The world’s richest billionaire Bernard Arnault owns a rare Patek Philippe, while Elon Musk wears a $250,000 Richard Mille watch.
Bernard Arnault (left) continues to top the Forbes list of the world’s richest people with a fortune of $211 billion. According to Highsnobiety, the owner of luxury group LVMH owns an extremely rare and expensive Tiffany-Blue Patek Philippe Nautilus Perpetual 5740 in his watch collection.
The model blends the signature Tiffany turquoise dial, black and white hands and hour markers, and a black perpetual calendar subscript. In December 2021, a watch similar to Arnault’s was sold at auction for $6.5 million, more than 120 times the retail price. Photo: Instagram Frederic Arnault
According to Superwatchman, the most expensive watch in Elon Musk’s closet is the Richard Mille 029, priced at $250,000. The design has a gray titanium case, a black dial, and an automatic winding movement. Chrono24 page estimates the value of the watch can be up to nearly $ 500,000 with the diamond inlaid version. Photo: Superwatch
According to Business Insider, Jeff Bezos wore the $12,900 Ulysse Nardin Dual Time for years. The 42 mm watch has a polished stainless steel case and band, a crisp silver dial with blue subdials, and luminous hands and hour markers. The design uses a Swiss-made UN-24 automatic movement with a 42-hour power reserve, 100 meters of water resistance. This model is currently discontinued. Photo: Instagram ulyssenardinofficial
Tech mogul Larry Ellison has many Rolex, Panerai watches but Richard Mille RM005 is the most expensive one. The design has a 37.8 mm case in 18k white gold with the brand’s signature exposed dial, and a black leather strap. According to Sotheby’s, this model costs between $100,000-200,000. Photo: Twitter OracleCloud
Another billionaire Rolex fan is the Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway – Warren Buffett. Dubbed the “President’s watch”, this design was used by former US leaders from Lyndon B. Johnson and Gerald Ford to Donald Trump.
Warren Buffett’s watch features an 18k rose gold case and the iconic President bracelet. Silver dial with crown logo, gold Roman numeral hands and markers. The design features a self-winding mechanical movement Caliber 3255, priced at $40,200. Photo: Timewatch
According to SCMP, among the richest people in the world, Bill Gates is considered to have a modest hobby of watches. Most of the time, he wears the $50 Casio, rarely wearing the expensive model. At a conference in the Philippines, he once wore a Tag Heuer Professional 2000 for $ 1,400 – his most expensive watch model.
Stainless steel case and band, blue dial, steel hands, luminous hour markers. Unidirectional rotating bezel with Arabic numerals at 12 o’clock. The design is inspired by Formula 1 racing, and is water resistant to 200 meters. Photo: Time
Mexican business magnate – Carlos Slim – chooses a Rolex Daytona. According to The Watch Lounge, version 116520 was released in 2000 to replace the legendary Zenith Daytona model. Designed to be one of the best mass-produced chronograph movements of all time with a 40 mm stainless steel case, black dial, 72-hour power reserve, water resistance to 100 m. On the second-hand market, this model costs up to $ 35,000. Photo: Timewatch
