Why This Watch Costs Over $450,000
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- Mr. Pascal Raffy is the current owner of BOVET, a legacy watchmaking company based in Switzerland. BOVET is famous for creating intricate and complex timepieces. We got to take a closer look at the Récital 22 Grand Récital which comes in red gold and platinum, each hovering around the $500K price range. What makes this watch worth nearly half a million dollars?
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I like that one of the selling points is, "It glows in the dark"
Lol
They nearly sold me on that one
I instead buy a less then 5 dollar glowing ball.
@@comandershrapnel4696 Me too. Storytelling: 100
And thats Very very luminous.... :D xD
Stanger: what time is it?
Me with that watch: I dont know but I can tell you your horoscope.
I laughed way too hard at this
@@myatyuwu7303 same
So, you're Taurus aren't you?
😂😂
😂😂
I don't think everyone realises how impressive this piece is. The engineering is crazy. So many moving parts and complications, yet it has no power source, it only runs on kinetic energy and inertia. My mind can't comprehend how difficult mastering this is.
I legit don't believe that omg like it has to have a battery wut... Like that's literally a thought I had while watching if I can take it to Walmart and get the battery replaced
@@Noah-kl8wn In a way it is a battery, it stores momentum and releases it as kinetic energy. Theoretically speaking, you could make a battery that outputs regular current that lasts thousands of years, but those aren't always reliable and in the end you still have to convert it to kinetic energy.
@@Noah-kl8wn bruh
I mean isn't it just a flywheel attached to multiple timing gears you can get the same thing for like $200
@@user-vp9lc9up6v yeah sure
When I think of ridiculously expensive things, this is the level of detail we should expect.
Best I can do is a Timex dipped in gold and embossed with diamonds.
Money can't buy good taste
I don’t care about the level of irrelevant details. I care about what it can do. It can’t do more than a smartphone.
@@phoenix5054 Well good thing not everyone's like you
@@phoenix5054 these details and craftsmanship are very important in art.
So you guys agree that human liver are cheaper than this watch?..
Small but still a thing easy to rob and easy to broke..
Human are easily blinded by greed and pride
"Honey where's our lifetime saving"
"It's 9am"
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂🤣
LMAO
Epic
TRISH - SPICY GIRL REQUIEM
Friend : "What time is it?"
Me with that watch: *pulls out phone*
😂this is an underrated comment
brilliant 🤣
Lol
Lel
This is so relatable
You can retire at a young age if you invest wisely on time, Most times it amaze me greatly the way I moved from an average lifestyle to earning over $63k per month, utter shock is the word. I have understood a lot in the past few years to doubt that opportunities are bound in the financial markets, The only thing is to know where to focus.
@Dulce de Leche I agree with you and I believe that the secret to financial stability is having the right investment ideas to enable you earn more money, I don’t know who agrees with me but either way I recommend either real estate or crypto and stocks.
I keep wondering how people earn money in financial markets, i tried trading bitcoin on my own made a huge loss and now I'm scared of investing more.
@@bjoe631 That won't bother you if you trade with a professional like *Mr Gary Mason Brooks* my coach, you may have come across him on interviews relating to bitcoin. He trades, manage trading account and offer mentorship program for clients who wish to become professional investors.
@@thamad311 You allow people to trade for you ? that's interesting, I would love to learn, hope it’s safe?
Wow I can't believe you guys are discussing about *Gary Mason Brooks* , I once met him at a conference in California 2019, just before the pandemic. I can testify that he’s very good in trading..Highly recommended.
damn a mechanical watch that respects leap years and an months actual number of days, impressive
It is when you think about the amount of computer code that is otherwise required to do that as well and this is purely mechanical!
Impressive for 1762 maybe. That was when the first perpetual calendar pocket watch was invented
patek makes same thing and doesn't look complicated like this
It's very cool but these watches need to be manually adjusted every few weeks anyways due to the inherent inaccuracy of mechanical watches. For every mechanical watch without this feature, this simply means doing a full rotation to skip a leap date.
