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To the left is a $25 million watch encrusted with gems by Chopard. Besides being extremely ugly, you also can't use it to tell time, as the face is buried in bling. To add insult to luxury, we've heard it has a small indicator that lights up every minute to represent each time a sucker is born.

Then again, if you enjoy the world of haute horologie, which is French for "wicked expensive watches," check out the men's timepieces that we've collected in the gallery below. Some are encrusted with gems and others possess floating, handmade tourbillons, so you might want to take your digital watch off while you look at this so you don't hurt its feelings.


Spendiest Timepieces in the World

    The watch display of Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight In Paris includes a map of constellations under the Paris sky and a rose gold cover, which looks more like midnight in Paris due to light pollution.
    Price: $137k

    luxist.com

    Vacheron Constantin celebrated its 250th anniversary with the Tour de l'Ile. It has 834 parts, 10000 person-hours, 18-carat gold dial, an alligator leather band.
    Price: $1.6 million

    vacheron-constantin.com

    In the IWC Portuguese Tourbillon Mystere there is a floating tourbillon at the 12 o'clock position, mysteriously suspended as if by magic. It comes as one of a limited edition 250 watches made in white gold and contains 44 jewels.
    Price: $94k

    iwc.com

    The self-winding Patek Phillipe Complicated Annual Calendar is a classic design that comes in white or yellow gold. Remember, "Complicated" here is the haute horologie term for "awesome". Judging by Google hits this is one of the favorites to fake.
    Price: $36k

    patek.com

    To make sure you can never get the seconds for your 100-meter-dash, the Milus Tirion TriRetrograde breaks up the seconds into three separate sectors. The watchband features alligator leather, and the casing is available in stainless steel or red gold.
    Price: $44k

    milus.com

    Jaeger's Gyrotourbillon includes a rotating, spherical tourbillon (the housing set to neutralize gravitational effects), which will either excite you or make you slightly seasick, since it turns every 18.75 seconds. It also includes a sapphire crystal and gold inertial blocks.
    Price: $350k

    jaeger-lecoultre.com

    DeWitt's WX-1 might be the first luxury watch inspired by Steampunk. It appears as if the timepiece is stored within a small vault, meaning that you can wear this while running and leave your wrist weights at home. It's powered by USB, so you'll want to invest in that technology's continuation as well.
    Price: $650k

    dewittwatchconcept.com

    This is the cheapy in the list, and you get what you pay for. The Corum Golden Bridge is available in red or rose gold and has a crocodile leather strap. If you want to spend a little extra you can have it set with diamonds.
    Price: $31k -

    corumwatch.net

    The Colosso from Hysek has a miniature globe that makes a daily rotation (just like the real thing, get it?) and has 62 jewels.
    Price: $550k

    hysek.com

    Maitres du Temps (masters of time, for those playing at home) created Chapter One as their first watch, and that should remind you that you never, ever buy version 1.0 of anything. Among other
    complications is a dial with the phase of the moon so you can time your virgin sacrifice down to the second.
    Price: $400k

    maitresdutemps.com