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
340	Reference 1675 GMT-Master 'Root Beer' \| A yellow gold and sta… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$10,000–20,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
341	Reference 1675 GMT-Master 'Nipple Dial' \| A stainless steel a… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$7,000–14,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
342	Rolex Steel GMT Ref 16750 "Pepsi" on bracelet Serial 8521914 Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$8,000–12,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
399	Reference 16758 GMT-Master \| A yellow gold automatic dual tim… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026	$20,000–30,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
73	Reference 1675 GMT-Master 'Root Beer' \| A yellow gold automat… Sotheby's · 15 Jun 2026	$40,000–80,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
79	Reference 1675 GMT-Master 'Nipple Dial' \| A yellow gold autom… Sotheby's · 15 Jun 2026	$50,000–100,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
73	Reference 1675 GMT-Master 'Root Beer' \| A yellow gold automat… Sotheby's · 15 Jun 2026	$40,000–80,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
79	Reference 1675 GMT-Master 'Nipple Dial' \| A yellow gold autom… Sotheby's · 15 Jun 2026	$50,000–100,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–

Rolex 1675

127 recorded sales across 5 houses, 2006 to 2026. US dollar sales only.

+67% median, 2006 to 2026

2006 $8,400 1*

2009 $4,875 2*

2010 $6,375 6

2011 $5,000 6

2012 $10,625 6

2013 $5,125 4

2014 $11,250 3

2015 $17,500 13

2016 $13,750 8

2017 $112,500 1*

2018 $37,500 4

2019 $27,500 3

2020 $23,750 3

2021 $19,800 9

2022 $19,020 8

2023 $25,688 10

2024 $12,505 16

2025 $16,259 16

2026 $14,025 8

Bar shows the full range of prices paid that year; the mark is the median. Median rather than average, so one exceptional lot does not distort the year. * Years marked with an asterisk have fewer than three recorded sales, too few to read as a market level.

All records 241 Not disclosed 241

Showing 1–8 of 241 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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Rolex Ref. 116759SANR GMT-Master II

$698,500 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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What watches actually sold for

The most expensive watches ever sold

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT-Master · 16750

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Type C” · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Gilt-Gloss MK III Dial” · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Gilt-Gloss Dial” · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 116759SANR GMT-Master II · 116759SANR

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Gilt-Gloss Dial” · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16758 GMT-Master · 16758

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master "Tropical MK III" · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 116759SANR GMT-Master II · 116759SANR