According to the folks who keep track of this kind of stuff, luxury wrist watch sales are on the rise, peaking at an increase of 33 percent just this past year. The thing to keep in mind when it comes to choosing the right luxury watch, is that extended dollar signs do not always signify the better choice (although, occasionally they do). Today, we’re introducing five watches, ranging from $100 to $700,000, that will continue to payoff in style/fashion dividends long after your Kindle Fire HD has gone extinct!
BRM BiRotor BRT-1 ($100)
The Birotor BRT-1 is a relatively new offering in watches, and while it has not quite made a name for itself, you can use that fact to take advantage of their progressive designs at an incredibly low price.
Features:
- Four shock absorbers mounted on progressive pitch conical springs BRM-isolastic system)
- Every part of movement assembly entirely bolted
- Birotor automatic mechanism with a differential developed from automobile techniques
- Rotors mounted on double rows of ceramic bearings
- Tantalum rotor bob weights
- Water resistance guaranteed to 30 meters minimum
- Case and back in grade 2 titanium
- Crowns, horns, bearings, nuts, bolts and buckles in stainless steel 18/8
20-Year Special Mondaine ($300)
The 20-Year Special Mondaine watch
Features:
- Watch can be worn on the wrist or used as a miniature wall or desk clock
- Set is presented in attractive gift box
- Accompanying booklet documents 20 years of the Mondaine Official Swiss Railways Watch
- Model has individual serial numbering
Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Phantom ($4,200)
The Bell and Ross Phantom Black watch
Features:
- 42mm diameter
- 100m water resistant
- Made of black rubber and synthetic fabric
Ulysse Nardin Men’s ‘El Toro’ Perpetual Calendar Rubber Strap Watch ($40,000)
The Ulysse Nardin El Toro
Features:
- Only perpetual calendar in watch history to allow forwards and backwards adjustments of calendar displays
- “Quick setting” Patent No. CH 680 630
- Adjustments from the minute hand to the year indicator are synchronized
- The Oversized Date Display Patent No. CH 688 671
IWC Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia ($700,000)
IWC Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia would look great next to the steering wheel of a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport ($2,400,000). Each watch is hand-built for its owner, using hundreds of optional features and components.
Features:
- 46mm diameter
- Patented constant-force tourbillon
- Mechanical movement
- Perpetual calendar
- Customizable celestial chart
- Sapphire glass, convex, anti-reflective on both sides
About Dr. Eric J. Leech
Eric has written for over a decade. Then one day he created Urbasm.com, a site for every guy.
About Dr. Eric J. Leech