Hysek Colosso Watch



Hysek Colosso Watch

Want to see one of the most expensive watches out there? The Hysek Colosso is not that big as its denomination implies. The Colosso part looks to be pointing to its price, however. $550,000? What, does it transform into a flying saucer? Nope, but it has a rotating globe on top. Right… now it makes sense…



The watch itself looks steampunkish in nature, but the "crystal pustule filled with a dimensional earth rotating for local or GMT time," seems like the kind of gimmick that you'd find on a children's watch. As you might expect, there must be some valuable things hidden within this weird watch. Here’s a detailed list with what you actually get:

Movement:
* Hours, quarter and minute repeater, cathedral timbre, 62 jewels
Functions:
* Big date at 12 o'clock, indication of the cities of the 24 time zones linked to the GMT
* Retrograde time zones with a linear double display situated at the lower and displayed in curvex position with indication arrows that indicate which side to observe (24 to 12 hours / 12 to 24 hours).
* Transmission feedback, biplanar, for time zone indications, made by 2 dials.
* Power Reserve: 48h
* Frequency: 18'000 vibrations / hour
Globe:
* 3 dimensions globe of 12mm diameter at 12 o'clock, considered as a visual GMT display turns on itself in 24 hours and can be set on local or on GMT time

Is it worth that half a million price-tag? Not even in batches of 1000!

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