30+ Rare Things People Love To Collect

Maker: Patek Philippe
Original Price: N/A (Created For Auction)
Worth Today: $31.19 million*

Patek Philippe describes the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Watch as the most “complicated” timepiece it has “ever made.” The watch is valued tens of millions of dollars, and only seven Grandmaster Chimes have ever been produced. One example is housed at the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva, Switzerland, leaving only six “on the market.” The wristwatch features twenty complexities, two independent dials, a flip case, and six patented inventions. Overall, the invention, assembly, and production of only one of these iconic clocks required more than 100,000 hours. Patek Philippe has long been a world leader in intricate timepieces, but the Grandmaster takes it to the next level.

Maker: USPS
Original Price: $0.24*
Worth Today: $1.593 million*

The Inverted Jenny, often known as the “Jenny Invert” or “Upside-Down Jenny,” is a USPS postage stamp worth twenty-four cents. It was printed in 1918 and depicts a Curtiss JN-4 aircraft. The plane was printed incorrectly—it’s upside down. The reversed “Jenny” jet is one of the most well-known blunders in American philately. Only one pane of one hundred Jenny Inverts was ever discovered, hence the stamp is highly valued due to its rarity. In 2007, a Jenny Invert went for $977,500. Most recently, in 2018, a Jenny Invert sold for $1.593 million (with a $243,000 premium).