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26 crazy-expensive watches that are way cooler than the Apple Watch

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26 crazy-expensive watches that are way cooler than the Apple Watch

Devon Star Wars

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Devon Star Wars

Get ready to gawk at 26 timepieces that are as pricey as they are awesome.

First up: Devon Star Wars. It’s made in the U.S.A. It looks like a TIE Fighter. It’s “finished with pointed silver screws that emulate the ones on Darth Vader’s helmet.” So, yes, it’s perfect. And pricey.

List price: $28,5000

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​Bremont 1918

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​Bremont 1918

List price: $11,495-$22,995

This forthcoming UK-made, limited-edition, water-resistant timepiece, a nod to the Royal Air Force, is literally battle-tested: Luxury watchmaker Bremont says each watch features the veneer from four RAF World War I and World War II aircraft. Sales are said to begin in “late 2017.”

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​DR01 Twelve First

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​DR01 Twelve First

Price: “1 million Swiss Francs” (roughly $1 million)

Swiss watchmaker Dominique Renaud upends convention with this piece that sees the entire mechanism rotate inside a sapphire crystal cylinder. If the asking price seems steep, remember this: The DR01 is made to order, art-gallery approved–and there are only 12 of them.

Dominique Renaud via Instagram
26 crazy-expensive watches that are way cooler than the Apple Watch

Ressence Type 3N

Ressence via Facebook

Ressence Type 3N

List price: 33,500 Swiss Francs (roughly $34,400)

Called a “watch made for mad scientists,” the curvy Type 3N uses an oil-filled chamber to make its face easy to read no matter the angle. The dial and case are made of titanium; the indications are filled with radiant SuperLumiNova.

Ressence via Facebook
26 crazy-expensive watches that are way cooler than the Apple Watch

Hublot MP-05 LaFerrari Sapphire

Photo: Hublot via Facebook

Hublot MP-05 LaFerrari Sapphire

Price: “A touch under $600,000”

It looks like the engine of Ferrari’s LeFerrari hybrid, but it’s even more rare: There were fewer than 500 of the cars made; there were only 50 LeFerrari watches produced. The Sapphire variation features sapphire-crystal casing and 637 moving parts. It runs on a 50-day power reserve.

Photo: Hublot via Facebook
26 crazy-expensive watches that are way cooler than the Apple Watch

Diamond-crusted Samsung

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Diamond-crusted Samsung

List price: $15,000

This limited-edition bejeweled smartwatch, which debuted in 2016, is a collaboration between Samsung and De Grisogono, the high-end Swiss jeweler. The result is Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and diamonds. A “super-luxury” version of the Gear S3 has been teased, but not yet seen.

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​Louis Vuitton Tambour Horizon Black 42

Louis Vuitton via CNET

​Louis Vuitton Tambour Horizon Black 42

List price: $2,900

Check your messages and emails in extreme style. Produced by the luxury retailer Louis Vuitton, the Black 42 sits at the highest end of the high-end, Android Wear 2.0-powered Tambour Horizon collection.

Louis Vuitton via CNET
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Moon Orbiter GMT

RJ-Romain Jerome

Moon Orbiter GMT

List price: $99,000.

For your near-six-figure investment, RJ-Romain Jerome gives you a Swiss-made watch crafted from “steel incorporating elements from the Apollo 11 spacecraft.” Only 25 Moon Orbiters were produced.

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26 crazy-expensive watches that are way cooler than the Apple Watch

Breitling Exospace B55

Breitling via Facebook

Breitling Exospace B55

Price: Roughly $8,400, via Amazon.com.

CNET called this black-titanium-encased, connected Swiss watch a “real chronograph…with added digital benefits,” such as Bluetooth and smartphone-pairing. But what really makes it soar are its features for pilots, who can log flight times on it.

Breitling via Facebook
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Hamilton Khaki Skeleton

Hamilton Watch via Facebook

Hamilton Khaki Skeleton

List price: $1,395

The Khaki Skeleton makes the most of its revealing skeleton design with a three-level dial that gives the piece depth and, if Hamilton does say so itself, “an astonishing 3-D experience.”

Hamilton Watch via Facebook
26 crazy-expensive watches that are way cooler than the Apple Watch

Olio Model One

Olio

Olio Model One

List price: $595-$745

Olio is a San Francisco-based startup that makes small-batch smartwatches: “…[We’re] like a local brewery or coffee shop that makes quality products you enjoy,” per cofounder Steven Jacobs. The Model One syncs to your Android or iPhone, and, as CNET raved, looks “gorgeous.”

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Movado Bold Connected II

Movado via Facebook

Movado Bold Connected II

List price: $695

For this smartwatch, Movado teamed with HP to produce a Bluetooth-equipped piece of wearable tech that’s compatible with your Android or Apple device.

Movado via Facebook
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Brikk Lux Watch 2 Bespoke

Brikk

Brikk Lux Watch 2 Bespoke

List price: Starting at $24,995

Now this is a luxury Apple Watch. The Los Angeles-based company Brikk blings up the smartwatch with a stainless-steel case and diamond-studded, 24-karat-gold coating. Don’t feel guilty about splurging: 7 percent of your purchase goes to charity.

