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These Bell & Ross BR01-94 timepieces are my favorite “barely affordable” watches of the last decade. The one pictured above is the limited “Phantom” edition of the watch. It is named so because it is black on black and only the wearer can properly read it. To other eyes, it appears stealth and is rendered completely unreadable. This watch was introduced at Basel in 2007 and immediately pre-sold every limited edition version of the timepiece. The reason why is easy to see; the simplicity of design combined with the introcate yet beautiful watch-building practice makes this watch absolutely explode in the market. If you’re looking for a watch that is subtle but will get noticed by people in the know, this is it. Go pick one up.

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So you all know that Rolex makes an expensive watch, but I set out to find a whole other class of overly priced watches. I’m talking about watches so expensive a Multi-Millionaire would think twice about purchasing. Every watch is either a timeless collectors edition or a blinged out rock collection that would feed a small country. First up we have the…

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak All Diamond

18K White Gold Audemars Piguet Royal Oak with baguette diamond bezel. 18K White Gold Case 35 mm. Pave diamond dial with sapphire hour markings and date indicator at 3 O’Clock. This fine piece of art is priced slightly above $100,000 USD!

Roger Dubuis Excalibur Tourbillon Rose Gold Diamonds

The round 39mm casing that holds in this Roger Dubuis masterpiece is one of only 28 pieces ever made. There are so many different types of diamonds in this watch it makes my head spin. This watch only costs $119,995 USD…riiiiight.

Vacheron Constantin Malte Skeleton Tourbillon Platinum

Looks like this watch is $33,000 off at the moment..what a sale! That brings in total price down to a mere $149,995 USD. This watch looks like it can travel in time or at least get you laid at any social event. You could buy a house with that kind of price attached.

Audemars Piguet Millenary MC12 Tourbillon

Well if you’re an auto enthusiast, and your name is Jeremy Clarkson, then this watch might be for you. The Maserati MC12 supercar inspired Millenary MC12 Tourbillon from Audemars Piguet is one of the most exclusive watches ever made with only 100 units created. This watch only costs $284,995 USD.

Harry Winston Opus V Rose Gold Felix Baumgartner

This Harry Winston time piece is unlike any I have ever seen. There is so much involved with this watch you’d never figure out how they made it. And yes those are cubes sitting inside this watch. The price for this Harry Winston Opus V is $249,995 USD!

Patek Philippe 5016 G Repeater Tourbillon

And last but not least this Patek Philippe watch was one of the most expensive I could find. The cost of this watch is $650,000! That’s enough to buy a house and a Ferrari. They should change the name of this one to Tourbillion because those are the only people who are going to buy this.

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The first Nixon “Murf” watches are hitting eBay just today. They look really good but I have to warn you, they’re huge. To me that’s a good thing, to others, it’s like wearing an entire 70’s television on your wrist. It’s dope anyway, here’s your chance to get one before everyone else.

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Now I’m not the biggest fan of Famous’ image they exude, but their product is trend setting to say the least something like this quite simply can not be ignored. This thing rivals most Ecko, Nixon, and Vestal watches. For those companies sakes, I hope Famous doesn’t keep making watches because they might take a chunk out of their market share. This particular watch has a black band and face, which in my opinion adds greatly to its bad-assness. It’s a classic round face, four movement watch that commands your attention. In total, only 300 watches were produced so you had better take this opportunity to pick one up if you want it.

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Normally, Marc Ecko’s watches strike me as nothing new, a copy, and even tacky.  This watch is the exception to the rule.  The watch is made of stainless steel coloured silver with gold highlights and trim pieces.  It comes with an extra bezel as well, so instead of the flashy crystals, you could have a simple textured goldtone one.  You never get sick of checking the time because when you do, you get to look down at the beautiful blue face with three movements accurately moving around happily.  This is truly a unique timepiece for anybody wanting their wrist to be noticed and it vaults Marc Ecko into a timepiece building class I don’t think he had yet reached.  Pick this watch up here.

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Marc Ecko’s been trying to make a name for himself in the watch game for some time now. Some have been fantastic watches, some, not so much.  This is a breath of fresh air in a sea of shit.  The thing is iced out with rhinestones surrounding the face and is sure to make anybody look twice.  Best of all, this four movement watch from Marc Ecko is very reasonably priced.  Go check it out here.

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Just scouring eBay for a new Nixon watch and this little honey caught my eye. This, even more than other Nixon watches, exudes a classic baller style. You look at this watch and you know it’s great, but it’s unlike anything else you’ve ever seen. I don’t blame you if you absolutely need to buy this, I completely understand. It’s so classy, I just don’t know what to say. You can check it out here.