Auction results

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

208,074

Lots

$27,384

Average hammer, USD sales

$13,922,000

Record, USD sales

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What watches actually sold for

47% of lots beat their high estimate and only 5% fell short of the low, across 29,496 completed sales at Christie's from 1991 to Jun 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 17 Jun 2026.

47% above estimate 48% within 5% below
Lot Watch Estimate Result Vs estimate

Showing 57–64 of 30,717 auction records at Christie's. 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
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
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 archive449 sales of this reference
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 archive120 sales of this reference Most recent sale$17,616,885 in 2025
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 archive316 sales of this reference
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
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 archive84 sales of this reference
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 In our archive7 sales of this reference
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 archive749 sales of this reference
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 In our archive1 sales of this reference

Showing 1,24 of 208,074 results (filtered)

Lot 256 12 Lot 256 12 Auction $2,500

Lot 256 12 Lot 256 12

Lot 256 12

$2,500
Oct 11, 2026
Lot 256 2 Lot 256 2 Auction $1,750

Lot 256 2 Lot 256 2

Lot 256 2

$1,750
Oct 11, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Auction $1,750

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre

Jaeger Lecoultre

$1,750
Oct 11, 2026
Lot 256 4 Lot 256 4 Auction $3,000

Lot 256 4 Lot 256 4

Lot 256 4

$3,000
Oct 11, 2026
Lot 256 5 Lot 256 5 Auction $1,375

Lot 256 5 Lot 256 5

Lot 256 5

$1,375
Oct 11, 2026
Lot 256 7 Lot 256 7 Auction $2,500

Lot 256 7 Lot 256 7

Lot 256 7

$2,500
Oct 11, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Auction $2,750

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre

Jaeger Lecoultre

$2,750
Oct 11, 2026
Lot 256 9 Lot 256 9 Auction $2,750

Lot 256 9 Lot 256 9

Lot 256 9

$2,750
Oct 11, 2026
Lot 256 11 Lot 256 11 Auction $1,375

Lot 256 11 Lot 256 11

Lot 256 11

$1,375
Oct 11, 2026
Lot 256 1 Lot 256 1 Auction $2,750

Lot 256 1 Lot 256 1

Lot 256 1

$2,750
Oct 11, 2026
Lot 256 15 Lot 256 15 Auction $1,875

Lot 256 15 Lot 256 15

Lot 256 15

$1,875
Oct 11, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Auction $1,875

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre

Jaeger Lecoultre

$1,875
Oct 11, 2026
Lot 256 17 Lot 256 17 Auction $2,875

Lot 256 17 Lot 256 17

Lot 256 17

$2,875
Oct 11, 2026
Lot 256 18 Lot 256 18 Auction $2,250

Lot 256 18 Lot 256 18

Lot 256 18

$2,250
Oct 11, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Auction $15,000

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre

Jaeger Lecoultre

$15,000
Oct 11, 2026
Lot 256 20 Lot 256 20 Auction $3,375

Lot 256 20 Lot 256 20

Lot 256 20

$3,375
Oct 11, 2026
Lot 256 21 Lot 256 21 Auction $3,125

Lot 256 21 Lot 256 21

Lot 256 21

$3,125
Oct 11, 2026
Lot 171 304 Lot 171 304 · 768 Auction $4,130

Lot 171 304 Lot 171 304 · 768

Lot 171 304

$4,130
Oct 11, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref Ref 3939 · 3939 Auction $3,620,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref Ref 3939 · 3939

Patek Philippe Ref Ref 3939

$3,620,000 Record
Oct 11, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref Ref 5970 · 5970 Auction $1,580,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref Ref 5970 · 5970

Patek Philippe Ref Ref 5970

$1,580,000 Record
Oct 11, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref Ref 5070 · 5070 Auction $836,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref Ref 5070 · 5070

Patek Philippe Ref Ref 5070

$836,000 Record
Oct 11, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref Ref 5038 · 5038 Auction $412,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref Ref 5038 · 5038

Patek Philippe Ref Ref 5038

$412,500 Record
Oct 11, 2026
Lot 255 379 Lot 255 379 Auction $6,020,000

Lot 255 379 Lot 255 379

Lot 255 379

$6,020,000 Record
Oct 11, 2026
Lot 255 378 Lot 255 378 Auction $1,220,000

Lot 255 378 Lot 255 378

Lot 255 378

$1,220,000 Record
Oct 11, 2026
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