Nothing more ridiculous than a $ 45,000 watch, you might think. But the rich know what they do. This extravagant piece of Swiss watchmaking contains a drop of Old Vatted Glenlivet 1862, considered the oldest whiskey in the world. That only means one thing: its value will increase every year.
Yes, a single drop of Scotch whiskey can turn a wristwatch into a luxury item that is revalued annually. It's not any Scotch whiskey, of course. Every drop of the fifty Whiskey Watch Watches that go on sale comes from a 151 year old bottle owned by William Bayard Cutting, a nineteenth century New York aristocratic millionaire.
To make this limited edition a reality, Swiss watchmaker Louis Moinet has partnered with Wealth Solutions, a Polish company specializing in luxury collections. The gold version of the Whiskey Watch will sell for $ 45,000, but there will be a edition in stainless steel that will cost $ 17,000. Little thing in exchange for a drop of the oldest whiskey in the world that, by the way, you can hardly taste.
What seems like a better investment is to watch out for another bottle of Old Vatted Glenlivet 1862. Four years ago was auctioned one for $ 7000, a good price if you can spread it among fifty wrist watches and put a price exorbitant. Rich things.