Watch Auction Results, Realised Prices

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
5018	ROLEX SUBMARINER DATE 1680 STAINLESS STEEL Loupe This · 21 Jul 2026 40mm · Stainless steel · Automatic cal. 1570 · 1979 · grade V 8.5	$6,000–8,000	$10,228 incl. 10% premium	+28%
5017	Rolex Datejust Turn-O-Graph 16264 White Dial with Guarantee C… Loupe This · 21 Jul 2026 36mm · Stainless steel · Automatic cal. 3135 · 2007 · papers only · grade M 8.5	$4,000–6,000	$9,350 incl. 10% premium	+56%
5019	IWC Pilot's Watch Doppelchronograph IW3713-03 Stainless Steel Loupe This · 21 Jul 2026 42mm · Stainless steel · Automatic cal. 79230 · Circa 2000 · grade M 8.5	$3,000–5,000	$3,962 incl. 10% premium	-21%
5020	Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Memovox Alarm Q1418430 Silver Dial St… Loupe This · 21 Jul 2026 40mm · Stainless steel · Automatic cal. 956 · Circa 2010 · box and papers · grade M 8.5	$4,000–6,000	$3,740 incl. 10% premium	-38%
5016	Omega Speedmaster Date 3813.53.26 Japan Racing Dial Loupe This · 21 Jul 2026 39mm · Stainless steel · Automatic cal. 1152 · Circa 1998 · grade M 9.5	$2,000–3,000	$3,250 incl. 10% premium	+8%
5009	Tudor Heritage Advisor 79620TC Alarm Loupe This · 20 Jul 2026 42mm · Titanium (stainless s… · Automatic cal. T401-901 · 2020 · box and papers · grade M 10	$2,000–4,000	$8,800 incl. 10% premium	+120%
5011	MING MOONPHASE DATE 37.05 Loupe This · 20 Jul 2026 38mm · Stainless steel · Manual-wind Sellita for M… · 2024 · box and papers · grade M 9.5	$2,000–3,000	$4,423 incl. 10% premium	+47%
5010	KURONO TOKYO AZUKI ANNIVERSARY CALENDRIER Loupe This · 20 Jul 2026 38mm · Stainless steel · Automatic Miyota cal. 9122 · 2023 · box and papers · grade M 9	$2,000–3,000	$3,960 incl. 10% premium	+32%

All records 202,563 Sold 162,006 Unsold 26,523 Not disclosed 13,973

Showing 113–120 of 162,006 completed sales. 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 archive443 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 archive120 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 archive311 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 archive84 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 archive7 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 archive749 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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12 Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon Sotheby's · Hong Kong · 2021 $1,542,500

Audemars Piguet Ref 15091 Bc Canape

¥620,304

Aug 21, 2026

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 144 2 94 Master Control Memovox · 144

IWC Iwc Ref 3750 Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar · 3750

Chopard Chopard Ref 1272 Mille Miglia Gt Xl · 1272

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Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 15091 Bc Canape · 15091

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