@@mike4402 No they don't. If you buy the cheaper versions you do but when you go up in the price range they get more and more accurate. Grand seiko even adjust their new watches to not run too quickly in the beginning. (Many lower budget runs too quick the first 2-5 years and then get more accurate).
The Company: *goes bankrupt*
The Company after selling 2 watches: we're back in BUSINESS BOYS
they probably have a 400k profit margin with every watch
@@primekrunkergamer188 $50k at most and that’s a stretch, it takes months to make and the people who make them get payed a lot of money.
@@primekrunkergamer188 Well the watchmaking industry is not as clothes industry. If you pay 50k for a Watch you would receive a fair product pairing with the price.
When you pay 300bucks for an off-white shirt you are getting 30bucks from materials and 270 for its name.
the people who paint them need to learn what the world looks like from space lol hale the fucken world was missing. Oh wait America is the world hey sorry my bad.
You got this joke from that rolls royce vid?😂
Pawn Stars: I'll give you 5 bucks for that
5 bucks? Come on man! That's like not even worth the bus fare here!
I dunno, but it looks fake to me!
I will give 1'II give you only a buck for this
Can you let appraiser take a look at it? To waste your time? He "specialize" in these kinds of things.
And I would going to take all the risk😂😂😂
Are we not going to talk about how well spoken and confident this guy is.
Nah
Yeah for a second I thought this was actually something useful and not some overpriced ego stroke for rich people. The numbers don't even glow in the dark smh. My $20 Walmart watch has glowing numbers so even in the dark I can see what time it is.
@@querube78 Lmao. You’re crying about no glowing numbers… you’re in the wrong video
That and the fact is has no alarm, you can't take it everywhere out of fear of it being stolen, can't tell you different time zones, has no stopwatch, and is quite impractical. I dislike smart watches, but at least you can answer calls, control music from your headphones though your watch, count your steps, etc all for a less than 1% cost. Rich people have more money than sense and hustlers make horribly overpriced shit for them to stroke their ego. We should be laughing at them instead of playing along so they stop doing stupid shit like buying twitter.
This is truly a work of art. It's just so beautiful and captivating to watch the pieces move and see how tiny they are, so precise and made by hand a very steady talented hand as well. And how the globe looks when the lights are off, just perfect. I've never seen this watch or any watches like it, but as a kid this is the watch that I had always hoped would be made and I'd find and be able to buy. Sadly, I'll NEVER be able to buy this.
Edit: There are 705 components in that watch. At a price of $500,000 USD, that makes each individual piece, yes, even a tiny spring or gear or screw, costs an average of $709. $709 EACH PIECE AVERAGE PRICE.
But a house fam
Me: Sooooo... what time is it?
Random millionare: idk but I can tell you the relative position of the stars from an observer standing on earth.
Lol
@@2bb-2🖕
Y u mad guys?
😅
Exactly
*drops it*
Lmao
Lmao
*_cry cry_*
Uffffff
nOOOooOoOoOO
Way out of my budget. And you can say what you want about the people who buy these.
But, that is some impressive craftsmanship!
I am glad there are still craftsmen like this around today!
IDK about the price, but otherwise, so cool. I would love to see a doc on start to finish making it - from engineering to fabricating the parts to tuning it up ready to roll out the front door. I can't quite wrap my head around the idea of something so miniaturized and complicated being hand-assembled and tuned. Would love to know how they do it.
OK, it would be a several week long series. You should go to Wristwatch Revival and watch a 60 minute vid of his. He rebuilds watches others have given up on.
But my CASIO has a calculator built-in.
But my Seiko has a rotating weight inside which automatically winds my watch
@@kevinmontoya7318 bruh my watch has a compass
@@cryptocoin7098 that's cool too
My one is Casio f91w
@@rubialam1167 This wins, Osama/Obama watch 🤘😂
*It better be able to control time for this price...*
MiitsPlayz - Random Games if you can afford it, why would you care about time?
@@michaelc.4321. People who can afford this, don't waste their time.
Za Waurdo
@@bl00dkillz i was gonna reply that. thumbs up for the jojo reference
Thanos: ...
