A watch worth $480,000 has been given by Sam Altman, whose name is Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 1 and it is so rare that you can see that 33 pieces have been made according to it. A watch is a complex machine with many different parts and functions. It is expensive because it takes a lot of time and skill to make this watch, each watch takes about 6 months to make.
Many people say that he is a guy with a very, very, very expensive watch. The watch, called Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 1 in red gold, was priced at 520,000 Swiss francs when it was released in 2008, Greubel Forsey later stated that at the exchange rate of the time, this is a watch worth approximately $480,000.
Sam Altman wears a $480,000 watch
According to luxury watch website KeepTheTime, the Sam Altman watch is so rare that only 33 have ever been made. After seeing Altman wearing a chunky gold watch at a Wired event in 2018, BI asked the site for help identifying the specific watch.
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“This is not a watch you find in the woods every day,” KeepTheTime reported. One of Altman’s favorite watches is the Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 1. Sam Altman has been seen wearing this watch many times which makes him a rare watch as well. This was seen when he was involved in a wired interview and a congressional hearing.
The price of the Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 1 has just dropped, with last month a similar watch selling for just $220,000 at a Sotheby’s auction. There have been several declines in its price, although this may also be due to its decline in popularity.
Altmann also has other expensive watches, but this is the rarest and more expensive. It contains a Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 1526. The price of this watch is approximately $100,000.
Apart from the Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 1 watch, Sam Altman also owns expensive cars. He was spotted driving a red McLaren F1 around Northern California. One such car was expected to sell for up to $15 million at auction in 2015. Altman also reportedly owns a Lexus LFA racing car, one of which recently sold at auction for $1.1 million.
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We also get revelations about Altman’s luxury lifestyle from time to time. Altman also posted a watch with a ❤️ emoji on the r/watches subreddit in May 2018, then was seen wearing the watch at a congressional hearing this year where he testified about the need for AI regulation.