Watch Auction Results, Realised Prices

What watches actually sold for

52% of lots beat their high estimate and only 6% fell short of the low, across 19,765 completed sales at Bonhams from 2009 to Jul 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 28 Jul 2026.

52% above estimate 42% within 6% below

Lot	Watch	Estimate	Sold for	Vs estimate
73	Rolex. Montre bracelet en or jaune 18K (750) et acier avec da… Bonhams · 26 May 2023	€8,500–12,500	€12,800 incl. 28% premium	+2%
109	Rolex. A stainless steel and gold automatic calendar bracelet… Bonhams · 11 May 2023	£5,000–7,000	£7,012 incl. 27.5% premium	+0%
99	ROLEX. AN 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH GMT FUN… Bonhams · 13 Apr 2023	$25,000–50,000	$31,875 incl. 27.5% premium	-36%
97	ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CALENDAR BRACELET WATCH WI… Bonhams · 13 Apr 2023	$20,000–30,000	$21,675 incl. 27.5% premium	-28%
523	ROLEX \| GMT-MASTER RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO., REF.1675, A RAR… Bonhams · 23 Feb 2023 39.5mm · 1570	HK$160,000–240,000	HK$204,000 incl. 27.5% premium	-15%
168	Rolex. A stainless steel and gold automatic calendar bracelet… Bonhams · 22 Feb 2023	£3,000–5,000	£9,562 incl. 27.5% premium	+91%
182	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi… Bonhams · 16 Sep 2014	£2,000–3,000	£3,125 incl. 25% premium	+4%
184	Rolex. A stainless steel and gold automatic calendar wristwat… Bonhams · 11 Jun 2014	£3,000–4,000	£4,750 incl. 25% premium	+19%
178	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic bracelet watch with dual t… Bonhams · 11 Jun 2014	£2,500–3,500	£4,000 incl. 25% premium	+14%
	Rolex. A stainless steel and gold automatic dual time zone wr… Bonhams · 12 Dec 2013	$5,000–7,000	$5,750 incl. 25% premium	-18%
	Illinois. A fine 14K gold open face watch with fancy dialBunn… Bonhams · 12 Dec 2013	$1,200–1,800	$1,875 incl. 25% premium	+4%
219	Rolex. A fine and very rare stainless steel and gold automati… Bonhams · 4 Dec 2013	£10,000–15,000	£7,875 incl. 25% premium	-48%
154	Rolex. A fine stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet wat… Bonhams · 4 Dec 2013	£4,000–5,000	£5,625 incl. 25% premium	+13%
	Rolex. A stainless steel and 14K gold automatic dual time zon… Bonhams · 18 Jun 2013	$4,000–6,000	$6,250 incl. 25% premium	+4%
	Jaques Bastard. A fine and rare late 17th century gilt metal … Bonhams · 11 Jun 2013	£2,500–3,500	£13,750 incl. 25% premium	+293%
	Rolex. A fine 18ct gold automatic calendar dual time wristwat… Bonhams · 11 Jun 2013	£6,000–8,000	£8,750 incl. 25% premium	+9%
	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi… Bonhams · 11 Jun 2013	£3,000–4,000	£4,000 incl. 25% premium	+0%
	Patek Philippe. A mid 20th century 18ct white gold keyless wi… Bonhams · 11 Jun 2013	£2,500–3,500	£2,750 incl. 25% premium	-21%
	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar watch head with s… Bonhams · 21 May 2013	–	£3,750 incl. 25% premium	–
	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar second time zone … Bonhams · 21 May 2013	£1,800–2,200	£3,125 incl. 25% premium	+42%
	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi… Bonhams · 26 Feb 2013	£2,000–3,000	£3,125 incl. 25% premium	+4%
	Thomas Tompion. A very fine and historically important early … Bonhams · 18 Dec 2012	£2,000–3,000	£8,750 incl. 25% premium	+192%
	Rolex. A stainless automatic calendar bracelet watch with tim… Bonhams · 18 Dec 2012	£3,500–4,500	£6,250 incl. 25% premium	+39%
	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi… Bonhams · 18 Dec 2012	£2,500–3,500	£3,000 incl. 25% premium	-14%
	Rolex. A fine 18K gold automatic dual time zone center second… Bonhams · 13 Dec 2012	$8,000–10,000	$13,750 incl. 25% premium	+38%
	Rolex. A fine 18K gold automatic dual time zone center second… Bonhams · 13 Dec 2012	$4,000–6,000	$11,875 incl. 25% premium	+98%
	Rolex. A fine 18K gold automatic dual time zone center second… Bonhams · 13 Dec 2012	$8,000–10,000	$10,625 incl. 25% premium	+6%
	Rolex. A fine stainless steel automatic dual time zone center… Bonhams · 13 Dec 2012	$3,000–5,000	$7,750 incl. 25% premium	+55%
	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet with 24 … Bonhams · 13 Jun 2012	£2,000–3,000	£2,875 incl. 25% premium	-4%
	Rolex. A very fine 18K gold gem set automatic dual time zone … Bonhams · 12 Jun 2012	$30,000–40,000	$40,625 incl. 25% premium	+2%

