Auction results

Hammer prices including buyer's premium, from completed auctions. Unlike an asking price, this is what a buyer actually paid.

187

Lots

$92,080

Average hammer

$80,370,000

Record sale

Bonhams

Top house

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
Rolex. An 18ct gold, diamond and sapphire set bracelet watch …

Bonhams · 28 Feb 2012

 £8,000–12,000 £26,250 incl. 25% premium +119%
Rolex. A lady's 18ct gold automatic bracelet watchOyster, Ref…

Bonhams · 28 Feb 2012

 £3,000–5,000 £4,000 incl. 25% premium -20%
Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi…

Bonhams · 28 Feb 2012

 £1,800–2,200 £3,000 incl. 25% premium +36%
Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watchGMT…

Bonhams · 8 Jun 2011

 £2,500–3,000 £3,600 incl. 20% premium +20%
Patek Philippe. A fine lady's 18ct rose gold diamond set quar…

Bonhams · 15 Dec 2010

 £10,000–15,000 £16,800 incl. 20% premium +12%
Rolex. An 18ct gold automatic wristwatch with dual time zone …

Bonhams · 15 Dec 2010

 £5,000–7,000 £8,160 incl. 20% premium +17%
Rolex. A fine stainless steel automatic twin time zone wristw…

Bonhams · 15 Dec 2010

 £2,200–2,800 £3,840 incl. 20% premium +37%
200 Rolex. A stainless steel automatic twin time zone wristwatchG…

Bonhams · 14 Sep 2010

 £2,000–3,000 £3,360 incl. 20% premium +12%
195 Rolex. A stainless steel automatic twin time zone wristwatchG…

Bonhams · 14 Sep 2010

 £2,000–3,000 £2,880 incl. 20% premium -4%
139 Rolex. A fine and rare 18ct gold automatic dual time zone wri…

Bonhams · 9 Jun 2010

 £4,000–5,000 £6,960 incl. 20% premium +39%
58 Rolex. A stainless steel automatic twin time zone bracelet wa…

Bonhams · 9 Jun 2010

 £1,800–2,200 £2,880 incl. 20% premium +31%
87 Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar dual-time bracele…

Bonhams · 9 Jun 2010

 £2,000–3,000 £2,640 incl. 20% premium -12%
86 Rolex. A fine steel and gold automatic calendar bracelet watc…

Bonhams · 9 Jun 2010

 £2,200–2,800 £2,520 incl. 20% premium -10%
249 Rolex. A stainless steel automatic dual time wristwatchGMT-Ma…

Bonhams · 18 May 2010

 £2,000–3,000 £2,400 incl. 20% premium -20%
158 Rolex. A stainless steel automatic dual time centre seconds b…

Bonhams · 2 Mar 2010

 £1,800–2,200 £2,760 incl. 20% premium +25%
85 Rolex. A fine stainless steel automatic twin time zone wristw…

Bonhams · 10 Jun 2009

 £3,000–4,000 £6,480 incl. 20% premium +62%

Showing 61–76 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
Read the full story of the Patek Philippe 1518 in stainless steel See what 1518 actually sells for
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
Read the full story of the Rolex Daytona Unicorn See what 6265 actually sells for
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
Read the full story of the Philippe Dufour Grande et Petite Sonnerie No. 1
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
Read the full story of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Bao Dai See what 6062 actually sells for
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
Read the full story of the George Daniels Space Traveller I
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
Read the full story of the Rolex GMT-Master See what 1675 actually sells for
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
Read the full story of the F.P. Journe Astronomic Souveraine prototype
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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Rolex Rolex GMT-Master 1675 Gilt Dial Box and Papers Fuchsia Bezel · 1675 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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Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK III Radial Dial · 1675 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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Rolex Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT Master · 16750 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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Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675 Marketplace $35,560

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master

$35,560
Aug 17, 2026
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Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675 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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Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK V · 1675 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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Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK I · 1675 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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Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT- Master · 1675 Marketplace $20,320

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT- Master · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT- Master

$20,320
Aug 17, 2026
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Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675 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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Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Fuchsia” · 1675 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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Rolex Rolex Ref. 116759SANR, caseback stamped "2349" to the inside GMT-Master II 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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Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675 Marketplace $19,050

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master

$19,050
Aug 17, 2026
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Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK I · 1675 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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Rolex Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT-Master · 16750 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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Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675 Marketplace $30,480

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master

$30,480
Aug 17, 2026
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Rolex Rolex Ref. 16758, case interior stamped 16750 GMT-Master “Tiffany & Co.” 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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Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675 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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Rolex Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT Master II · 16750 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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Rolex Rolex Ref. 116759 GMT-Master II "SARU" · 116759 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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Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 inside caseback stamped IV.64 GMT-Master · 1675 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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Rolex Rolex GMT-Master 16750 Service Case and Dial · 16750 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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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 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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Rolex Rolex. A stainless steel and gold automatic calendar wristwatch with dual timezone GMT-Master, Ref:1675, Serial No.1952***, Circa 1968 · 1675 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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Rolex Rolex. A stainless steel automatic bracelet watch with dual time-zone indication GMT-Master, Ref:1675, Serial No.186****, Circa 1968 · 1675 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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