Auction results

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

150,181

Lots

$27,734

Average hammer, USD sales

$13,922,000

Record, USD sales

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What watches actually sold for

48% of lots beat their high estimate and only 7% fell short of the low, across 148,923 completed sales from 1989 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 28 Aug 2026.

48% above estimate 45% within 7% below
Lot Watch Estimate Result Vs estimate

These watches were offered but did not sell, because no bid reached the reserve. An unsold lot is still a data point: it marks where the market declined to go.

Showing 89–96 of 26,523 unsold lots. 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 archive443 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 archive120 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 archive311 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 archive84 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 archive7 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 archive749 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 50,161,50,184 of 165,718 results

Rolex Rolex Ref 16234 Datejust · 16234 Marketplace $30,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 16234 Datejust · 16234

Rolex Ref 16234 Datejust

$30,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1601 Oyster Perpetual Datejust Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified · 1601 Marketplace $17,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 1601 Oyster Perpetual Datejust Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified · 1601

Rolex Ref 1601 Oyster Perpetual Datejust Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified

$17,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1803 Day Date · 1803 Marketplace $81,250

Rolex Rolex Ref 1803 Day Date · 1803

Rolex Ref 1803 Day Date

$81,250
Aug 21, 2026
Blancpain Blancpain Villeret Perpetual Calendar Marketplace $62,500

Blancpain Blancpain Villeret Perpetual Calendar

Blancpain Villeret Perpetual Calendar

$62,500
Aug 21, 2026
Longines Longines Marketplace $93,750

Longines Longines

Longines

$93,750
Aug 21, 2026
Movado Movado Ref 270 Sub Sea · 270 Marketplace $95,000

Movado Movado Ref 270 Sub Sea · 270

Movado Ref 270 Sub Sea

$95,000
Aug 21, 2026
Minerva Marketplace $68,750

Minerva

Minerva

$68,750
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 3195 Ballon Bleu Chronograph · 3195 Marketplace $175,000

Cartier Cartier Ref 3195 Ballon Bleu Chronograph · 3195

Cartier Ref 3195 Ballon Bleu Chronograph

$175,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Ref 263 33 Marine Diver Chronometer · 263 Marketplace $25,000

Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Ref 263 33 Marine Diver Chronometer · 263

Ulysse Nardin Ref 263 33 Marine Diver Chronometer

$25,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 8171 Padellone · 8171 Marketplace $412,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 8171 Padellone · 8171

Rolex Ref 8171 Padellone

$412,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 8171 Padellone · 8171 Marketplace $312,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 8171 Padellone · 8171

Rolex Ref 8171 Padellone

$312,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6238 Pre Daytona · 6238 Marketplace $475,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 6238 Pre Daytona · 6238

Rolex Ref 6238 Pre Daytona

$475,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 Oyster Perpetual Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified Cosmograph Daytona · 16523 Marketplace $162,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 Oyster Perpetual Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified Cosmograph Daytona · 16523

Rolex Ref 16523 Oyster Perpetual Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified Cosmograph Daytona

$162,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116528 Daytona · 116528 Marketplace $475,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 116528 Daytona · 116528

Rolex Ref 116528 Daytona

$475,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16518 Daytona · 16518 Marketplace $200,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 16518 Daytona · 16518

Rolex Ref 16518 Daytona

$200,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Gerald Genta Ref 3632 Retro Fantasy Donald Duck · 3632 Marketplace $100,000

Gerald Genta Ref 3632 Retro Fantasy Donald Duck · 3632

Gerald Genta Ref 3632 Retro Fantasy Donald Duck

$100,000
Aug 21, 2026
Gerald Genta Ref 3632 Retro Fantasy Goofy · 3632 Marketplace $106,250

Gerald Genta Ref 3632 Retro Fantasy Goofy · 3632

Gerald Genta Ref 3632 Retro Fantasy Goofy

$106,250 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Sarpaneva Moomin Limited Edition Marketplace $112,500

Sarpaneva Moomin Limited Edition

Sarpaneva Moomin Limited Edition

$112,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Konstantin Chaykin Halloween Green Marketplace $137,500

Konstantin Chaykin Halloween Green

Konstantin Chaykin Halloween Green

$137,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Hublot Hublot Ref 703 Om 1138 Nr Fmi11 Big Bang King Power F1 India · 703 Marketplace $150,000

Hublot Hublot Ref 703 Om 1138 Nr Fmi11 Big Bang King Power F1 India · 703

Hublot Ref 703 Om 1138 Nr Fmi11 Big Bang King Power F1 India

$150,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 01 0200 415 Automatic El Primero So Called Tv Screen Or Fernsher Or The Big Blue · 01-0200-415 Marketplace $25,000

Zenith Zenith Ref 01 0200 415 Automatic El Primero So Called Tv Screen Or Fernsher Or The Big Blue · 01-0200-415

Zenith Ref 01 0200 415 Automatic El Primero So Called Tv Screen Or Fernsher Or The Big Blue

$25,000
Aug 21, 2026
Nivada Ref 87003 Datomaster · 87003 Marketplace $18,750

Nivada Ref 87003 Datomaster · 87003

Nivada Ref 87003 Datomaster

$18,750
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 3810 61 41 Speedmaster Reduced So Called Red Schumacher · 3810 Marketplace $16,250

Omega Omega Ref 3810 61 41 Speedmaster Reduced So Called Red Schumacher · 3810

Omega Ref 3810 61 41 Speedmaster Reduced So Called Red Schumacher

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 3510 12 00 Speedmaster Reduced So Called Yellow Schumacher · 3510 Marketplace $16,250

Omega Omega Ref 3510 12 00 Speedmaster Reduced So Called Yellow Schumacher · 3510

Omega Ref 3510 12 00 Speedmaster Reduced So Called Yellow Schumacher

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
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