# $400,000 Watches The Maitres Du Temps Chapter One By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-07-23 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultra-expensive-watch-maitres-du-temps-luxury-at-400000 References: [bornrich.org](http://www.bornrich.org/entry/400000-chapter-one-luxury-watch-by-maitres-du-temps/) Here is a watch priced at $400,000. It's called the Chapter One, made by Maitres du Temps. It has [tourbillion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/god-of-time), a [mono-pusher chronograph](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tsuka-ltec-no9), [retrograde date and Greenwich Mean Time](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wolbrook-pan4timer). It also has a couple of idiosyncratic rolling bars for the day of the week and the phase of the moon. There. Feel better about the $400,000 price tag. No? Neither do I. It's really pretty, and I bet master watchmakers Christophe Claret, Peter Speake-Marin and Roger Dubuis are very proud. Me? Meh. Sundial is close enough for what I need. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.1/10 - Popularity: 81% | Activity: 63% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/watches) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **$400,000 Watches:** The trend of ultra-high-end luxury watches catering to a niche market of collectors presents an opportunity for innovative designs and features. - **Innovative Complications:** The trend towards watches with unique complications presents an opportunity for innovative features that cater to specific needs. - **Customization and Personalization:** The trend of luxury watch customization presents an opportunity for innovative and personalized designs that cater to individual tastes and preferences. ### Who This Affects Most - **Luxury Watchmaking:** The luxury watchmaking industry presents an opportunity for innovation in technology, design, and unique features for high-end collectors. - **Customization and Personalization Services:** The customization and personalization services industry presents an opportunity for innovative and personalized designs that cater to individual tastes and preferences in the luxury watch market. - **Horology Education:** The horology education industry presents an opportunity to meet the growing demand for specialized training in luxury watchmaking and unique watch complications. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Collaborative Intricate Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lvkv02-gmr-6.md) - [Galaxy-Inspired Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ur-100v-lightspeed.md) - [Robotically Accented Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/czapek-antarctique-rattrapante-rur.md) - [Opulent Avian-Accented Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/credor-goldfeather-tourbillon-gbcf999.md) - [Fanciful Futuristic Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hublot-mp10-tourbillon.md) - [Complication Heavy Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tsuka-ltec-no9.md) - [Sculptural Timepiece Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jacob-co-and-costa-design.md) - [Luxury Monochromatic Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/defy-skyline-skeleton.md) - [360-Degree Rotation Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mbf-hm11-architect.md)