Appreciate the hard works, skills & dedication of those involved in mech wristwatch. That finest art & engineering combination worth its price tag
Wow, and to achieve all that with just mechanical parts, I'm in awe.
But does it tell the time?
Ctfu ikr 😂
yes
HAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAH HAHAHAH HAHAHAH HAHAHAHA HAHAHAH HAHAHAHA HAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAH HAHAAHA HAHAHAH HAHAHAH HAHAHAH HAHAHAH HAHAHAHA HAHAHAH HAHAHA
Clock exist but time is just an illusion
@@nolandolar And the exchange of paper for goods is a human concept, which can only work because we all agree to the rules............what a weird species.
Alright, cool. But I still haven't figured out how to tell the time on it.
Time is on the sides of the Earth
Same
Me neither
24 hour format in the earth, 60 minute format in the brand logo bevet. I would not spend that much money in that watch, did not really impress me.
Don’t worry you’ll never have to
Ive come back to this 3 years later and now im into watches and this makes total sense
Wow, that watch is a thing of beauty. Was fun to watch. Great video
Teacher: „whats the time“
The rich kid:
I dunno. Tbh I don't know how to read this thing I can't find the arms behind my glow in the dark globe
*Shakes arm vigorously*
Lmao
Rich kid: it has been 4.54 ± 0.05 billion years, 54.52 billion months, 1.658 trillion days, 39.8 trillion hours, 1.433 × 10^17 seconds.....
The Moon today is in a Waning Gibbous Phase tonight
The rich British kid*
Me: *Looks Down at my spiderman watch*
👌
Damn
Nice
i have the one with a Projector....
😂
Brings a whole new meaning to "time is money"
Yes I always wondered where is the position of the sun in relevance to earth rotation. I am glad they finally included it in a watch. Now I can check on it with ease.
For $450,000 it better tell me the exact time when Jesus Christ himself comes back to earth
Okay never.
Where's my 500k?
thats cheap
Mohammed Elmaghrabi i mean drake wears 750 on his wrist
I KNOW THATS RITE ITS NOT WORTH IT
Matthew 24:36
Watchmaker: What miniature painting would you want in your watch?
Client: *monke*
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA
Lol
LMFAO that made my day
Life could be a dream
XDDDDD
Love the art and craftmanship. I'll definitely buy this if I have money
The intresting thing is that despite how expensive it is, after you buy it once you can always sell it for more than you bought for, i guess the price is not for the watch but for uts artistic value
Jerryrigeverything: *this watch scratches at level 6 and deeper grooves at level 7*
For 450000 it better scratch at a level 20
*but still glass is glass, glass will break*
@@Karriefy23 if that thing breaks my life breaks
😂
*Now time for the bend test*
It would probably be cheaper to pay to have someone follow me around and give me the time upon command
😂😂
Yes, But not as elegant.😊😊😊😊😊😊
Great idea. I'll pay you 60k a year to follow me around and all you have to do is tell me the time. 12 hours a day.
@@Josh-nc6nt
I would take that job.
@HenryDavidT Valid.
Grat job! Thanks to you guys i know what kinda cool things there are that i will never be able to afford 👍
Beuatiful. Fantastic craftsmanship. I compare this to a Picasso or a Renoir painting. Unique. Another kind of art.
You could hire someone for 25k a year for 20 years whose sole job is to cry out "It is seven twelve and ten seconds my most noble and benevolent lord and master" whenever you look at them. Now that would impress people more lol
😅.. Hilarious
Perfect!!!!
🤣
And you could make them bring you coffee and be your assistant.
But i want him to check this clock before screaming the time
Girlfriend: "What time will you be back? I have something I need to tell you"
Me: "3 relative positionings of the stars to an observer standing on earth"
@Dan Quayles ITS SPELT POTATOE! Honestly it's too complicated I just want to know the time
So much complications 😔
LMAAOOOO 😂
@@honaldjason 😅
I'm not even close to being a watch enthusiast but this is impressive.
High level craftsmanship and lovely attention to detail and precision here.
Rick: I'd do $50. I'm taking a huge risk here...
