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 651–700 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 48,385,48,408 of 163,212 results

Dunhill Marketplace $4,550

Dunhill

Dunhill

$4,550
Aug 21, 2026
Poresa Marketplace $750.00

Poresa

Poresa

$750.00
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Tank Marketplace $11,050

Cartier Cartier Tank

Cartier Tank

$11,050
Aug 21, 2026
Qlocktwo Qlocktwow39 Qlocktwo Touch Marketplace $2,000

Qlocktwo Qlocktwow39 Qlocktwo Touch

Qlocktwo Qlocktwow39 Qlocktwo Touch

$2,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Desk Clock Marketplace $10,400

Cartier Cartier Desk Clock

Cartier Desk Clock

$10,400
Aug 21, 2026
Rado Rado Ref 104 0118 3 Diastar · 104 Marketplace $1,062

Rado Rado Ref 104 0118 3 Diastar · 104

Rado Ref 104 0118 3 Diastar

$1,062
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Marketplace $6,110

Cartier Cartier

Cartier

$6,110
Aug 21, 2026
Richard Marketplace $750.00

Richard

Richard

$750.00
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Tank Marketplace $39,000

Cartier Cartier Tank

Cartier Tank

$39,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 2653 Precision · 2653 Marketplace $10,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 2653 Precision · 2653

Rolex Ref 2653 Precision

$10,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Marketplace $10,400

Cartier Cartier

Cartier

$10,400
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116520 Oyster Perpetual Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified Cosmograph Daytona · 116520 Marketplace $231,250

Rolex Rolex Ref 116520 Oyster Perpetual Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified Cosmograph Daytona · 116520

Rolex Ref 116520 Oyster Perpetual Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified Cosmograph Daytona

$231,250 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Tank Americaine Marketplace $6,110

Cartier Cartier Tank Americaine

Cartier Tank Americaine

$6,110
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16234 16200 Oyster Perpetual Datejust Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified · 16234 Marketplace $55,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 16234 16200 Oyster Perpetual Datejust Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified · 16234

Rolex Ref 16234 16200 Oyster Perpetual Datejust Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified

$55,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Tank Obus Marketplace $15,600

Cartier Cartier Tank Obus

Cartier Tank Obus

$15,600
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 15200 Oyster Perpetual Date Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified · 15200 Marketplace $35,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 15200 Oyster Perpetual Date Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified · 15200

Rolex Ref 15200 Oyster Perpetual Date Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified

$35,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Tank Marketplace $53,300

Cartier Cartier Tank

Cartier Tank

$53,300
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Precision Marketplace $12,000

Rolex Rolex Precision

Rolex Precision

$12,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Tank Bec D Aigle Marketplace $19,500

Cartier Cartier Tank Bec D Aigle

Cartier Tank Bec D Aigle

$19,500
Aug 21, 2026
Schwob Freres Co Under The Trademark Trusty Probably Made By Charles Barbezat Baillot Le Locle Marketplace $25,000

Schwob Freres Co Under The Trademark Trusty Probably Made By Charles Barbezat Baillot Le Locle

Schwob Freres Co Under The Trademark Trusty Probably Made By Charles Barbezat Baillot Le Locle

$25,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Tank Louis Cartier Marketplace $18,200

Cartier Cartier Tank Louis Cartier

Cartier Tank Louis Cartier

$18,200
Aug 21, 2026
Schwob Freres Co Under The Trademark Jwc Marketplace $11,000

Schwob Freres Co Under The Trademark Jwc

Schwob Freres Co Under The Trademark Jwc

$11,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Tank Marketplace $11,700

Cartier Cartier Tank

Cartier Tank

$11,700
Aug 21, 2026
Shanghai Ref Ss4 Military · SS4 Marketplace $12,500

Shanghai Ref Ss4 Military · SS4

Shanghai Ref Ss4 Military

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
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