Watch Auction Results, Realised Prices

What watches actually sold for

52% of lots beat their high estimate and only 7% fell short of the low, across 34,636 completed sales at Bonhams from 2009 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 11 Aug 2026.

52% above estimate 41% within 7% below

Lot	Watch	Estimate	Result	Vs estimate
1074	14K GOLD, DIAMOND AND ENAMEL ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH Bonhams · 11 Aug 2026 Gold	$3,000–5,000	$5,888 incl. 28% premium	+18%
1127	ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH Bonhams · 11 Aug 2026	$2,000–3,000	$2,176 incl. 28% premium	-27%
4068	18K GOLD AND ENAMEL VINTAGE CUFF WATCH Bonhams · 28 Jul 2026 Gold · Manual	$2,000–3,000	$2,816 incl. 28% premium	-6%
4067	LONGINES: 14K GOLD WATCH Bonhams · 28 Jul 2026 Platinum · Manual · 1930	$1,000–2,000	$1,536 incl. 28% premium	-23%
274	An early 19th century open face key wind pocket watchCirca 18… Bonhams · 9 Jul 2026 Gold · Manual	£500–700	£2,816 incl. 28% premium	+302%
277	Rolex. A stainless steel manual wind wristwatch Oyster Perpet… Bonhams · 9 Jul 2026 Steel · Manual · 1935	£500–700	£2,048 incl. 28% premium	+193%
275	Edward Prior. A 19th century silver pair case pocket watch ma… Bonhams · 9 Jul 2026 Silver · Manual	£300–500	£410 incl. 28% premium	-18%
276	An unmarked keyless wind half hunter pocket watch Circa 1910 Bonhams · 9 Jul 2026 White gold · Manual · 1910	£200–300	£141 incl. 28% premium	-53%
49	Patek Philippe. An 18K gold automatic calendar wristwatch Cal… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Gold · Automatic · 1999	£6,000–8,000	£8,320 incl. 28% premium	+4%
51	Rolex. A chrome plated manual wind purse watch retailed by C.… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Manual · 1930	£1,500–2,000	£7,040 incl. 28% premium	+252%
55	Rolex. An 18K rose gold automatic calendar wristwatch with si… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Rose gold · Automatic	£5,000–7,000	£6,400 incl. 28% premium	-9%
56	Rolex. An 18K white gold manual wind wristwatch Cellini, Ref:… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 White gold · Manual · 1975	£1,500–2,000	£5,120 incl. 28% premium	+156%
75	Van Cleef & Arpels. A lady's 18K gold and diamond set quartz … Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Gold · Quartz · 2000	£2,500–3,500	£4,864 incl. 28% premium	+39%
4	Breitling. A gold plated stainless steel manual wind chronogr… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Gold plated · Manual · 1961	£1,500–2,000	£3,840 incl. 28% premium	+92%
26	Grand Seiko. A Limited Edition stainless steel manual wind wr… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Steel · Manual	£1,500–2,000	£3,584 incl. 28% premium	+79%
91	Sir John Bennett Ltd, 65 Cheapside & 105 Regent Street, Londo… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Gold · Manual	£2,000–3,000	£3,328 incl. 28% premium	+11%
50	Quinting. An unusual stainless steel quartz calendar chronogr… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Steel · Quartz · 2010	£1,000–1,500	£3,328 incl. 28% premium	+122%
27	Grand Seiko. A Limited Edition titanium automatic calendar br… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Titanium · Automatic · 2017	£2,000–3,000	£3,328 incl. 28% premium	+11%
17	Cartier. A lady's stainless steel and quartz bracelet watch P… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Steel · Quartz	£1,200–1,800	£3,328 incl. 28% premium	+85%
95	Wordley, 84 Cannon Street, London. An 18K gold keyless wind o… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Gold · Manual	£2,000–3,000	£3,072 incl. 28% premium	+2%
93	Waltham. A 9K gold keyless wind full hunter pocket watch with… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Gold · Manual · 1960	£2,000–3,000	£3,072 incl. 28% premium	+2%
87	Longines. A 14K gold keyless wind full hunter pocket watch Ci… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Gold · Manual · 1900	£2,000–3,000	£3,072 incl. 28% premium	+2%
63	Signoretti. A lady's 18K gold diamond-set quartz bracelet wat… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Gold · Quartz	£2,500–3,500	£3,072 incl. 28% premium	-12%
1	A lady's platinum and diamond set manual wind bracelet watch … Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Platinum · Manual · 1960	£2,500–3,500	£3,072 incl. 28% premium	-12%
29	Hermès. A lady's 18K rose gold diamond set quartz wristwatch … Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Rose gold · Quartz	£2,000–3,000	£2,816 incl. 28% premium	-6%
6	Breitling. A Limited Edition stainless steel automatic calend… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Steel · Automatic	£2,000–3,000	£2,816 incl. 28% premium	-6%
89	Patek Philippe. An 18K gold keyless wind open face pocket wat… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Gold · Manual	£2,000–3,000	£2,560 incl. 28% premium	-15%
52	Rolex. A lady's stainless steel and gold automatic calendar b… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Gold and steel · Automatic · 1978	£1,000–1,500	£2,560 incl. 28% premium	+71%
21	Chopard for Kutchinsky. A lady's 18K gold and diamond set man… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Gold · Manual	£2,000–3,000	£2,560 incl. 28% premium	-15%
74	Vacheron Constantin. An 18K gold and stainless steel quartz r… Bonhams · 8 Jul 2026 Gold and steel · Quartz · 1980	£1,000–1,500	£2,432 incl. 28% premium	+62%