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Citizen Limited Edition Proximity

Citizen Watch US via Facebook

Citizen Limited Edition Proximity

List price: $800

Like the other pieces in the Proximity collection, this black-ion-plated, stainless-steel-encased “smarter watch” is solar-powered (or, what Citizen calls, “Eco Drive”) . Like a smart watch, it connects to your phone (Android or Apple), and vibrates when you get a call or email.

Citizen Watch US via Facebook
26 crazy-expensive watches that are way cooler than the Apple Watch

Garmin D2 Bravo Titanium

Garmin

Garmin D2 Bravo Titanium

List price: $899

Billed as a “premium aviation GPS smartwatch,” the D2 is marketed to pilots and those who aspire to the skies. The former will truly appreciate the watch-face feature that allows users to input the tail number of their aircraft. The watch also doubles as an activity tracker.

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26 crazy-expensive watches that are way cooler than the Apple Watch

Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon

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Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon

Price: Roughly $7,500-$10,500, via Amazon.com

The Speedmaster chronograph became known as the Moonwatch after Buzz Aldrin took it along for the Apollo 11 ride. The line’s ceramic Dark Side of the Moon variant commemorates the Apollo 8 mission in which astronauts first glimpsed the dark side of the you-know-what.

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26 crazy-expensive watches that are way cooler than the Apple Watch

Garmin Fenix 5 Sapphire

Garmin via Amazon.com

Garmin Fenix 5 Sapphire

List price: $849.99

The Fenix 5 Sapphire belongs to a new luxury line of multisport GPS watches. It’s waterproof, has a long-lasting battery and boasts an awesome-sounding “3-axis compass with gyroscope and barometric altimeter.”

Garmin via Amazon.com
26 crazy-expensive watches that are way cooler than the Apple Watch

Frederique Constant Horological Smartwatch

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Frederique Constant Horological Smartwatch

List price: $795-$1,295

This a very grownup smartwatch–an app-controlled activity-tracker that’s sleek, stylish, Swiss-made and encased in stainless steel. There are men’s and women’s models; some may be configured to your personal specs.

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Montblanc Summit

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Montblanc Summit

List price: $890-$1,070

The Summit is Montblanc’s first attempt at a smartwatch, and the high-end German brand came to the party prepared. The piece is wired, Bluetooth-equipped, Android-powered, iPhone-compatible, stacked with 4GB of flash storage and, for good measure, domed in sapphire-crystal glass.

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26 crazy-expensive watches that are way cooler than the Apple Watch

Patek Philippe Nautilus 40th Anniversary Limited Edition

Patek Philippe Geneva

Patek Philippe Nautilus 40th Anniversary Limited Edition

List price: 69,960 British pounds (roughly $92,000) for the 5976/1G model; 82,310 British pounds (roughly $108,000) for the 5711/1P model (pictured). (Conversion rates current as of publication.)

This piece, commemorating the 1976 launch of the Nautilus collection, is a showcase for classic Swiss watchmaking and first-class style. The case and band are platinum; the dome is sapphire-crystal glass. Your Apple Watch will feel under-dressed.

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Suunto Spartan Ultra All Black Titanium

Suunto via Amazon.com

Suunto Spartan Ultra All Black Titanium

List price: $799

This GPS multisport watch is billed as the “ultimate training partner.” It stands out from the gym-room crowd with titanium and sapphire glass. Plus, it’s made by hand–in Finland, no less.

Suunto via Amazon.com
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Tag Heuer Connected Modular 45

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Tag Heuer Connected Modular 45

List price: $1,550-$4,900

This Android Wear is an update to Tag Heuer’s original smartwatch. New features, per CNET, include Android Pay, GPS and “swim-level water resistance.” The highest-end variation in this high-end collection sports a calfskin strap and a diamond-encrusted bezel.

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Zenith El Primero Tourbillon Skeleton

Zeniith Watches via Facebook

Zenith El Primero Tourbillon Skeleton

List price: 49,000 Swiss Francs (roughly $50,300), per Monochrome

What makes a Swiss-made chronograph a “sexy beast?” Ceramic, sapphire crystal and 35 jewels.

Zeniith Watches via Facebook
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Unimatic Modello Uno U1-L

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Unimatic Modello Uno U1-L

List price: $919

This variation of Unimatic’s made-in-Italy Modello Uno line was designed for, and is sold by, luxury retailer Luisa Via Roma. The extremely limited-edition U1-L–only 50 were said to be produced–features a stainless-steel case and domed sapphire crystal.

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G-Shock MRGG2000HT-1A

G-Shock via Instagram

G-Shock MRGG2000HT-1A

List price: $7,400

One of the latest editions to Casio’s shock-resistant G-Shock brand is the limited-edition MRGG2000HT-1A, which, as billed, tracks time via a high-tech combo of radio waves, GPS satellite signals and Bluetooth transmissions.

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RM 50-03 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph Ultra Light McLaren

Richard Mille via Facebook

RM 50-03 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph Ultra Light McLaren

List price: 1 million British pounds (roughly $1.3 million)

“Luxury watch king” Richard Mille quickly sold all 75, RM 50-03s introduced in early 2017. The watch, made in partnership with the racing company McLaren-Honda is touted as the lightest mechanical chronograph ever made, thanks to the nanomaterial graphene.

Richard Mille via Facebook
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