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

150,147

Lots

$27,532

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 1–30 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 archive443 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 archive59 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 archive311 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 archive747 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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Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Vintage 5273 Stainless Steel · 5273 Marketplace $5,610

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Vintage 5273 Stainless Steel · 5273

Audemars Piguet Vintage 5273 Stainless Steel

$5,610
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Rolex Rolex Submariner 114060 Non-Date · 114060 Marketplace $10,450

Rolex Rolex Submariner 114060 Non-Date · 114060

Rolex Submariner 114060 Non-Date

$10,450
Aug 4, 2026 Near Mint
Rolex Rolex 1803 Yellow Gold Day-Date Wide Boy Dial · 1803 Marketplace $13,750

Rolex Rolex 1803 Yellow Gold Day-Date Wide Boy Dial · 1803

Rolex 1803 Yellow Gold Day-Date Wide Boy Dial

$13,750
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Goldpfeil Gold Pfeil Moon Phases by Frank Jutzi · GPFJ 11163 Marketplace $4,766

Goldpfeil Gold Pfeil Moon Phases by Frank Jutzi · GPFJ 11163

Gold Pfeil Moon Phases by Frank Jutzi

$4,766
Aug 4, 2026 Near-Mint
Rolex Rolex Datejust Sodalite Dial 16234 · 16234 Marketplace $11,550

Rolex Rolex Datejust Sodalite Dial 16234 · 16234

Rolex Datejust Sodalite Dial 16234

$11,550
Aug 4, 2026 Near-Mint
Rolex Rolex Oyster Perpetual Tiffany Blue 124300 · 124300 Marketplace $14,855

Rolex Rolex Oyster Perpetual Tiffany Blue 124300 · 124300

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Tiffany Blue 124300

$14,855
Aug 4, 2026 Like New
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Calatrava 3466 · 3466 Marketplace $22,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Calatrava 3466 · 3466

Patek Philippe Calatrava 3466

$22,000
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Rolex Rolex Datejust 16238 Onyx Diamond Dial · 16528 Marketplace $22,000

Rolex Rolex Datejust 16238 Onyx Diamond Dial · 16528

Rolex Datejust 16238 Onyx Diamond Dial

$22,000
Aug 4, 2026 Near-Mint
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Grand Ellipse 3589G · 3589 Marketplace $6,600

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Grand Ellipse 3589G · 3589

Patek Philippe Grand Ellipse 3589G

$6,600
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Rolex Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Zenith Movement 16520 · 16520 Marketplace $33,000

Rolex Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Zenith Movement 16520 · 16520

Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Zenith Movement 16520

$33,000
Aug 4, 2026 Very good
Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis Hommage Monopoussoir Chronograph H40 Rose Gold · H40 Marketplace $78,100

Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis Hommage Monopoussoir Chronograph H40 Rose Gold · H40

Roger Dubuis Hommage Monopoussoir Chronograph H40 Rose Gold

$78,100
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Rolex Rolex Day-Date Diamond Dial 18238 18k Yellow Gold · 18238 Marketplace $19,800

Rolex Rolex Day-Date Diamond Dial 18238 18k Yellow Gold · 18238

Rolex Day-Date Diamond Dial 18238 18k Yellow Gold

$19,800
Aug 4, 2026 Mint
Rolex Rolex Submariner 16800 · 168000 Marketplace $12,650

Rolex Rolex Submariner 16800 · 168000

Rolex Submariner 16800

$12,650
Aug 4, 2026 Near-Mint
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Disco Volante 18k White Gold 5093 · 5093 Marketplace $8,801

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Disco Volante 18k White Gold 5093 · 5093

Audemars Piguet Disco Volante 18k White Gold 5093

$8,801
Aug 4, 2026 Very Good
Franck Muller Franck Muller Perpetual Calendar 7000 QP A · 7000 QP A Marketplace $8,800

Franck Muller Franck Muller Perpetual Calendar 7000 QP A · 7000 QP A

Franck Muller Perpetual Calendar 7000 QP A

$8,800
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Cartier Cartier Santos Dumont 18k YG 1575 · 1575 Marketplace $7,700

Cartier Cartier Santos Dumont 18k YG 1575 · 1575

Cartier Santos Dumont 18k YG 1575

$7,700
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
F.P. Journe F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu · CB Marketplace $71,500

F.P. Journe F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu · CB

F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu

$71,500
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Jon Schaffer Triple Calendar 25870OR · 25870OR Marketplace $14,850

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Jon Schaffer Triple Calendar 25870OR · 25870OR

Audemars Piguet Jon Schaffer Triple Calendar 25870OR

$14,850
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Rolex Rolex Explorer 1016 R-Serial · 1016 Marketplace $19,911

Rolex Rolex Explorer 1016 R-Serial · 1016

Rolex Explorer 1016 R-Serial

$19,911
Aug 4, 2026 Surface Scratches
Rolex Rolex Day-Date 18238 Blue Diamond Dial 18k Yellow Gold · 18238 Marketplace $20,900

Rolex Rolex Day-Date 18238 Blue Diamond Dial 18k Yellow Gold · 18238

Rolex Day-Date 18238 Blue Diamond Dial 18k Yellow Gold

$20,900
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Cartier Cartier Tank 'Bec d' Aigle' 18k Yellow Gold · N/A Marketplace $15,400

Cartier Cartier Tank 'Bec d' Aigle' 18k Yellow Gold · N/A

Cartier Tank 'Bec d' Aigle' 18k Yellow Gold

$15,400
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Daniel Roth Daniel Roth Stainless Steel Sport S177 · S177 Marketplace $4,180

Daniel Roth Daniel Roth Stainless Steel Sport S177 · S177

Daniel Roth Stainless Steel Sport S177

$4,180
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Omega Omega Speedmaster Snoopy 3578.51.00 · 3578.51.00 Marketplace $20,900

Omega Omega Speedmaster Snoopy 3578.51.00 · 3578.51.00

Omega Speedmaster Snoopy 3578.51.00

$20,900
Aug 4, 2026 Near Mint
Rolex Rolex DeepSea Sea-Dweller James Cameron 116660 · 116660 Marketplace $17,215

Rolex Rolex DeepSea Sea-Dweller James Cameron 116660 · 116660

Rolex DeepSea Sea-Dweller James Cameron 116660

$17,215
Aug 4, 2026 New, Unworn with stickers
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