All records 34,698 Sold 34,698

Showing 1–30 of 34,698 auction records 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 In our archive1 sales of this reference

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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 archive270 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 archive57 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 archive204 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 archive35 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 In our archive3 sales of this reference

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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 archive502 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 In our archive1 sales of this reference

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Marketplace $241,300

David Candaux DC David Candaux DC6 Solstice Bleu

David Candaux DC6 Solstice Bleu

$241,300 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $165,100

MB&F MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual Calendar

MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual Calendar

$165,100 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $101,600

A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 145.029 Zeitwerk Striking Time · 145.029

A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 145.029 Zeitwerk Striking Time

$101,600 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $685,800

F.P. Journe F.P. Journe Répétition Souveraine Smoked Sapphire

F.P. Journe Répétition Souveraine Smoked Sapphire

$685,800 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $254,000

A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 701.001 Pour Le Mérite · 701.001

A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 701.001 Pour Le Mérite

$254,000 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $838,200

Harry Winston Harry Winston and F.P. Journe Ref. Piece Unique Opus One Chronomètre à Résonance Piece Unique

Harry Winston and F.P. Journe Ref. Piece Unique Opus One Chronomètre à Résonance Piece Unique

$838,200 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $57,150

Usher Usher & Cole Minute Repeater with Perpetual Calendar

Usher & Cole Minute Repeater with Perpetual Calendar

$57,150

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $73,660

Albert H. Potter Albert H. Potter Pivoted Detent Chronometer

Albert H. Potter Pivoted Detent Chronometer

$73,660

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $76,200

Wright Wright & Craighead Grand Complication

Wright & Craighead Grand Complication

$76,200

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $215,900

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona “Die To Drive” · 6265

Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona “Die To Drive”

$215,900 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $152,400

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16600 Sea-Dweller “COMEX Theo Mavrostomos" · 16600

Rolex Ref. 16600 Sea-Dweller “COMEX Theo Mavrostomos"

$152,400 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $419,100

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6239 Cosmograph Daytona “Paul Newman” · 6239

Rolex Ref. 6239 Cosmograph Daytona “Paul Newman”

$419,100 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $86,360

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref. 5070R-001 · 5070R-001

Patek Philippe Ref. 5070R-001

$86,360

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $30,480

Omega Omega Ref. 3950 “Cioccolatone” · 3950

Omega Ref. 3950 “Cioccolatone”

$30,480

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $190,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref. 5020 "TV Screen" · 5020

Patek Philippe Ref. 5020 "TV Screen"

$190,500 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $419,100

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref. 3970E · 3970E

Patek Philippe Ref. 3970E

$419,100 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $1,066,800

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref. 570 Calatravone “Three-Tone Breguet Numerals” · 570

Patek Philippe Ref. 570 Calatravone “Three-Tone Breguet Numerals”

$1,066,800 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $431,800

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref. 530 · 530

Patek Philippe Ref. 530

$431,800 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $254,000

Rolex Rolex Ref. 126528LN Cosmograph Daytona “Le Mans” · 126528LN

Rolex Ref. 126528LN Cosmograph Daytona “Le Mans”

$254,000 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $165,100

Greubel Forsey Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Asymétrique Edition Historique

Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Asymétrique Edition Historique

$165,100 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $228,600

Richard Mille Richard Mille Ref. MON-00849 RM011 Felipe Massa Le Mans Classic · MON-00849

Richard Mille Ref. MON-00849 RM011 Felipe Massa Le Mans Classic

$228,600 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $11,430

Omega Omega Ref. BC 368.003 Constellation · BC 368.003

Omega Ref. BC 368.003 Constellation

$11,430

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $13,970

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref. 5273 · 5273

Audemars Piguet Ref. 5273

$13,970

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $55,880

Cartier Cartier Ref. CRHPC0009 Mysterieux, 150th Anniversary · CRHPC0009

Cartier Ref. CRHPC0009 Mysterieux, 150th Anniversary

$55,880

Aug 4, 2026

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Auction results

What watches actually sold for

The most expensive watches ever sold

David Candaux DC David Candaux DC6 Solstice Bleu

MB&F MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual Calendar

A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 145.029 Zeitwerk Striking Time · 145.029

F.P. Journe F.P. Journe Répétition Souveraine Smoked Sapphire

A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 701.001 Pour Le Mérite · 701.001

Harry Winston Harry Winston and F.P. Journe Ref. Piece Unique Opus One Chronomètre à Résonance Piece Unique

Usher Usher & Cole Minute Repeater with Perpetual Calendar

Albert H. Potter Albert H. Potter Pivoted Detent Chronometer

Wright Wright & Craighead Grand Complication

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona “Die To Drive” · 6265

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16600 Sea-Dweller “COMEX Theo Mavrostomos" · 16600

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6239 Cosmograph Daytona “Paul Newman” · 6239

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref. 5070R-001 · 5070R-001

Omega Omega Ref. 3950 “Cioccolatone” · 3950

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref. 5020 "TV Screen" · 5020

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref. 3970E · 3970E

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref. 570 Calatravone “Three-Tone Breguet Numerals” · 570

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref. 530 · 530

Rolex Rolex Ref. 126528LN Cosmograph Daytona “Le Mans” · 126528LN

Greubel Forsey Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Asymétrique Edition Historique

Richard Mille Richard Mille Ref. MON-00849 RM011 Felipe Massa Le Mans Classic · MON-00849

Omega Omega Ref. BC 368.003 Constellation · BC 368.003

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref. 5273 · 5273

Cartier Cartier Ref. CRHPC0009 Mysterieux, 150th Anniversary · CRHPC0009