Showing 31–60 of 76 completed sales at Bonhams. Prices as reported by the auction house, in the sale's original currency.

The most expensive watches ever sold

Curated from publicly documented auction results. Realized prices, hammer plus premium, never asking prices.

01 Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime The Only One Christie's (Only Watch) · Geneva · 2019 $31,190,000

The most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction. A one-off in steel with 20 complications, sold for charity.

Reference6300A-010 Sold2019

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02 Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication The Supercomplication Sotheby's · Geneva · 2014 $23,980,000

Pocket watch with 24 complications, commissioned in 1925. Held the all-time record for years.

Sold2014

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03 Rolex Daytona Paul Newman's Paul Newman Phillips · New York · 2017 $17,752,500

Paul Newman's own exotic-dial Daytona, a gift from Joanne Woodward. The most expensive Rolex ever sold.

Reference6239 Sold2017 In our archive50 sales of this reference

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04 Patek Philippe 1518 in stainless steel Phillips · Geneva · 2016 $11,136,642Sold again 2025 for $17,616,885

One of only four known steel examples of the first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph.

Resold at Phillips Geneva, 8 Nov 2025, for CHF 14,190,000

Reference1518 Sold2016 In our archive15 sales of this reference Most recent sale$17,616,885 in 2025

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05 Rolex Daytona Unicorn The Unicorn Phillips · Geneva · 2018 $5,937,500

The only known white gold manual-wind Daytona. Sold for charity.

Reference6265 Sold2018 In our archive31 sales of this reference

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06 Philippe Dufour Grande et Petite Sonnerie No. 1 Phillips · Geneva · 2021 $5,192,082

The first wristwatch by the master finisher, a grande sonnerie minute repeater.

Sold2021

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07 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Bao Dai The Bao Dai Phillips · Geneva · 2017 $5,060,427

Black-dial triple calendar moonphase owned by the last emperor of Vietnam.

Reference6062 Sold2017 In our archive8 sales of this reference

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08 George Daniels Space Traveller I Space Traveller Sotheby's · London · 2019 $4,561,507

Handmade pocket watch by the greatest watchmaker of the 20th century.

Sold2019

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09 Omega Speedmaster Broad Arrow Tropical Broad Arrow Phillips · Geneva · 2021 $3,402,780

First-generation Speedmaster from 1957 with tropical dial, a record for Omega.

Reference2915-1 Sold2021

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10 Rolex GMT-Master Marlon Brando's GMT Phillips · New York · 2019 $1,952,000

Worn by Brando in Apocalypse Now, bezel removed, caseback hand-engraved by Brando.

Reference1675 Sold2019 In our archive118 sales of this reference

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11 F.P. Journe Astronomic Souveraine prototype Christie's (Only Watch) · Geneva · 2019 $1,815,000

Steel prototype with 18 complications, sold for charity.

Sold2019

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12 Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon Sotheby's · Hong Kong · 2021 $1,542,500

Double-faced grand complication, one of Patek's most complicated wristwatches.

