Second Movement Selections: 5 Most Expensive Pre-Owned Watches

16 Apr, 2025

Second Movement Selections: 5 Most Expensive Pre-Owned Watches

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Discover exquisite pre-owned luxury at Second Movement, where horological masterpieces transcend mere timekeeping. These exceptional timepieces are not destined to languish in safes—they are meant to grace wrists, drawing reverent gazes and whispered admiration. From month-spanning power reserves to celestial complications that forge connections between wrist and cosmos, we present the most elite pre-owned luxury watches. They are ticking manifestos of excellence in the watchmaking world. Fuelled by boundless creativity and the freedom to push the limits of what’s possible, these watches redefine the art of horology. For the discerning collector, they are timeless assets that bridge the past, present, and future.

A. Lange & Söhne Lange – ₹59,50,000

The Lange 31 revolutionises power management with its extraordinary 31-day reserve, a mechanical feat requiring just twelve windings annually. Housed in 18k pink gold and measuring 45.9mm with a thickness of 15.9mm, this pre-owned luxury watch features the calibre L034.1 movement, comprising 406 meticulously crafted components. Perhaps most intriguing is its patented constant-force escapement maintains precision throughout the power cycle, whilst an innovative key-winding system with a built-in sensor on the caseback replaces traditional crown winding.

The argenté dial presents a study in refined elegance, featuring the brand’s signature big date display and a power reserve indicator that charts the impressive month-long journey between windings with precision.

Urwerk Ur-Satellite – ₹64,00,000

Challenging horological conventions, the UR-100 LS transforms timekeeping into an astronomical experience through its revolutionary satellite hour display system that replaces traditional hands. The octagonal titanium case with 54-layer black carbon DLC coating houses an astronomical display indicating sunlight travel time to each planet in our solar system.

This timepiece’s proprietary carousel system rotates three-dimensional hour satellites across the dial, while a mechanical computer calculates the Earth’s rotation and orbit around the sun. Powered by the self-winding UR 12.02 movement with a 48-hour power reserve and limited to just 25 pieces worldwide, pre-owned luxury watches like this Urwerk, represents horological innovation at its most avant-garde.

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak – ₹40,00,000

The Royal Oak represents the evolution of what was perhaps watchmaking’s most revolutionary design. When Gerald Genta unveiled this audacious creation in 1972, it challenged every established convention of luxury watch aesthetics with its octagonal bezel, visible screws, and integrated bracelet.

This 50th-anniversary edition exemplifies how the Royal Oak has matured while retaining its revolutionary spirit. The 37mm case harmoniously marries stainless steel with 18k pink gold, embodying sophisticated versatility. The silver-toned “Grande Tapisserie” dial, a signature Royal Oak feature, provides textural depth and visual intrigue, serving as a refined backdrop for the luminescent-coated pink gold hour markers and hands. At its heart beats the anniversary-specific calibre 5900 self-winding movement, featuring a 22k gold rotor. Comprising 186 components with 29 jewels, this movement exemplifies mechanical refinement.

Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle – ₹38,50,000

The Traditionnelle exemplifies 265+ years of horological mastery through its 18k white gold case measuring The complete calendar with retrograde date display, a technical signature of the maison since the 18th century, is complemented by a high-precision moon phase accurate to 122 years. Powered by the in-house calibre 2460 QCL/1, the skeletonised gold rotor features exquisite Côtes de Genève finishing, visible through the transparent caseback.

Bearing the prestigious Hallmark of Geneva certification, this watch guarantees exceptional craftsmanship throughout. The slate grey dial presents faceted white gold indices alongside day and month apertures positioned at 12 o’clock, whilst the moon phase display indicates lunar age via Arabic numerals ranging from zero to 29 and a half. Faceted hands, white gold indices, and a slate grey dial showcase uncompromising craftsmanship in this mechanical tableau.

Bovet Dimier – ₹33,50,000

The Récital 15 represents Bovet‘s commitment to mechanical complexity masked by minimalist design. An 18k rose gold case with a pulled fluted crown houses a dial available in turquoise blue or dark green. This pre-owned luxury watch’s contemporary interpretation features a closed dial with a flat surface adorned with an intricate guilloche pattern radiating from the retrograde minute demarcation at three o’clock. This delicate weblike formation creates a captivating interplay of light and shadow across the dial surface. The patented open-work seconds carriage showcases technical ingenuity.

Bovet’s in-house manual-winding movement boasts an exceptional five-day power reserve, secured by four blue screws on the dial for visual appeal and structural integrity. This refined creation, limited to approximately 60 pieces annually, is completed with a colour-matched, hand-stitched leather strap.

Transcending Time Itself

These exceptional pre-owned luxury watches embody mechanical brilliance, artistic vision, and engineering brilliance. Each one tells a story: the complications it carries, the materials it holds dear, and its heritage offer collectors a chance to own a remarkable timepiece and a piece of watchmaking’s storied legacy. At Second Movement, these treasures await those who value timeless excellence over fleeting trends.