Bernard Arnault (left) continues to top 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 Tiffany-Blue Patek Philippe Nautilus Perpetual 5740, the most expensive in his watch collection.

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, black dial, and uses an automatic winding movement. Chrono24 website estimates the value of the watch can be up to nearly 500,000 USD with the diamond-plated version.

According to Business Insider , Jeff Bezos wore the $12,900 Ulysse Nardin Dual Time for many years. The 42 mm watch has a polished stainless steel case and bracelet, a crisp silver dial with blue sub-dials, and luminous hands and hour markers. The design uses a Swiss UN-24 automatic movement with 42-hour power reserve and 100 m water resistance. This model is currently discontinued.


According to SCMP , among the richest people in the world, Bill Gates is considered to have a modest watch hobby. Most of the time, he wears a $50 Casio, rarely wearing expensive models. At a conference in the Philippines, he wore a Tag Heuer Professional 2000 worth $1,400 – his most expensive watch model.

Mexican business tycoon – Carlos Slim – chooses Rolex Daytona. According to The Watch Lounge , version 116520 was launched in 2000 to replace the legendary Zenith Daytona. The design is one of the finest mass-produced chronograph movements of all time with a 40mm stainless steel case, black dial, 72-hour power reserve, 100m water resistance. On the used market, this model costs up to 35,000 USD.