Random owl best I could do is 51 that would be it no penny more
The costliest I bought is of $6
Who
"What time is it?"
Me: *looks at watch* "idk"
Its luminous😂😂😂
Lololool
Lmfaoooo
but i can tell u the date, the position of the sun...
@@Sky-ui5cd i can't tell you the time but I can tell you your dod
the miniscule mechanisms and clockworks of these luxury wristwatches would never fail to fascinate me
Beautiful craftsmanship. Sky high price but have to appreciate the level of work that has gone into it.
"I take all the risk, and it will probably sit on my shelf for a year. I'll give you 200 bucks and not a penny more." Rick, Pawn Stars
Hahahaha
* Meanwhile, chumlee comes from the background with a better offer. *
@@Waswastaken how about 10 dollars if you drop it, 10 dollars if not 10 dollars.
Rick: You see I'm taking a risk here, I'll call my buddy. He is an expert about checking watches, not any watches but alarm clocks just like that... Be here in a minute.
@@SrJrXVIII k you got yourself a deal.
I'd rather buy a house with a wall clock.
then buy a house with a wall clock
@Hitado Dota r/woosh
While you’re at it, hire yourself a private investigator so we can find out who asked.
Hitado Dota woah chill out Jamal, don’t pull out the 9
@Hitado Dota and you can? 😂
This is not some stupid fancy stuff. This is truly a masterpiece
It's a thing of beauty and I hate watches I see no use anymore thanks to cell phones but dang it's BEAUTIFUL!
007: "Nice watch. What does it do?"
Supervillain: "It glows in the dark".
The director:I need this,My new movie need this.
And it drops in worth by 300k
😂😂😂😂
Just buy an citizen eco drive watch it uses solar power to power himself and also glows in the dark with the battery lasting almost 2 months
why am I watching this I don't even have 500$ let alone 500,000$
Not sure. I am watching it because I wanted to know what makes something as simple as a watch cost half a mil.
where do i click the donate button?
Wel @ least i hve 500
@@milfredboniface2156 yeah right beggar
respect, pure craftmanship
Remarkable craftsmanship!
$75, that's my final offer.
very brutal
Pawn stars
🤣🤣🤣
@@evansuddreth388 Why did I read porn star???
@@charlescunningham5275 dirty minds lol
It’s actually a time machine, but no one knows how to activate it.
Ask the company to provide an user manual.
@@tbraghavendran lmao
@@tbraghavendran no one knows it, *not even the company*
Its the communication device from "they live"
And no one can buy it
Nice that it has glow in the dark. Is there a gaming version with RGB lights as well?
so touching for an excellent video
I have a spongebob watch my grandma got me when I was 8
Edit: Thanks Grandma
choudhry ali you too
We should all rest in peace but is his grandmother alive?
@choudhry ali My grandma is not dead >:/
@choudhry ali its fine, no harm was intended :)
@@gaetaboss_mattj3047 I like that face. >:/ Haha it's really funny
Respect to this chap for just calling it a watch, not a time piece, or a time frame, or a time-teller extraordinaire.
100% agree. I cringe when I hear people say 'time piece'.
1:50 he says time piece
@@langap1 💀
It's a "watch" in the same sense that Harrison's last chronometer was a "watch".
nothing wrong with calling it a time piece
finally, something expensive that isn't just the addition of gold or diamond
Wow..a master piece, beautiful 👌
Me : 75$
Seller : it glows in the dark
Me : 450,000
😂
Rick from Pawn Stars: The best I can do is $12
@@MrHelpingHandyou coped that
@@JasonTorres526 No it's a meme
Same.
The watch looked like gaudy trash until I saw it glowing.
Engineer: How complicated would you want to make the watch?
Bovet: *Yes*
Much complex = complicated
@@nGAhGENVH0Ul yes that is better
Lol
Mind blowing.! a watch that has most scientific info about its space...
This is awesome! The watch has been well made and maybe is worth the money
That is seriously the coolest looking watch I’ve ever seen.
Edit: 1.1K likes?! How’d that happen?!
And the most useless.
