million euros

In this piece we have given shape to a selection of these seven unique modelsall with a common denominator: the price they reached on the second-hand market or that they originally had, always above one million euros. This is, you know, not only because the technology with which they are designed, or the use of very expensive materials in their manufacturebut also to the watch house that signs the watch artwork, after whom it is named in some cases – because it has been worn, because it is the owner of that example or because it collaborates with the watch company in question – and to the examples that were produced there : the less, the more exclusive and therefore the more expensive.

There are many more watches that are part of this select club, but we have chosen these seven luxury watches because they are small details linked to history that are really striking and distinctive.

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Richard Mille 27-01 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal

A few weeks ago we told you the story of the last watch designed by Richard Mille tribute to Spanish tennis player Rafa Nadalwho has been working with the label for almost three decades.

This watch, of which Only 50 copies were producedbroke the record for the lightest mechanical design thanks to its weight of 18.83 grams, including strap.

One of the fifty examples – we imagine Rafa Nadal will have at least one more – that Richard Mille produced of the lightest watch, it is owned and often worn by another famous Spanish sportsman, Pep Guardiola. Price: 1.2 million euros.

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Rasputin Tourbillon

We also spoke to you about Jacob&Co's Rasputin Tourbillon, when we told you some of the best-kept secrets of the wrestler's luxury watch collection Connor McGregorthe great name of this sport until the rise of the Spanish Ilia Topuria.

The Irishman often shows off jewelry on his wrist, such as the Astronomia Tourbillon Baguette watch from Jacob & Co, which with its 342 diamonds on the outside and another 80 on the mechanism, as well as sapphires and white gold, is also worth around one million euros . , but the Rasputin Tourbillon surpasses the Astronomia. Not in vain, Its value reaches two million euros.

Actually, It is a collection with five different designs: in blue, with sapphires; in green, for the emerald; another design in white gold; and another, with burgundy details, set with rubies; and the only one that does not have color details on the dial, the Rasputin Tourbillon Baguette.

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Patri Phillippe Grandmaster Chime Reference 5175

We include this exclusive watch from 2014, made by Patek Phillippe, in this list because ten years after its release, when The company produced only seven units of the wristwatch, which sold for 3 million euros. – except for one that went straight to the brand museum – we recently learned that one of the owners was the actor Sylvester Stallone.

The legendary artist of Rocky and many others other famous Hollywood figures from the end of the last century, offered his watch collection for sale this spring through the Sotheby's auction house. And the most notable piece in it was one of the units of this watch, which was never removed from its packaging, hence its value was estimated at five million.

The Grandmaster Chime Reference 5175 is the watch that commemorates Patek Phillippe's 175th anniversary.

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Richard Mille UP-01 Ferrari

From the Patek Phillippe tradition we return to the avant-garde of Richard Mille watches, who last year launched a collaboration with Ferrari, which also belongs to the 'club of a million euros'.

Specifically, as we tell you in detail herethe Richard Mille UP-01 Ferrari It costs 1,759,457.41 euros and stands out with its 2.82 gram dial. (including strap it weighs more than 30 grams), which is breathtaking when viewed from the side.

Only 150 copies were produced of this ultra-thin watch that measures barely 1.75 millimeters. We know that at least one of them belongs to Louis Vuitton creative director Pharrell Williams, who has worn it several times.

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Greubel Forsey Grande Sonnerie

Gran Sonnerie is the name of the watch to which the Greubel Forsey house devoted eleven years to research and the special thing about it is that it not only indicates the hours, but also plays them, just like the quarter hours.

With 935 assembled components and two registered patents, the watch combines manual timekeeping with automatic timekeeping using a mini rotor exclusive to this model.

Since 2017, between five and eight units have been produced per year. of this jewel whose acoustic sound box is made of titanium, the best material to sound perfect every quarter (petite sonnerie) and every hour (grand sonnerie). Price: 1.2 million euros.

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Rolex Paul Newman John Player special ref.6241

We did not want to miss including in this selection at least one example that entered the million euro “club” due to its second-hand price at auctions.

This is the case with a Rolex Paul Newman John Player Special Ref. 6241, a variant of the iconic Paul Newman Daytona model, made of 18-carat yellow gold.

The version of this watch that was recently made It was sold for 2.2 million euros at an auction in Genevaamong other things, reverses the colors of the dial, with black taking center stage over gold.

Sotheby's, acquired in 1970-1971, tells of the auctioned Rolex that had been sitting in a bank vault since 1974, after the death of its last owner that year. Untouched for half a century, so practically the same as when it left the factory.

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Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711

The Patek Phillippe Nautilus model is an icon if there ever was one. This watch from the Swiss company, which ceased production in 2021, has almost half a century of history. reference 5711 with steel case and strap and blue dial, one of the most popular and coveted – it dated back to 2006 – to begin production of a model with an olive green dial.

The surprise that few expected is that in 2022 it announced a partnership with Tiffany&Co to launch a special edition of the Nautilus 5711 with the Blue Tiffany dial. Only 170 copies were produced as it commemorates the 170th anniversary of the alliance between the two houses.

The watch was offered for sale in Tiffany&Co's most prestigious physical stores, such as the one in Manhattan (New York) or the one in Beverly Hills, for a price of around one and a half million euros, although recent auctions have seen some pieces of this design worth more than 2 million euros.

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Tourbillon minute repeater from JC Biver

Jean-Claude Bieber is a legend in the luxury watch industry. As director of brands such as Omega, Tag Heuer and the watch division of LVMH, he was recently confronted with his most ambitious project with the launch of his own watch house, JC Biver, in collaboration with his son.

That was the expectation prior to the launch of the first designs The brand's first prototype was sold at an auction in Geneva for 1.3 million euros.

The watch, a Tourbillon Minute Repeater Carillon, is a unique piece designed with a silver obsidian stone dial. The piece was purchased by an American collector in 2023 and the JC Biver brand is already a reality within the exclusive watch world.