VIDEO: The best watches of 2017 – $20,000 and above
Felix ScholzThe sky’s the limit in this final instalment of the best watches of 2017 – and the entry price to this exclusive club starts at a cool $20K. For this you can expect hot ceramic, classical tourbillons, cutting-edge design, ingenious engineering, and finishing to die for.
Breguet Marine Équation Marchante 5887
Ah, the equation of time! It’s one of the most esoteric complications in the world of high horology, and Breguet’s innovative and deceptively simple display means that telling the difference between civil and solar time has never been this simple. $296,000
A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Perpetual ‘Pour le Mérite’
When it comes to mic-dropping virtuosity, no one can do it quite like the Germans. More functions than anyone rationally needs, incredible tourbillon and a fusée and chain? Yes, please. POA
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar (Ref 26579CE)
What makes AP’s ever-popular perpetual calendar even hotter? Black ceramic, and lots of it. This is the first all-ceramic Royal Oak from Audemars Piguet, and we certainly hope it’s not the last. $123,000
Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 King Gold
The Hublot Big Bang is a watch that isn’t afraid of making a statement, and when the Big Bang in question is the Meca-10 in King Gold the statement is bold and (very) gold. $52,700
Ulysse Nardin Marine Tourbillon
Ulysse Nardin has been a brand very much on our radar this year, showing impressive complications, finishings and a refreshed style, all things that are on display in this high-quality, high-value tourbillon with a glossy grand feu dial. $40,900