Robert Simon did you know you have a phone
Gabriel Who cares if it’s useless?
Robert Simon clock app do you have a Nokia don't know but you even if my phone battery dead there still a watch on the top rigth
@@robertsimon2885 you are right nobody cares, especially rich people.
That glow in the dark feature got me sold!
It probably cost $4.50!
There's probably few hundred dollars worth of materials in a whole thing. It's how much they decide to charge for work. You know, there is market for those things. Hard to deny - it is beautiful. But the price tag is still hilarious.
Edit. Actually I was curious. I couldn't find any information on weight of this watch. Their official page is too cool for actual information to be displayed. So I just took a weight of an average Submariner of 155g as my very rough weight estimate. It can't be too far off either way. So let's say it's 150g. Current price of platinum is around 27 dollars per gram. That means if this thing was a solid chunk of platinum it would cost just around 4000 dollars.
MrCorvusC I do agree and believe that it is a marvel of engineering and precision. The price they charge is 90+ percent because of the amount of time and craftsmanship put into the production of each one of the hundreds of pieces
And their assembly. Unlike most of the commenter, I would be very tempted to buy it if I had the money, not as a piece of jewelry but an engineering marvel.
@@Quicksilver_Cookie the watch has hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds of man hours spend into it. Yes, a piece of platinum cost less, but you're not taking into consideration how the platinum is given shape, finished, and polished. Not only that but this process of making the case of the watch is only done by a few select people, whose skill is getting rarer and rarer by the day. That is just the case of the watch, you also have to take into account the rest of the components that are finished painstakingly to the macrometer by hand, without the help of machines. Even the smallest component that won't see the light of day ever again is finished to this standard. If anything the packaging cost a few hundred dollars
One of the best piece of art I have ever seen
Absolutely beautiful watch.
The chinese can make this for $4 each.
**Fast Pacing Claps**
Chinese can be legally exploited
Dontlikenaimepas
???
$4? no way. But $40 is more than enough, and even better quality.
@@isamuk855 yes way
Imagine breaking this and trying to find someone to fix it someday
At that price point , they better have a free lifetime repair sevice.
Imagine.going to your thrift jewelry store to get this fixed and the clerk says "you can go now, it'll be fixed within half a hour", your watch is gonna be gone.
They must have insurance, right?
@@alyshaa6841 insurance doesn't fix it
Probably has a lifetime warranty
Really well said good job
Ahhh just found my perfect gym and outdoors watch
Now this is a legit expensive watch to have, not a precious stone attached to a watch, but it's all about dedication, craftsmanship, and precision it takes to make a watch like this. Love it by the way
But is it half a million dollars good?
I think people would willingly buy it because of the craftsmanship involved for like 10000 to 50000 no way is it worth 450000
@@kasipromod7382 well it depends on how to make it, what kind of material to use, and how complicated it is. I'm not into a business guy, but I think it does make sense for half a million dollar watch. Beside the craftsmanship, they must also consider other factors, also I think that's why this watch is really expensive. 👍
@@kasipromod7382 There are hundrets if not thousands of hours put into a single watch, and if one piece isnt perfect its immediatly replaced. The precision at which this watch needs to be made is simply incredible and really you cant even put a price on that. And that all just doesnt come cheap, the 10-50k you described would probably be enough to pay for the painting xD
@@kasipromod7382 For people who buy it probably yeah. I mean it takes extremely highly skilled workers to make and engineer this. And those experts are already on low supply. This product is quite niche as well as expensive, meaning limiting people buying it, so you can't expect big sales even if it was not limited edition. his means you can't make factory lines and things that would bring the cost down for mass production. Meaning every part will cost a lot. When you are making something like this whole supply chain is expensive, along with people that are making it.
Chinese are watching.
I can't wait to buy the 15$ copy of this!!
@@edrumsense lmfaoooo
2 dollar copy coming soon
@@edrumsense 10$ Copy rate by china. China is copymaster. They r not own invention.
lee zeo Lol 😂
Sooo incredible an absolute work of art
The craftsmanship is exquisite
I just saved it to “Watch Later”.... does that mean you’ll send me one later?
