5. Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 – $10,000,000
Forget Heinz ketchup and its 57 different varieties; the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 boasts a mind-boggling 57 complications, making it one of the most intricate and sophisticated timepieces in the world. It is also among the most expensive, with a price tag of $10,000,000. One of Vacheron Constantin’s private clients asked the watchmaker to design and develop a complex watch that would rival all other timepieces of the new millennium. And that is how the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 was born. Double-dialed with 2,826 parts and components, 10 patents, and 31 hands, it is certainly a sight for engineers. It features 3 different perpetual calendar readings, a retrograde rattrapante chronograph and a moon-phase system that you won’t ever need to recalibrate. It took nearly a decade to perfect this piece of magic, but Vacheron Constantin was able to deliver on its promise to create a watch for the 21st Century Renaissance Man.
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