Watch Auction Results, Realised Prices

What watches actually sold for

Every lot below is a completed sale, newest first.

Lot	Watch	Estimate	Result	Vs estimate
4	Octa Zodiaque \| A limited edition platinum wristwatch with zo… Sotheby's · 10 Jul 2026	$280,000–400,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
2	Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar, Reference 26579CE.OO.1225 \| A b… Sotheby's · 10 Jul 2026	$150,000–250,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
9	Reference 5975 \| A limited edition white gold multi-scale chr… Sotheby's · 10 Jul 2026	$50,000–80,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
7	Day-Date, Reference 18208 \| A yellow gold wristwatch with day… Sotheby's · 10 Jul 2026	$130,000–200,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
1	‘Rafael Nadal’, Reference RM35-03 \| A white quartz TPT skelet… Sotheby's · 10 Jul 2026	$350,000–600,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
10	Octa Quantième Perpétuel \| A platinum perpetual calendar wris… Sotheby's · 10 Jul 2026	$200,000–400,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
8	Chronomètre Bleu \| A tantalum wristwatch, Circa 2017 Sotheby's · 10 Jul 2026	$140,000–200,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
11	Reference 5975 \| A limited edition yellow gold multi-scale ch… Sotheby's · 10 Jul 2026	$35,000–60,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
13	‘Full Titanium Jacket’, Reference UR-100V \| A limited edition… Sotheby's · 10 Jul 2026	$30,000–50,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
39	A gold and enamel verge watch, Circa 1765 Sotheby's · 24 Jun 2026	$3,000–5,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
41	A gold and enamel verge watch, Circa 1750 Sotheby's · 24 Jun 2026	$3,000–5,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
82	Tank Louis \| A yellow gold wristwatch with engraved case back… Sotheby's · 24 Jun 2026	$10,000–15,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
39	A gold and enamel verge watch, Circa 1765 Sotheby's · 24 Jun 2026	$3,000–5,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
41	A gold and enamel verge watch, Circa 1750 Sotheby's · 24 Jun 2026	$3,000–5,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
82	Tank Louis \| A yellow gold wristwatch with engraved case back… Sotheby's · 24 Jun 2026	$10,000–15,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
301	A watch tool kit by Scatola del Tempo accompanied by a cap, C… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$3,000–6,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
302	Pendulette Réveil Souveraine \| A stainless steel table clock … Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$4,000–8,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
303	A group of accessories comprising a brass painted ashtray and… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$3,000–6,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
304	A group of accessories comprising a paperweight, lighter, wal… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$2,000–4,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
305	A rare yellow gold and diamond-set Rolex necklace, Circa 1980 Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$15,000–30,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
306	Ellipse \| A set of white gold and enamel cufflinks with match… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$5,000–10,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
307	Reference 3788 Golden Ellipse \| A yellow gold wristwatch wit… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$7,000–12,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
308	Reference 5036/1 \| A pink gold automatic annual calendar wris… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$20,000–40,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
309	Reference 6007G-011 Calatrava 'Blue' \| A white gold automatic… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$20,000–40,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
310	Reference 126900 Air-King \| A stainless steel automatic wrist… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$6,000–12,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
311	Reference 216570 Explorer II \| A stainless steel automatic du… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$6,000–12,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
312	Reference 116719BLRO GMT-Master II 'Pepsi' \| A white gold aut… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$20,000–30,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
313	Reference 16518 ‘Zenith Inverted 6’ Daytona \| A yellow gold a… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$15,000–30,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
314	Reference 16523 'Floating Cosmograph Zenith' Daytona \| A yell… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$20,000–40,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
315	Reference 126506 Daytona \| A platinum automatic chronograph w… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$80,000–160,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
316	Reference 320.025 Lange 1 Daymatic \| A platinum automatic wri… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$20,000–40,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
317	Reference 115.031 Grand Lange 1 \| A pink gold wristwatch with… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$20,000–40,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
318	Reference 5707BB/12/9V6 Le Réveil du Tsar \| A white gold dual… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$10,000–20,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
319	Reference PFS921-1020001-100182 Tonda Tourbillon Yoshida Spec… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$20,000–40,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
320	Classic Micro-Rotor \| A limited edition stainless steel autom… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$25,000–50,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
321	RM018 AI WG Hommage a Boucheron \| A unique white gold skeleto… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$750,000–1,400,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
322	Reference 3081 Libre Froissée \| A white gold and diamond-set … Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$15,000–25,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
323	Reference 4908/101 Twenty-4 \| A white gold and diamond-set wr… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$200,000–400,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
324	Reference 102562 Diva’s Dream \| A pink gold diamond and pink … Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$55,000–100,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
325	Reference 9850 D 72 'Elizabeth Taylor' \| A yellow gold bracel… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$30,000–60,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
326	Reference 5048 1 \| A yellow and white gold, nephrite, and lap… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$15,000–30,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
327	Reference 4121/1 'Pepita' \| A yellow gold wristwatch with int… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$25,000–50,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
328	A white gold rectangular wristwatch with Breguet numerals dia… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$5,000–10,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
329	A rare white gold and enamel wristwatch, Circa 1925 Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$7,000–10,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
330	A white gold mechanical square tortoise shape wristwatch, Cir… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$12,000–18,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
331	Reference 6034 \| A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch, Ci… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$20,000–40,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
332	Reference 6263 ‘Big Red’ Daytona \| A stainless steel chronogr… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$50,000–100,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
333	Reference 6542 GMT Master \| A stainless steel automatic dual … Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$20,000–40,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
334	Reference 5064A-001 Aquanaut \| A stainless steel wristwatch w… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$15,000–30,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
335	Reference 5107J-001 Calatrava \| A yellow gold automatic wrist… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$10,000–20,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–