That's underated, good sense of humour
LOL
But i ruined it (31st like)
take the upvote and leave
@Hot E girl Upvote and liking is the same.
Supreme : *puts their logo on it*
Supreme : Now it's $900,000
Zuzu that’s so true 😂
Ok that must be a flop. Only 2x increase?!
apple:*PUTS THEIR LOGO ON IT*
apple:now it costs 2 million dollars
Resell is pretty shit
Oh hey, I haven’t seen you in a while.
¡¡¡ This is crazy unreal !!! Amazing
a piece absolutely unreasonable to purchase. should stay as art in a museum of sort
jokes aside, I love this concept of a really complex and intricate design in a watch. not many manufacturers care about that sort of stuff these days.
The few that do, charge a fortune for the watches they make
u mean microprocessors
Oh look, captain obvious is in the house!
True
Literally dozens and dozens do care and do make “this sort of stuff”. Don’t think you know anything about watches yet here you are telling the world not just an opinion but posting it as a (dubious) fact
When a single thing you wear on your wrist costs more than the entire house I live in and everything in it.
but then agani it's a swiss watch and therefore an entire house costs no less than 1mio chf
including you
It glows in the dark
Glengarry Glen Ross - My watch cost more than your car, my car costs more than your house....
@@adaeptzulander2928 My watch is 1$ 😭😭
Such a beautiful watch it's amazing what man can make.
These watches occupy a truly unique niche market: a piece of technology that is so exquisitely crafted it doesn't matter that its obsolete compared to literally any smartphone and an its an excuse for grown men to wear jewellery.
Rick from Pawn Stars : i dont know man, the best i can do is 80$ and im taking a risk here
Id have to get it framed and its gunna sit
Beautiful watch and extremely justifed expensive watch.
You are lucky to have touched one of them 👍
Funny how satellite time from my phone will always be the most accurate anyways 🤣🤣🤣
Unbox therapy: i'm switching to the $450,000 watch
Unbox therapy: don't buy the $450,000 watch.
Hahahaha
So true
He’s so annoying with his video titles my god
Guys! The 450,000$ watch has a problem!
@@Rafayel06 What problem???
I would sell this watch and buy Uganda.
Why uganda?
Lmao
I will buy your family
That would be a very bad deal.
Uganda the meme industry
Thank you so much
0:13 Half a million dollar watch to know relative position of myself with sun and earth.
Thanks bro, I'm happy with a $40 smart watch.
Apple - "Hold my beer"
*Pulls out Apple Watch Series 21*
Like everyone literally can buy that. That watch up there only has 60 pieces worldwide.
Exclusivity makes it expensive. Same thing goes with other luxurious brands.
*can’t even charge*
Panthster
$2,000,000 "we reinvented the watch, we are the first to make a stylus for a smartwatch. Only available for iPhone users"
Bigot Detector now comes with a headphone jack
Tim Cook, ‘it’s worth the money’
*”How to get robbed in less than 24 hours 101”*
I'm pretty sure the people wearing this watch won't just be wondering around the sort of place they could get mugged.
« How to get robbed legally »
^
😂😂😂
Lol noooo my watch i spent half a fortune on😭😂
First time seeing a watch that shows the 24 timezones which I wouldn't mind having for world traveling.
I was hoping you'd have link to a special deal
Me: Just got the new Apple watch
TH-cam: want to see how broke you are
😂
MightyJomo your watch can do everything this one can and it costs way less lol
so if you cant afford a half a million dollar watch, you are broke.... yeah, first world problems
Lmao right and i didnt want to pay 400 for my watch
ras 47 😂
Long story short
It’s glow in the dark
Lmao
"It glows"*
PRICE INCREASES BY 80%
The other things we don’t care
Yes
The watch truly is a Beauty of craftsmanship and technology
This is the reason why I am interested in this kind of stuff
Thought it was made out of vibranium.
Skullz126 does it say 300k or 500k
Wakanda Foreva
Abhijit !!!!!!!
@Ed Saucin not quite
r/imsmart but nearly there :)
Adam yea, until you said it