Auction results

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

150,147

Lots

$30,423

Average hammer, USD sales

$13,922,000

Record, USD sales

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What watches actually sold for

49% of lots beat their high estimate and only 6% fell short of the low, across 73,697 completed sales from 1991 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 21 Aug 2026.

49% above estimate 45% within 6% below
Lot Watch Estimate Result Vs estimate

Showing 271–300 of 176,019 auction records. 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

Showing 47,929,47,952 of 159,465 results

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Marketplace $13,750

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe

$13,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1601 Datejust · 1601 Marketplace $18,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 1601 Datejust · 1601

Rolex Ref 1601 Datejust

$18,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5513 5517 Submariner · 5513 Marketplace $137,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 5513 5517 Submariner · 5513

Rolex Ref 5513 5517 Submariner

$137,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3445 Calatrava · 3445 Marketplace $150,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3445 Calatrava · 3445

Patek Philippe Ref 3445 Calatrava

$150,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1503 Oyster Perpetual Date · 1503 Marketplace $3,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 1503 Oyster Perpetual Date · 1503

Rolex Ref 1503 Oyster Perpetual Date

$3,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner · 1680 Marketplace $23,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner · 1680

Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner

$23,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5170 G 001 Chronograph Collection · 5170 Marketplace $425,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5170 G 001 Chronograph Collection · 5170

Patek Philippe Ref 5170 G 001 Chronograph Collection

$425,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Marketplace $10,000

Rolex Rolex

Rolex

$10,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1019 Milgauss · 1019 Marketplace $25,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 1019 Milgauss · 1019

Rolex Ref 1019 Milgauss

$25,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5905 P 001 Chronograph And Annual Calendar Collection · 5905 Marketplace $437,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5905 P 001 Chronograph And Annual Calendar Collection · 5905

Patek Philippe Ref 5905 P 001 Chronograph And Annual Calendar Collection

$437,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16550 Explorer Ii · 16550 Marketplace $55,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 16550 Explorer Ii · 16550

Rolex Ref 16550 Explorer Ii

$55,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 96 Calatrava Marketplace $11,875

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 96 Calatrava

Patek Philippe Ref 96 Calatrava

$11,875
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 72040 423A Overseas Chronometer Officially Certified · 72040 Marketplace $35,000

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 72040 423A Overseas Chronometer Officially Certified · 72040

Vacheron Constantin Ref 72040 423A Overseas Chronometer Officially Certified

$35,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 · 1655 Marketplace $32,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 · 1655

Rolex Ref 1655

$32,500
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Marketplace $11,250

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe

$11,250
Aug 21, 2026
Ebel Ebel Ref 9124913 Voyager · 9124913 Marketplace $9,375

Ebel Ebel Ref 9124913 Voyager · 9124913

Ebel Ref 9124913 Voyager

$9,375
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16750 Gmt · 16750 Marketplace $15,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 16750 Gmt · 16750

Rolex Ref 16750 Gmt

$15,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Marketplace $9,375

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe

$9,375
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref Sa66131 Royal Oak · SA66131 Marketplace $21,250

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref Sa66131 Royal Oak · SA66131

Audemars Piguet Ref Sa66131 Royal Oak

$21,250
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16570 Explorer Ii · 16570 Marketplace $8,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 16570 Explorer Ii · 16570

Rolex Ref 16570 Explorer Ii

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 2508 Calatrava · 2508 Marketplace $15,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 2508 Calatrava · 2508

Patek Philippe Ref 2508 Calatrava

$15,000
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 96 0515 685 Elite Defy Xtreme Marketplace $18,750

Zenith Zenith Ref 96 0515 685 Elite Defy Xtreme

Zenith Ref 96 0515 685 Elite Defy Xtreme

$18,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1019 Milgauss · 1019 Marketplace $18,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 1019 Milgauss · 1019

Rolex Ref 1019 Milgauss

$18,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 2573 · 2573 Marketplace $5,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 2573 · 2573

Patek Philippe Ref 2573

$5,000
Aug 21, 2026
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