Wearing a luxury watch on your wrist is one of the ways to express your personal style and wealth. With this accessory increasing in price from a few hundred thousand to millions of dollars, it’s no wonder that many celebrities are willing to make big investments to own coveted watches.
Below are 7 stars holding the most expensive watches in the world.
7. Singer Ed Sheeran wears a Patek Philippe watch worth 42.6 billion VND
During a conversation with Hodinkee, Ed Sheeran said that he buys watches for important occasions or outstanding events that have happened in his life and singing career.
The four-time Grammy Award-winning male singer owns many desirable watches including the Rolex Yacht-Master Ref. 116655 in Everose gold, Richard Mille RM 38-01, Audemars Piguet Concept Flying Tourbillon GMT…
But one of his most prominent pieces is the Patek Philippe 5208P Grand Complication, priced at about 1.8 million USD (equivalent to 42.6 billion VND). The watch is 42 mm in size with a platinum case, gray dial and crocodile leather strap.
The accessory is equipped with a complex automatic winding movement, combined with a minute repeater and a one-button chronograph, and a calendar feature that comes with a moon phase.
Ed Sheeran owns an impressive luxury watch collection. Photo: Wrist Enthusiast.
6. The Girard-Perregaux of striker Cristiano Ronaldo is worth 47.7 billion VND
The Portuguese soccer player is the owner of many million-dollar watches, including the unique Girard-Perragaux Planetarium Tri-Axial. The Triple Axis Tourbillon has increased the rarity of the watch, as the complexity of this part is quite expensive to produce.
Notably, the lugs and watch strap are both encrusted with baguette-cut diamonds. The dial features a rotating globe synchronized with the Earth’s rotation, providing a visual view of time around the world. Planetarium Tri-Axial is made of 18K rose gold, priced at about 2 million USD (47.7 billion VND).
This diamond-encrusted Planetarium Tri-Axial watch is made specifically for the CR7, so is not commercially available. Currently on the company’s website, buyers can find Planetarium Tri-Axial with 3 versions: Rose gold case and diamond encrusted lugs priced at 945,000 USD (more than 22.3 billion VND), rose gold case priced at 353,000 USD (more than 8.3 billion VND) and white gold case priced at 386,000 (more than 9.1 billion VND).
Despite owning many expensive watches, CR7 still ranks 6th on the list. Photo: SuperWatchMan.
5. Jacob & Co. Watch of boxer Conor McGregor for 47.7 billion VND
The MMA star has a passion for unique and lavish watches. He also owns wrist accessories worth $2 million, but Conor McGregor’s watch is a design from jeweler Jacob & Co.
He once showed off on his personal page his collection including Rolex Daytona Eye of the Tiger, Jacob & Co. Astronomia Casino and Astronomia Tourbillon Baguette. And the Jacob & Co. Rasputin Tourbillon Baguette Rubies is equally sparkling.
The watch has a diameter of 47.6 mm. The case is made of 18K white gold, completely encrusted with precious stones with nearly 500 diamonds and some rubies.
Boxer Conor McGregor wears a $2 million diamond-encrusted watch. Photo: GQ, Jacob & Co.
4. DJ Khaled wears a Jacob & Co. watch. Price 71 billion VND
DJ Khaled is one of the famous collectors of expensive jewelry and one of them is the Jacob & Co. Billionaire III, valued at 3 million USD (nearly 71 billion VND).
The accessory is made of white gold, covered with 713 emerald-cut diamonds, of which 504 90.39-carat diamonds are located throughout the strap. In total, this limited edition watch weighs more than 129 carats. The Billionaire III is equipped with a skeletonized tourbillon movement.
DJ Khaled is no stranger to a lavish lifestyle. Photo: Page Six.
3. Artist Eric Clapton with a Patek Philippe worth more than 87 billion VND
Legendary musician Eric Clapton is an avid watch collector. He owns a super rare Patek Philippe 2499, considered the “holy grail” of the brand. First released in 1951, only 349 were produced over the course of 35 years and only two in the world had a platinum case.
The watch has a 13 caliber mechanical movement, 23 jewels, perpetual calendar with moon phase… Clapton bought it in 1989 and sold it in 2012 at Christie’s auction in Geneva (Switzerland) for 3.7 million USD (more than 87 billion VND).
Eric Clapton’s super rare Patek Philippe 2499. Photo: @claptonwatches.
2. Hublot watch worth more than 118 billion VND of rapper Jay-Z
On billionaire rapper Jay-Z’s 43rd birthday (2012), wife Beyoncé gave him an item worth 5 million USD (more than 118 billion VND). It was a diamond-studded Hublot Big Bang watch – the brand’s most precious watch ever created at the time, taking 14 months to create.
The accessory is 44 mm in diameter, in 18K white gold with 1,282 100 carat diamonds throughout the case, dial and strap.
Rapper Jay-Z was given a Hublot watch by his wife. Photo: LuxuryLanches.
1. Boxer Floyd Mayweather with the Jacob & Co. more than 425 billion VND
Legendary boxer Floyd Mayweather is known for his lavish shopping habits: He has 3 private jets, about 100 luxury cars, and Hermès Birkin bags. Jacob & Co. watches His Billionaire is more expensive than some cars.
In 2018, he showed off an 18 million USD (more than 425 billion VND) accessory on social networks. Referred to as a “dance of light”, Billionaire is encrusted with 260 carats of emerald-cut diamonds.
The bold cut enhances the brilliance of the diamonds set in an inverted pyramid style. Entire case and strap in 18K white gold.