Auction results

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

150,140

Lots

$30,413

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 29,023 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 1–100 of 29,859 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 archive270 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 archive57 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 archive204 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 archive35 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 archive3 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 archive502 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
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Showing 48,505,48,510 of 48,510 results (filtered)

A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne Arkade 103.021 22mm Yellow gold Champagne · 103.021 Marketplace $15,087

A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne Arkade 103.021 22mm Yellow gold Champagne · 103.021

A. Lange & Söhne Arkade 103.021 22mm Yellow gold Champagne

$15,087
Mar 27, 2026 Pre-owned
A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne Arkade 103.021 29mm Yellow gold Champagne · 103.021 Marketplace $12,609

A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne Arkade 103.021 29mm Yellow gold Champagne · 103.021

A. Lange & Söhne Arkade 103.021 29mm Yellow gold Champagne

$12,609
Mar 27, 2026 Pre-owned
A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne 1815 414.026 39.5mm White gold Silver · 414.026 Marketplace $64,950

A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne 1815 414.026 39.5mm White gold Silver · 414.026

A. Lange & Söhne 1815 414.026 39.5mm White gold Silver

$64,950
Mar 27, 2026 Pre-owned
A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne 1815 206.032 36mm Rose gold Silver · 206.032 Marketplace $19,646

A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne 1815 206.032 36mm Rose gold Silver · 206.032

A. Lange & Söhne 1815 206.032 36mm Rose gold Silver

$19,646
Mar 27, 2026 Pre-owned
A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne 1815 414.026 39.5mm White gold Silver · 414.026 Marketplace $63,449

A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne 1815 414.026 39.5mm White gold Silver · 414.026

A. Lange & Söhne 1815 414.026 39.5mm White gold Silver

$63,449
Mar 27, 2026 Pre-owned
A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne 1815 414.026 39.5mm White gold Silver · 414.026 Marketplace $63,449

A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne 1815 414.026 39.5mm White gold Silver · 414.026

A. Lange & Söhne 1815 414.026 39.5mm White gold Silver

$63,449
Mar 27, 2026 Pre-owned
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