Reference5002R Sold2021

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Marketplace $51,150

Rolex Rolex GMT-Master 1675 Gilt Dial Box and Papers Fuchsia Bezel · 1675

Rolex GMT-Master 1675 Gilt Dial Box and Papers Fuchsia Bezel

$51,150

Aug 18, 2026 Excellent

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Marketplace $215,900

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK III Radial Dial · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK III Radial Dial

$215,900 Record

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $139,700

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT Master · 16750

Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT Master

$139,700 Record

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $35,560

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master

$35,560

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $203,200

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master

$203,200 Record

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $190,500

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK V · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK V

$190,500 Record

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $215,900

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK I · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK I

$215,900 Record

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $20,320

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT- Master · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT- Master

$20,320

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $508,000

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master

$508,000 Record

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $40,640

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Fuchsia” · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Fuchsia”

$40,640

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $127,000

Rolex Rolex Ref. 116759SANR, caseback stamped "2349" to the inside GMT-Master II

Rolex Ref. 116759SANR, caseback stamped "2349" to the inside GMT-Master II

$127,000 Record

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $19,050

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master

$19,050

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $152,400

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK I · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK I

$152,400 Record

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $279,400

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT-Master · 16750

Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT-Master

$279,400 Record

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $30,480

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master

$30,480

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $101,600

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16758, case interior stamped 16750 GMT-Master “Tiffany & Co.”

Rolex Ref. 16758, case interior stamped 16750 GMT-Master “Tiffany & Co.”

$101,600 Record

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $152,400

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master

$152,400 Record

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $95,250

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT Master II · 16750

Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT Master II

$95,250

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $69,850

Rolex Rolex Ref. 116759 GMT-Master II "SARU" · 116759

Rolex Ref. 116759 GMT-Master II "SARU"

$69,850

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $35,560

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 inside caseback stamped IV.64 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 inside caseback stamped IV.64 GMT-Master

$35,560

Aug 17, 2026

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Marketplace $8,470

Rolex Rolex GMT-Master 16750 Service Case and Dial · 16750

Rolex GMT-Master 16750 Service Case and Dial

$8,470

Aug 17, 2026 Excellent

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Marketplace $5,625

Rolex Rolex. A fine stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch together with box and original punched chronometer papers GMT-Master, Ref:1675, Serial No.176****, Sold 22nd April 1968 · 1675

Rolex. A fine stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch together with box and original punched chronometer papers GMT-Master, Ref:1675, Serial No.176****, Sold 22nd April 1968

$5,625

Aug 8, 2026

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Marketplace $4,750

Rolex Rolex. A stainless steel and gold automatic calendar wristwatch with dual timezone GMT-Master, Ref:1675, Serial No.1952***, Circa 1968 · 1675

Rolex. A stainless steel and gold automatic calendar wristwatch with dual timezone GMT-Master, Ref:1675, Serial No.1952***, Circa 1968

$4,750

Aug 8, 2026

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Marketplace $4,000

Rolex Rolex. A stainless steel automatic bracelet watch with dual time-zone indication GMT-Master, Ref:1675, Serial No.186****, Circa 1968 · 1675

Rolex. A stainless steel automatic bracelet watch with dual time-zone indication GMT-Master, Ref:1675, Serial No.186****, Circa 1968

$4,000

Aug 8, 2026

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What watches actually sold for

The most expensive watches ever sold

Rolex Rolex GMT-Master 1675 Gilt Dial Box and Papers Fuchsia Bezel · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK III Radial Dial · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT Master · 16750

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK V · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK I · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT- Master · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Fuchsia” · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 116759SANR, caseback stamped "2349" to the inside GMT-Master II

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK I · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT-Master · 16750

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16758, case interior stamped 16750 GMT-Master “Tiffany & Co.”

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT Master II · 16750

Rolex Rolex Ref. 116759 GMT-Master II "SARU" · 116759

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 inside caseback stamped IV.64 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Rolex GMT-Master 16750 Service Case and Dial · 16750

Rolex Rolex. A fine stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch together with box and original punched chronometer papers GMT-Master, Ref:1675, Serial No.176****, Sold 22nd April 1968 · 1675

Rolex Rolex. A stainless steel and gold automatic calendar wristwatch with dual timezone GMT-Master, Ref:1675, Serial No.1952***, Circa 1968 · 1675

Rolex Rolex. A stainless steel automatic bracelet watch with dual time-zone indication GMT-Master, Ref:1675, Serial No.186****, Circa 1968 · 1675