Traffic Magazine For Men Spring 2014 | Page 32

what time is it? To make this list a watch had to retail for over $100k and have been or currently be in production, not a one-off custom piece. Also, none of them have any diamonds or precious gems. T here are hundreds of years of technology packed into even the simplest wristwatch and superluxury watches contain feats of engineering molded into works of art. Like the tourbillon, invented in 1795, which counters the effects of gravity that make a timepiece imprecise. They’re incuded in high-end designs today as a display of virtuosity, but if you find a Rolex Tourbillon, beware, it’s a fake. That Swiss watchmaker doesn’t produce pieces at this level. To make this list a watch had to retail for over $100k and have been or currently be in production, not a one-off custom piece. Also, none of them have any diamonds or precious gems. The only jewels on these are in the move Y[