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I found a list of the top 8 most complex watches in the world the other day. I am a pretty big fan of good watches, chances are I am not talking about that one your aunt got you last Christmas, and if I am, is anyone in your family adopting 21 year olds?
The one at the top of the list is made by a company called HD3 Complication. It’s called the Vulcania. It was designed with Jules Verne in mind, and with a bi axial tourbillion. I am not entirely sure what that is, but it’s in several of these watches. Anyways, the best part about this watch is that it costs 166,500 pounds, which means you can double that number to get an estimate of price in USD.
The only fancy thing about this watch, as far a bling goes, is that it was/is available in platinum. There are no diamonds, gold, or other bling, that price tag of over $300k is all due to the complexity of the timepiece. Click through to see the whole collection; they are all truly works of art for those that are also fans of fine time keepers.
8 most complex watches [via oobject]
Wow. Nice watch. However, 166,500 pounds could buy a lot of stuff than a watch :D
Tourbillon movements (Which it’s billon not billion) first came to use in pocket watches because they worked in a way that helped counter the effects of gravity on a pocket watch as it sat in your pocket. It essentially makes an ‘Automatic’ watch more accurate. A bi axial tourbillon is for wrist watches and uses much the same principles. A regular tourbillon works better in a vertical position while sitting in your pocket, which is why the bi axial tourbillon came around.
As for this being the most complicated watch in the world — I’m not sure if that’s entirely accurate. Perhaps by complicated they meant it had the most pieces and parts. The most complicated watch in the world is a pocket watch made by Patek Phillipe. In fact, they have the most claim to fame as far as watches with ‘complications.’ Patek would be on that top eight list quite a lot.
Drew