When your $115,000 doesn't fit in a garage, it goes on a shelf.
That's the reality for the ten VIP Bugatti clients who acquired what might be the most excessive horological accessory ever made: a watch winder crafted from an actual Bugatti Veyron W16 engine block.
DK Engineering recently listed number 6 of this ultra-limited series for auction, with an expected hammer price between $108,000 and $127,000. Depreciation apparently doesn't apply to engine blocks that don't move.
Hypercars Die, Watches Keep Ticking
The engineering is genuinely impressive. Each of the 16 cylinders has been meticulously converted into individual watch winders.
Touch controls allow owners to program:
- Rotation speed (adjustable RPM)
- Direction of rotation
- Custom lighting colors
The winder accommodates 16 timepieces simultaneously—perfect for the collector whose watch collection costs more than your house.
More Expensive Than Actual Cars
For $115,000, you could purchase a 2024 Porsche Cayenne S Coupe and still have enough left for a decent watch collection.
Instead, these Bugatti loyalists chose to spend supercar money on a device that spins watches in circles.
The craftsmanship is undeniable. The absurdity, unmatched.
Automotive Afterlife
Bugatti commissioned only 10 units for their most valued clients.
Each represents the ultimate fusion of automotive engineering and watch collecting—a 16-cylinder monument to having more money than garage space.
The watch winder weighs as much as you'd expect from a chunk of the world's most famous hypercar engine. It sits as a testament to what happens when automotive components retire from their primary purpose and enter the realm of functional art.
For those confusing this with the Jacob & Co. Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon wristwatch (which features a tiny working W16 replica inside), this is different. This is the actual engine block, repurposed to keep your Patek Philippe wound.
It's ridiculous. It's excessive. And somewhere, a Veyron is missing its heart so that ten watches never have to be manually wound again.
