Watch Auction Results, Realised Prices

What watches actually sold for

40% of lots beat their high estimate and only 11% fell short of the low, across 11,800 completed sales at Sotheby's from 2019 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 6 Aug 2026.

40% above estimate 49% within 11% below

Lot	Watch	Estimate	Result	Vs estimate
2375	Reference 1526 \| A yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch … Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$800,000–2,000,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2377	Reference 2497, The last example made \| A yellow gold perpetu… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$4,000,000–10,000,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2378	A yellow gold, diamond and enamel-set pendant watch with enam… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$60,000–80,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2379	A platinum openface keyless watch with black enamel Art Deco … Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$50,000–80,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2380	A yellow gold and enamel-set keyless lever brooch watch with … Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$80,000–120,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2382	A platinum minute repeating openface keyless lever watch, Mad… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$240,000–400,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2383	Tortue Monopoussoir 'CPCP', Reference 2356 \| A yellow gold si… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$280,000–400,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2384	Tortue Monopoussoir "CPCP", Reference 2396 \| A white gold sin… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$350,000–500,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2386	Masters Chronograph, Reference S247 \| A stainless steel chron… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$120,000–240,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2387	Répétition Souveraine \| A stainless steel semi-skeletonised m… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$2,400,000–4,000,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2389	“Calatrava On the Lake", Reference 5089G-032 \| A limited edit… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$800,000–1,500,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2390	Retrograde, Reference 2127 \| A white gold wristwatch with ret… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$350,000–650,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2391	School of Fish, Reference 5177G-028 \| A limited edition white… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$800,000–1,500,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2392	Chronograph Skeleton \| A pink gold skeletonised chronograph w… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$260,000–450,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2393	Nautilus, Reference 5712 \| A stainless steel bracelet watch w… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$600,000–800,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2394	Volutes \| A yellow gold tourbillon wristwatch, Circa 1995 Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$500,000–1,000,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2395	Tourbillon Skeleton, Reference 2187 \| A pink gold double dial… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$1,600,000–3,200,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2396	Reference 5170 \| A white gold chronograph wristwatch, Circa 2… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$240,000–500,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2397	Reference 5110 \| A platinum world time wristwatch, Circa 2002 Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$280,000–600,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2398	Reference 5180 \| A white gold skeletonised bracelet watch, In… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$400,000–600,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2399	Reference 5016 ‘Second Series’ \| A pink gold minute repeating… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$3,500,000–10,000,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2400	Tourbillon Souverain \| An important limited edition pink gold… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$15,000,000–30,000,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2401	Reference 5196 \| A platinum wristwatch with two tone dial, Ci… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$160,000–320,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2402	Reference 5159 \| A pink gold perpetual calendar wristwatch wi… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$240,000–400,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2403	Reference 5131 \| A white gold world time wristwatch with cloi… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$500,000–800,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2404	Mandalas, Reference 5089/300G-001 \| A limited edition white g… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$1,600,000–2,400,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2405	Tokyo Edition Set \| Calatrava Reference 7127 and Calatrava Re… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$320,000–500,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2406	Reference 5125 \| A limited edition platinum annual calendar w… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$600,000–1,200,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2408	Reference 5370P \| A platinum split seconds chronograph wristw… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$1,000,000–2,000,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2409	Octa Chronographe \| A platinum flyback chronograph wristwatch… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$3,000,000–6,000,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2410	Calatrava Pilot Travel Time, Reference 5524 \| A white gold du… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$200,000–400,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2411	Gondolo, Reference 5200 \| A white gold wristwatch with day, d… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$200,000–400,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2412	Celestial, Reference 5102, Likely a pre-production model \| A … Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$1,600,000–2,400,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2413	lineSport Chronographe Rattrapante \| A titanium split seconds… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$1,500,000–2,400,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2414	Octa Chronographe \| An important platinum flyback chronograph… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$12,000,000–20,000,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2415	Reference 5971 \| A platinum and diamond-set perpetual calenda… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$1,900,000–3,200,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2416	Chronomètre à Résonance \| A platinum dual time wristwatch wit… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$3,200,000–5,000,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2417	Nautilus, Reference 5711/111P-001 \| A platinum and sapphire-s… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$5,500,000–9,500,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2418	Octa Jour et Nuit Ruthenium \| A limited edition platinum wris… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$3,200,000–5,000,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2419	Reference 5374 \| A platinum minute repeating perpetual calend… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$4,500,000–6,500,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2420	Reverso Platinum Number Two, Reference 270.6.48 \| A limited e… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$200,000–400,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2421	1815 Chronograph, Reference 401.026 \| A white gold flyback ch… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$240,000–500,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2422	Datograph, Reference 403.031 \| A pink gold flyback chronograp… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$240,000–400,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2423	Richard Lange "Pour le Mérite”, Reference 260.025 \| A limited… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$600,000–1,600,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2424	Tourbillon “Pour le Mérite”, Reference 701.001 \| A limited ed… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$1,200,000–2,400,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2425	Reference 844 \| A very fine and rare yellow gold minute repea… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$480,000–800,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2426	A pink gold minute repeating perpetual calendar chronograph h… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$240,000–500,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2427	A yellow gold 6-minute flying tourbillon split seconds chrono… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$160,000–320,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2428	A heavy yellow gold and enamel minute repeating chronograph h… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$240,000–480,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2429	A heavy and very large yellow gold two-train grande and petit… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$1,200,000–3,000,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2430	A lady's platinum minute repeating wristwatch , Circa 1895 Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$80,000–160,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2431	A very fine and heavy yellow gold two train grande and petite… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$240,000–480,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2432	A pink gold minute repeating perpetual calendar chronograph h… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$160,000–320,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2433	A pink gold and enamel minute repeating split seconds chronog… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$160,000–240,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2434	A pink gold minute repeating perpetual calendar chronograph h… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$160,000–320,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2435	A yellow gold minute repeating split seconds chronograph open… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$200,000–400,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2436	A yellow gold and enamel minute repeating perpetual calendar … Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$160,000–320,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2437	A yellow gold minute repeating split seconds chronograph open… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$160,000–320,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2439	A thin yellow gold quarter repeating openface keyless lever w… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$80,000–160,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2440	A yellow gold and enamel chronograph openface keyless lever p… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$80,000–160,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2441	A pink gold quarter repeating split seconds chronograph openf… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$80,000–160,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2442	A yellow gold minute repeating openface keyless lever watch w… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$120,000–240,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2443	A stainless steel openface keyless lever watch with enamel di… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$50,000–80,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2444	Reference 3445 \| A yellow gold bracelet watch with date, Circ… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$80,000–160,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2445	Gondolo, Reference 3528/3 \| A yellow gold bracelet watch, Cir… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$50,000–100,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2446	Vintage Vache Naturelle HAC Haut à Courroies 60 Brass Hardwar… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$42,000–65,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2447	Vintage Vache Naturelle HAC Haut à Courroies 55 Brass Hardwar… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$42,000–65,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2449	A pink gold quarter repeating openface keyless lever miniatur… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$50,000–80,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2450	A set of one vintage Black Ardennes and Vache Naturelle Trave… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$42,000–65,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2451	A set of two bags, first a vintage Fauve Barenia double-sided… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$42,000–65,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2452	A yellow gold and enamel two-train carillon minute repeating … Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$160,000–320,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2453	Vache Naturelle HAC Haut à Courroies 50 Brass Hardware, Circa… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$42,000–65,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2454	Vintage Rouge H Box HAC Haut à Courroies 50 Brass Hardware, C… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$42,000–65,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2455	A white gold wristwatch, Circa 1983 Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$60,000–120,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2456	Vintage Naturel Chamonix HAC Haut à Courroies 50 Brass Hardwa… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$42,000–65,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2457	Vintage Vache Naturelle HAC Haut à Courroies 45 Brass Hardwar… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$42,000–65,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2458	A platinum, yellow gold and diamond-set lady’s rectangular wr… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$80,000–120,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2459	A platinum and diamond-set pendant watch, Circa 1913 Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$65,000–95,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2460	London retailed \| A platinum and diamond-set baguette-form pe… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$50,000–65,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2461	Diabolo \| A yellow gold, platinum, enamel and diamond-set lad… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$80,000–160,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2462	Diabolo \| A yellow gold, platinum, enamel and diamond-set lad… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$80,000–160,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2463	London retailed \| A silver 8-day dashboard clock made by the … Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$24,000–40,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2464	Tank Cintrée Dual Time \| A very rare yellow gold dual time wr… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$240,000–480,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2465	A yellow gold foldable pendant watch with concealed dial, Cir… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$50,000–100,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2466	Fabergé, Reference 78101 \| A yellow gold wristwatch, Circa 19… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$50,000–80,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2467	New York retailed \| Tank L.C. \| A rectangular yellow gold wri… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$80,000–120,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2468	Carrée \| A rare platinum cushion-form openface keyless lever … Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$95,000–150,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2469	A platinum and diamond-set openface pendant watch, Circa 1913 Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$48,000–65,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2470	A platinum and rock crystal mounted openface keyless lever wa… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$65,000–95,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2471	Baignoire Joaillerie, Reference 1955 \| A special edition whit… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$100,000–200,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2472	Baignoire Allongée, Reference 2514 \| A white gold, pink sapph… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$300,000–600,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2473	Jeton \| An unusual yellow gold openface token-form keyless le… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$80,000–120,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2474	Couteau \| A fine and unusual yellow gold and enamel ultra thi… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$40,000–65,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2475	London retailed \| Tortue à Pattes \| An unusual tonneau-form y… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$80,000–120,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2476	Tank Américaine ‘Art Deco’, Reference 1710 \| A special editio… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$80,000–160,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2477	New York retailed \| Ovale \| A slim oval yellow gold wristwatc… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$24,000–40,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2478	Baignoire \| An oval yellow gold lady’s wristwatch with origin… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$65,000–95,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2479	London retailed \| Tank Normale \| A rectangular platinum lady’… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$480,000–600,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2480	Baignoire \| A white gold wristwatch, Circa 1970 Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$400,000–800,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
2481	Clash [UN]limited, Reference WJMB0002 \| A white gold and diam… Sotheby's · 18 Sep 2026	HK$150,000–300,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–

All records 52,920 Sold 12,145 Unsold 1,203 Not disclosed 13,973

Showing 1,101–1,200 of 52,920 auction records at Sotheby'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

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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 archive449 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 archive120 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 archive316 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 archive84 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 archive7 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 archive749 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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