Watches can be traced back to the 1500s with the invention of pocket watches. Thesefirst timepieces were expensive, heavy, needed continuous winding and were of by as much as several hours per day. There main function was that of a status symbol.

Over time watches became smaller, more accurate and cheaper to produce and in 1880 Constant Girard developed the concept of wristwatches and they weremade for German naval officers, ordered by Emperor Guillaume I of Germany, of which 2,000 were produces.

Now we jump to the present and it seems we have come full circle with the world’s most expensive watch.

The Chopard 201-carat watch easily takes that title but you can clearly see that the emphasis is not on it being a practical timepiece, but rather a status symbol. Sould you happen to dish out the $25 million one of these watches will set you back, here is what you’ll get:

• 1 Fancy Pink heart-shaped diamond (15.37 ct)
• 1 Fancy Blue heart-shaped diamond (12.79 ct)
• 1 D color heart-shaped diamond, D color (11.36 ct)
• 29 Fancy Intense Yellow pear-shaped diamonds (25.52 ct total)
• 48 Fancy Yellow round diamonds (8.81 ct total)
• 260 D color pear-shaped diamonds(60.94 ct total)
• 91 D color round diamonds (10.29 ct total)
• 443 Fancy Intense Yellow FC diamonds(4.95 ct total)

Now if you’re looking for a pocket watch or if $25 million is a bit too much for you then you can opt for the world’s second most expensive watch, Patek Philippe’s supercomplication, and it can be yours for a timely $11 million USD.

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