Sam Altman gifted a watch worth $480,000 called the Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 1. It’s super rare—only 33 exist in the world!. A watch is a complex machine with many different parts and functions. This watch is expensive because it takes a lot of time and skill to create. Each one takes about 6 months to make.
Many people say that he is a guy with a very, very expensive watch. The watch called, Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 1 in red gold was sold for 520,000 Swiss francs when it was released in 2018. Later, Greubel Forsey mentioned that, considering the exchange rate at that time, the watch is valued at around $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.
‘KeepTheTime ‘mentioned, ‘You don’t come across a watch like this every day.’ One of Altman’s favourite 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 cost of the Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 1 recently went down. Last month, a similar watch sold for only $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 the Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 1526, one of which sold at Christie’s for $106,250 in 2017.
Apart from the Greubel Forsey invention piece 1 watch, Sam Altman also has some fancy cars. He was spotted driving a red McLaren F1 around Northern California. In 2015, there was a car of Altman’s that people thought might sell for as much as $15 million at an auction. Altman is also said to have a Lexus LFA racing car, and one like it sold at an auction for $1.1 million not long ago.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman possesses a rare and pricey Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 1 watch, one of just 33 ever produced. This red gold timepiece, valued at $480,000, grabbed attention when Altman wore it in 2018. The watch’s distinctive design reflects four years of intricate… pic.twitter.com/CwZgV6bnQY
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We also get revelations about Altman’s luxury lifestyle from time to time. Also, Altman posted a photo of the timepiece on the r/watches subreddit in May 2018 with a ❤️ emoji and was spotted wearing the watch at a congressional hearing this year, where he testified to the need for AI regulation.