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
231	ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL AND GOLD AUTOMATIC CALENDAR BRACELET… Bonhams · 16 Jun 2026	$7,000–10,000	$10,880 incl. 28% premium	+9%
51	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi… Bonhams · 11 Jun 2026	£7,000–9,000	£10,240 incl. 28% premium	+14%
803	ROLEX \| GMT-MASTER, REF.1675, A STAINLESS STEEL AND YELLOW GO… Bonhams · 31 May 2026 40mm · 1575	HK$40,000–80,000	HK$61,440 incl. 28% premium	-23%
68	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi… Bonhams · 20 May 2026	£8,000–12,000	£10,240 incl. 28% premium	-15%
70	Rolex. A stainless steel and gold automatic calendar bracelet… Bonhams · 20 May 2026	£4,000–6,000	£6,144 incl. 28% premium	+2%
250	ROLEX, RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOM… Bonhams · 9 Dec 2025	$8,000–12,000	$16,640 incl. 28% premium	+39%
253	ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL AND 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC CALENDAR BRAC… Bonhams · 9 Dec 2025	$8,000–12,000	$8,320 incl. 28% premium	-31%
252	ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CALENDAR BRACELET WATCH WI… Bonhams · 9 Dec 2025	$7,000–10,000	$8,320 incl. 28% premium	-17%
810	ROLEX \| GMT-MASTER, REF.16750, A STAINLESS STEEL DUAL TIME BR… Bonhams · 25 Nov 2025 40mm · 3075	HK$60,000–120,000	HK$70,400 incl. 28% premium	-41%
49	Rolex. A stainless steel and gold automatic calendar bracelet… Bonhams · 12 Nov 2025	£5,000–7,000	£7,680 incl. 28% premium	+10%
1063	ROLEX, RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO. A STAINLESS STEEL AND 18K GO… Bonhams · 18 Sep 2025	$8,000–12,000	$24,320 incl. 28% premium	+103%
58	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi… Bonhams · 10 Sep 2025	£7,000–9,000	£8,960 incl. 28% premium	0%
881	ROLEX \| GMT-MASTER II, REF.116759SARU, A RARE AND IMPRESSIVE … Bonhams · 23 May 2025 40mm · 3186	HK$300,000–600,000	HK$588,200 incl. 27.9% premium	-2%
58	Rolex. A recently serviced stainless steel automatic calendar… Bonhams · 19 Feb 2025	£6,000–8,000	£8,960 incl. 28% premium	+12%
59	Rolex. A stainless steel and gold automatic calendar bracelet… Bonhams · 19 Feb 2025	£5,000–7,000	£7,680 incl. 28% premium	+10%
60	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi… Bonhams · 13 Nov 2024	£7,000–9,000	£8,320 incl. 28% premium	-8%
3034	Rolex retailed by Tiffany & Co. A very fine and rare stainles… Bonhams · 22 Oct 2024	€20,000–30,000	€32,000 incl. 28% premium	+7%
5	ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL AND GOLD AUTOMATIC CALENDAR BRACELET… Bonhams · 22 Oct 2024	$4,000–6,000	$15,360 incl. 28% premium	+156%
95	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi… Bonhams · 11 Sep 2024	£8,000–12,000	£10,240 incl. 28% premium	-15%
68	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi… Bonhams · 11 Sep 2024	£7,000–9,000	£10,240 incl. 28% premium	+14%
73	ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CALENDAR BRACELET WATCH WI… Bonhams · 5 Jun 2024	$10,000–15,000	$12,800 incl. 28% premium	-15%
805	ROLEX \| GMT-MASTER "PEPSI", REF.1675, A STAINLESS STEEL GMT B… Bonhams · 28 May 2024 39mm · 1565	HK$120,000–240,000	HK$140,800 incl. 28% premium	-41%
74	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi… Bonhams · 22 May 2024	£7,000–9,000	£9,600 incl. 28% premium	+7%
67	Rolex. A stainless steel and gold automatic calendar bracelet… Bonhams · 22 May 2024	£5,000–7,000	£7,040 incl. 28% premium	+1%
106	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi… Bonhams · 4 Apr 2024	£7,000–9,000	£10,240 incl. 28% premium	+14%
88	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi… Bonhams · 22 Nov 2023	£8,000–12,000	£10,240 incl. 28% premium	-15%
64	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi… Bonhams · 18 Oct 2023	€10,000–15,000	€12,800 incl. 28% premium	-15%
10	ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL DUAL TIME ZONE AUTOMATIC CALENDAR WA… Bonhams · 31 May 2023	$15,000–25,000	$15,300 incl. 27.5% premium	-39%
101	Rolex. Belle et rare montre bracelet en or jaune 18K (750) av… Bonhams · 26 May 2023	€12,000–18,000	€21,760 incl. 28% premium	+21%
102	Rolex. Belle montre bracelet en acier avec date et 2nd fuseau… Bonhams · 26 May 2023	€10,000–15,000	€12,800 incl. 28% premium	-15%

Showing 1–30 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 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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07 Philippe Dufour Grande et Petite Sonnerie No. 1 Phillips · Geneva · 2021 $4,749,300

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

Sold2021

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

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

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

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

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