If we wanted to look at the most expensive or the most glittering watches in the world, we would have to delve into the world of musicians or athletes. Despite the fact that their wealth is usually quite insignificant and negligible compared to CEOs or owners of technology companies from Silicon Valley, they often have watches on their wrists that are many times more expensive than the directors and owners of the world's largest companies. However, given the focus of our magazine, we're much more interested in what Silicon Valley's most powerful people wear on their wrists. Most of these people have watch collections and have both watches that they wear regularly and watches that they have purely for investment purposes, often hidden away in bank vaults. In the list below, there are always watches that are worn by the given people most often and with which they are seen in public the most.
Steve Jobs – Apple
Even though Steve Jobs Unfortunately, there is no one else among us to start with than the founder of the company AppleAs Steve himself said, at 23 he had $1 million, at 24 it was $10 million, and at 25 he had assets worth $100 million, he didn't care anymore. When Steve Jobs died, his fortune was estimated at more than 10 billion US dollars and there was nothing he couldn't buy. Yet Steve wore a watch on his wrist that really, really everyone can afford. The classic Seiko Quartz is no longer produced today, but when Mr. Jobs bought it new, it was a watch for a few dozen dollars. In 2016, this particular watch that Jobs wore sold for $42.
Tim Cook – Apple
Tim Cook is the richest man in Applu, a man declared the best manager in the world and whose success is known to practically everyone. However, Tim is more than a fan of expensive things, he is a fan of the brand with which he has associated his entire life. Tim Cook so practically from the moment when Apple introduced Apple Watch, wearing nothing else. Most often, it is always seen with the current model with silicone bracelets. Since when Apple introduced Apple Watch Ultra, practically only wears this model.
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Mark Zuckerberg - Meta
The CEO of the world's largest social network recently attended the wedding of India's richest family, where he made his first appearance wearing the Richard Mille RMS10 Asia Tour watch.billon Koi fish Edition, which somewhat matches his wealth. Mark paid about $1,25 million for this watch, or about 28 million crowns. Mark never wore a watch and didn't count on it as a collector, but he said of his new Richard Mille: "You know, I never really wanted a watch, but after I saw it, I thought it was great!"
Bill Gates – Microsoft
Although Bill Gates is no longer the CEO of any company, his name is forever associated with Microsoftfrom which he built one of the most valuable companies in the world. Bill Gates He has long been one of the richest men in the world and has reigned supreme over the years. Despite all his business success, he carries Bill Gates on the wrist a watch that everyone can afford. It is a Casio with a quartz movement, reference MDV106-1A, which sells for less than €100. Of course Bill Gates is a man who does not need to prove his status by anything other than his name.
Satya Nadella – Microsoft
CEO of the company Microsoft Satya Nadella is one of the highest paid men in Silicon Valley, yet he wears the cheapest Breitling model on his wrist. The Breitling Colt is a relatively small watch that showcases the Breitling brand, but not in a very prominent way. The watch retails for €3500, which, given his income last year alone, means he paid for the watch in less than 10 minutes.
Jeff Weiner - LinkedIn
Jeff is such a modern classic who likes interesting watches with a story and that's why he has an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak on his wrist. A model for €16, roughly CZK 000, which is available in essentially countless different editions and combinations. It is said that the AP belongs to the so-called "Holy" trinity of watches that every collector should have. Besides AP there is also Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin.
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Dara Khosrowshahi - UBER
The Uber CEO also sits on the boards of BET.com and Hotels.com, among others. He previously served as CEO of Expedia Group and a board member of The New York Times. Dara wears a stitch on her wristcarA classic that, in my opinion, will not excite, but will not offend either – this is the Chopard Mille Miglia 16/8997 model, which was created in honor of the Mille Miglia rally in Italy. The watch sells for €3400. Pro Interesting fact: Mr. Dara Khosrowshahi has assets worth $170,000,000.
Virginia Rometty - IBM
The first woman in history to lead IBM, she spent more than 35 years at the company. She started in 1981 as a systems engineer, and in 2012 she became the CEO herself. One of the few leading ladies of tech companies, she wears a Rolex Cellini Cellissima on her wrist, which is adorned with diamonds on the outer bezel. The watch is currently no longer offered by Rolex and is sold in resale in "new" condition at prices of around €16, i.e. roughly CZK 000. Which are pretty minor considering that this lady has over $400 million worth of assets. Virginnia stepped down as CEO in 000, but we still included her in our review because there aren't many ladies here.
Jeff Bezos – Amazon
Jeff Bezos is one of the three richest people in the world, having founded in 1994 Amazon and since then he has worked day after day on its incredible growth. Amazon He has earned money for practically anything imaginable. However, the watch most often found on his wrist is one that even ordinary mortals can afford. It is the Ulysse Nardin GMT Big Date, which sells for €7700, or just under 200 CZK.
Elon Musk – Tesla, SpaceX, X.com, Neurolink, Starlink
Elon Musk has been competing for the position of the richest man in the world with the owner of LVMH for the last few years. Nevertheless, we can most often see watches on his wrist that are not even close to being among the most expensive pieces. Elon prefers to wear, or rather most often, the Seamaster Aqua Terra model from Omega. The price of the model he wears on his wrist Elon Musk is around 250 CZK.
Larry Ellison - Oracle
The Oracle boss isoneHe is a man who likes to treat himself to the best, which is why he often wears a Richard Mille RM 0029 on his wrist, a watch that belongs to the absolute pinnacle of watchmaking art and costs around five million crowns.
Jack Dorsey – Twitter
The man who founded Twitter and Block Inc. most often wears a rare piece from the company on his wrist Cartier. Even though it is Cartier primarily a jewelry brand, its watches are often extremely rare and command astronomical amounts on the secondary market. Jack specifically wears rose gold Cartier Crash, which have a price tag of around one million dollars, or roughly 22 million crowns, and their value is growing every day.
I can't help but think of Zukerberer's as a shunt from the market. big bummer. In the second place, I don't really like the same ones :D or the same brand. The others look good to very good.
do you like them we can discuss
Zuckerberg: I've never worn a watch, but when I saw these gypsy bijou shunts at a party in Dolný Saliby, I changed my mind. Although the guy wanted €15 for them, but after a long debate he finally gave them to me for €10 and an exclusive Facebook profile
:D :D :D great ! you won't believe it, I somehow imagined it! only instead of Dolná Saliba I imagined Dolná Maríková.
I agree, RMs are not my cup of coffee either :)
This article made me wonder if a smart watch (of any kind) actually makes sense, since the most productive people wear a "sperk" on their hand rather than a "work tool". I mean, it's up to Tim Cookand, well, he apparently takes it as a mandatory ride. It's from two generations VIsion Pro and he will also wear glasses :-)
And I think the most original are those from Cartrier. I agree with the opinions above, the Richard Mille ones both look pretty bad.
watches are said to signify status. Aj Fico has some watches for 40 euros. And I know quite a few rich people personally, they also have expensive watches.
I've never worn a watch, it always bothered me and I never understood why it's such a status... I'd like to know if I was a millionaire, what would it do with sleep..
When AW came out I loved everything they did and today I can't imagine life without them. Moreover, when I want to know what time it is, I pick up my mobile :D just…. habit…watches serve other purposes for me :D
E.g. about that status..I heard (I don't know if it's true) that a lawyer in Austria must have one Porsche. Proyou must otherwise it is looser. That's how I joke with each other, but be careful, it doesn't have to be true. But the Austrian told me directly.