Shelter? A warm hearth and roof over your head? Who needs any of that when you can blow a half million quid on swanky, hyper-complicated timepieces like these? Even if they don’t keep perfect time, our friends at Oobject have assembled 12 of the most intricate examples to date.
Be sure to also take the time to check out the world’s first wrist watches, a few worn in space, and the math class-banned calculator watch.

Thomas Prescher Double Axis Tourbillon pocket watch

Mysterious Automatic Double Axis Tourbillon

Mercedes 320 Tourbillon Watch

Zenith Defy Xtreme Tourbillon Zero-G

Azimuth Twin Barrel Tourbillon

Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 3 Watch

The Cabestan Winch Tourbillon Vertical $275,000-400,000

Cartier’s Cadran Love Tourbillon Watch

Greubel Forsey GMT Tourbillon Watch

Richard Mille RM 56-01 Sapphire Crystal Tourbillon Watch

Celsius X VI II Papillon Tourbillon $250K Cell Phone














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How Much Would It Cost to Gift Wrap an Entire House?
Only one price tag! Come on! I want to know the prices!
Well that’s just silly.
Is it just me, or are they all ugly?
Nope, it’s not just you.
IO’m with you. The only one I like is the Mercedes one. I would rather own a house than any of them though.
Word of the day: Tourbillon