So over the weekend, the world’s most expensive watches ever sold Patek Philippe when for £24.2million at a Christie’s charity auction in Switzerland. 
The Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime, which is one of the most complex timepieces ever crafted was bought for a whopping sum of £24.2million (N11.2B) by a private telephone bidder at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geneva on Saturday (Nov.9), according to Mail Online.
The timepiece whose original price was first placed to be sold for around £2million was bought for £24.2million, smashing the previous record of £13.5million held by a Rolex Daytona once owned by Hollywood star Paul Newman which sold in 2017.
So after learning of how much the world’s most expensive watch ever sold went for I decided to find out the list of the world’s most expensive wristwatches both sold and unsold or being held in a museum, and some of the prices I found out were mesmerizing.
I advice you brace yourself for some of the prices you’re about to see because they’re really dumbfounding and astonishing.
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The list of most expensive watches and figures mentioned below have been compiled from various sources around the web, such as Man of Many & The Trend Spotter.
These are the top 5 most expensive watches made in the world:
5. Chopard 201-Carat Watch – $25 Million: 
To understand why the Chopard 201-Carat watch is one of the world’s most expensive watches, just refresh yourself with the manufactures name.
The watch is encrusted with a cluster of colourful diamonds, including a 15-carat pink diamond, a 12-carat blue diamond, and an 11-carat white diamond.
If that’s not enough, then perhaps another 163 carats of white and yellow diamonds will do the trick!
4. Jaeger-LeCoultre Joaillerie 101 Manchette – $26 million
Customisable to feature up to 576 diamonds and a sapphire dial, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Joaillerie 101 Manchette was gifted to Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate her 60th year in power.
It uses the mechanics of the manually wound Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 101 and the watch face has a silver-coloured dial and a winding crown.
$26 million and it’s yours!
3. Breguet Grande Complication Marie-Antoinette – $30 Million
Encased in gold, displaying the intricate mechanics behind inside it, the beautiful pocket watch was allegedly commissioned by an ex-lover of Marie Antoinette, the French queen.
Work first began on the watch in 1782 and it took the best part of 40 years to make.
It was completed in 1827 and the result was a true masterpiece of design and technology, containing every function available at that time.
Unfortunately, however, Marie Antoinette was executed before getting to see the finished watch.
Such is life!
2. Graff Diamonds The Fascination – $40 Million
If you just so happen to have $40 million tucked away in a drawer somewhere and you’re into traditional-looking diamonds, then this might be the watch for you.
Dubbed as the most expensive watch ever, The Fascination by Graff Diamonds contains 152.96 carats of white diamonds.
However, it also features a detachable, 38.13-carat pear-shaped diamond ring, located in the centre of the watch!
A watch and a ring, what a bargain!
- Graff Diamonds Hallucination – $55 Million
Claiming the title of the worlds most expensive watch is the Hallucination by Graff Diamonds.
Opulence and luxury at its finest, the Hallucination costs even more than the most expensive watch ever made.
The watch is set into a platinum bracelet and made from 110 carats of rare coloured diamonds of various cuts and finishes.
The Hallucination is a one of a kind statement-piece that pushes the boundaries of Horlogerie to their most extreme.
This is the world’s most expensive watch!…
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