All records 24,885 Unsold 3,428 Not disclosed 21,457

Showing 1–50 of 24,885 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 archive270 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 archive57 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 archive204 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 archive35 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 archive3 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 archive502 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

MOTHER-OF-PEARL, DIAMOND, ENAMEL, YELLOW GOLD AND SILVER WATCH

€1,319

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace €108,949

A Queen Anne gilt-brass mounted ebony striking eight day table clock THOMAS TOMPION AND EDWARD BANGER, LONDON, NO.465. CIRCA 1708

€108,949 Record

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace €328.77

A French pale onyx and gilt-metal mounted striking eight day mantel clock LATE 19TH CENTURY

€328.77

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace €2,825

DIAMOND AND GREEN ENAMEL PENDANT WATCH AND CHAIN

€2,825

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace €278,473

A William III miniature brass-mounted and inlaid ebony striking eight day table clock with pull quarter repeat THOMAS TOMPION, LONDON, NO.271, IN SECOND CASE. CIRCA 1696

€278,473 Record

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace €565.08

A French Bronze A French bronze, white marble and glass striking eight day mantel clock LATE 19TH CENTURY

A French bronze, white marble and glass striking eight day mantel clock LATE 19TH CENTURY

€2,637

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace €1,130

A LATE FEDERAL MAHOGANY PILLAR AND SCROLL CLOCK

€1,130

Aug 21, 2026

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Auction results

What watches actually sold for

The most expensive watches ever sold

A French Vernis Martin and gilt-bronze mounted striking eight day mantel clock CIRCA 1890

LADY'S DIAMOND AND YELLOW GOLD WRISTWATCH

A William III gilt-brass mounted ebonised striking eight day table clock with pull quarter repeat JOHN CLOWES, LONDON. CIRCA 1700

A French gilt-bronze and porcelain-mounted striking eight day mantel clock JAPY FRÈRES. CIRCA 1880

LADY'S YELLOW GOLD WRISTWATCH

A William III gilt-brass mounted ebony eight day striking table clock with pull quarter repeat THOMAS TOMPION, LONDON, NO.249. CIRCA 1695

A French white marble and gilt-bronze mounted striking eight day portico mantel clock and garniture DREVON, LYON, MOVEMENT BY JAPY FRÈRES. EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Mother-Of-Pearl MOTHER-OF-PEARL, DIAMOND, ENAMEL, YELLOW GOLD AND SILVER WATCH

A Queen Anne gilt-brass mounted ebony striking eight day table clock THOMAS TOMPION AND EDWARD BANGER, LONDON, NO.465. CIRCA 1708

A French pale onyx and gilt-metal mounted striking eight day mantel clock LATE 19TH CENTURY

DIAMOND AND GREEN ENAMEL PENDANT WATCH AND CHAIN

A William III miniature brass-mounted and inlaid ebony striking eight day table clock with pull quarter repeat THOMAS TOMPION, LONDON, NO.271, IN SECOND CASE. CIRCA 1696

A French Bronze A French bronze, white marble and glass striking eight day mantel clock LATE 19TH CENTURY

LADY'S ART DECO DIAMOND AND EMERALD WRISTWATCH

AN ORMOLU AND MARBLE CLASSICAL SHELF CLOCK

A French ormolu and brown agate eight day timepiece mantel clock LATE 19TH CENTURY

DIAMOND AND SIMULATED EMERALD WRISTWATCH

A CLASSICAL ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK

A French white marble and gilt-bronze striking eight day portico mantel clock LATE 19TH CENTURY

LADY'S ART DECO DIAMOND AND PLATINUM WRISTWATCH

A FEDERAL EGLOMISE BANJO CLOCK

White (George), English Lantern Clocks 1580-1800 , Antique Collectors' Club, 1989

DIAMOND WATCH-BRACELET

A LATE FEDERAL MAHOGANY PILLAR AND SCROLL CLOCK