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 501–550 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 47,953,47,976 of 163,212 results

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 1578 · 1578 Marketplace $93,750

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 1578 · 1578

Patek Philippe Ref 1578

$93,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 126719Blro Gmt Master Ii Meteorite Dial · 126719BLRO Marketplace $600,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 126719Blro Gmt Master Ii Meteorite Dial · 126719BLRO

Rolex Ref 126719Blro Gmt Master Ii Meteorite Dial

$600,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer · 14270 Marketplace $5,625

Rolex Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer · 14270

Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer

$5,625
Aug 21, 2026
Terond Ranier Marketplace $20,000

Terond Ranier

Terond Ranier

$20,000
Aug 21, 2026
De Bethune Ref Db 2 Marketplace $425,000

De Bethune Ref Db 2

De Bethune Ref Db 2

$425,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 2198 · 2198 Marketplace $60,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 2198 · 2198

Patek Philippe Ref 2198

$60,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5167 1 Steel Aquanaut · 5167 Marketplace $59,800

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5167 1 Steel Aquanaut · 5167

Patek Philippe Ref 5167 1 Steel Aquanaut

$59,800
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5960 1A 001 Annual Calendar Flyback Chronograph · 5960 Marketplace $45,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5960 1A 001 Annual Calendar Flyback Chronograph · 5960

Patek Philippe Ref 5960 1A 001 Annual Calendar Flyback Chronograph

$45,000
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Decorated Dial Marketplace $40,000

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Decorated Dial

Vacheron Constantin Decorated Dial

$40,000
Aug 21, 2026
F P Journe Invenit Et Fecit Chronometre A Resonance Marketplace $1,500,000

F P Journe Invenit Et Fecit Chronometre A Resonance

F P Journe Invenit Et Fecit Chronometre A Resonance

$1,500,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116619Lb Submariner Smurf · 116619LB Marketplace $32,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 116619Lb Submariner Smurf · 116619LB

Rolex Ref 116619Lb Submariner Smurf

$32,500
Aug 21, 2026
Lecoultre Marketplace $1,375

Lecoultre

Lecoultre

$1,375
Aug 21, 2026
Daniel Roth Ellipsocurvex Marketplace $90,000

Daniel Roth Ellipsocurvex

Daniel Roth Ellipsocurvex

$90,000
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 79326Or Zz 1086Or 01 Carnegie · 79326OR Marketplace $150,000

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 79326Or Zz 1086Or 01 Carnegie · 79326OR

Audemars Piguet Ref 79326Or Zz 1086Or 01 Carnegie

$150,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6263 6239 Cosmograph Daytona · 6263 Marketplace $312,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 6263 6239 Cosmograph Daytona · 6263

Rolex Ref 6263 6239 Cosmograph Daytona

$312,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 6000G 010 Calatrava · 6000G Marketplace $16,250

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 6000G 010 Calatrava · 6000G

Patek Philippe Ref 6000G 010 Calatrava

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3565 1 Made For Ios The Million Dollar Associate U S A 1955 1973 · 3565 Marketplace $47,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3565 1 Made For Ios The Million Dollar Associate U S A 1955 1973 · 3565

Patek Philippe Ref 3565 1 Made For Ios The Million Dollar Associate U S A 1955 1973

$47,500
Aug 21, 2026
F.P. Journe Fp Journe Ref Cts Centigraphe Sport · CTS Marketplace $950,000

F.P. Journe Fp Journe Ref Cts Centigraphe Sport · CTS

Fp Journe Ref Cts Centigraphe Sport

$950,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116523 Cosmograph Daytona · 116523 Marketplace $21,250

Rolex Rolex Ref 116523 Cosmograph Daytona · 116523

Rolex Ref 116523 Cosmograph Daytona

$21,250
Aug 21, 2026
Griesbaum Marketplace $11,875

Griesbaum

Griesbaum

$11,875
Aug 21, 2026
Mb F L Epee Ref 76 6000 114 Arachnophobia Marketplace $81,250

Mb F L Epee Ref 76 6000 114 Arachnophobia

Mb F L Epee Ref 76 6000 114 Arachnophobia

$81,250
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 46007 73001 946 333 · 46007 Marketplace $65,000

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 46007 73001 946 333 · 46007

Vacheron Constantin Ref 46007 73001 946 333

$65,000
Aug 21, 2026
Vianney Halter Trio Grande Date Marketplace $65,000

Vianney Halter Trio Grande Date

Vianney Halter Trio Grande Date

$65,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5100P 001 10 Days · 5100P Marketplace $48,750

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5100P 001 10 Days · 5100P

Patek Philippe Ref 5100P 001 10 Days

$48,750
Aug 21, 2026
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