Luxury watches fill an extremely niche gap in the market, but no matter what you sell, there will always be someone to buy it. It’s no secret that watches – especially those of the luxury variety – tend to be very expensive. Rolexes and Omegas are notoriously pricey, but even an IWC watch will set you back a minimum of $750 for the most basic model if you go for second-hand options from online dealers. However, even these timepieces might seem costly to the everyday office worker, they’re small fish compared with the type of extreme price tags that the ultra-rich are more than happy to drop bombs of money for. Just how hefty are we talking here" More than the price of a car" You bet. How about the price of a boat" Definitely. A house" Still not even close. The watches we’re talking about cost more than $20 million. Check out our favorite ultra-expensive watches below.
Patek Philippe Supercomplication – $24 million

The Patek Philippe Supercomplication is one of the most complicated watches ever made. It’s constructed entirely of 18-karat gold and was assembled by Patek Phillippe himself. The watch was named after the banker who commissioned it – Henry Graves, a prodigious collector of luxury watches – and took three years to design and five years to manufacture. The Supercomplication is the most complex mechanical watch ever built without the assistance of computers. At the time of commission, t...