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 751–800 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 48,721,48,744 of 161,201 results

Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 Cosmograph Daytona · 16520 Marketplace $375,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 Cosmograph Daytona · 16520

Rolex Ref 16520 Cosmograph Daytona

$375,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Pasha Chronograph Marketplace $11,750

Cartier Cartier Pasha Chronograph

Cartier Pasha Chronograph

$11,750
Aug 21, 2026
Chopard Chopard Ref 36 1224 Chronographie Quantieme Perpetual Marketplace $93,750

Chopard Chopard Ref 36 1224 Chronographie Quantieme Perpetual

Chopard Ref 36 1224 Chronographie Quantieme Perpetual

$93,750
Aug 21, 2026
International Watch Co Ref 3523 Mark Xv Spitfire · 3523 Marketplace $3,750

International Watch Co Ref 3523 Mark Xv Spitfire · 3523

International Watch Co Ref 3523 Mark Xv Spitfire

$3,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii · 1655 Marketplace $20,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii · 1655

Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii

$20,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1019 Milgauss · 1019 Marketplace $225,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 1019 Milgauss · 1019

Rolex Ref 1019 Milgauss

$225,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Certina Ref 8701 504 Chronolympique · 8701 Marketplace $16,250

Certina Ref 8701 504 Chronolympique · 8701

Certina Ref 8701 504 Chronolympique

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
Girard-Perregaux Girard Perregaux Ref 9021 Vintage Chronographe A Rattrapante Foudroyante · 9021 Marketplace $75,000

Girard-Perregaux Girard Perregaux Ref 9021 Vintage Chronographe A Rattrapante Foudroyante · 9021

Girard Perregaux Ref 9021 Vintage Chronographe A Rattrapante Foudroyante

$75,000
Aug 21, 2026
Daniel Roth Ref 196 X 40 Tourbillon Retrograde Date · 196 Marketplace $38,750

Daniel Roth Ref 196 X 40 Tourbillon Retrograde Date · 196

Daniel Roth Ref 196 X 40 Tourbillon Retrograde Date

$38,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1016 Partially Erased Explorer · 1016 Marketplace $10,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 1016 Partially Erased Explorer · 1016

Rolex Ref 1016 Partially Erased Explorer

$10,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Submariner · 1675 Marketplace $168,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Submariner · 1675

Rolex Ref 1675 Submariner

$168,750 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Charles Nicolet Watch Co Ref 207 18 · 207 Marketplace $7,500

Charles Nicolet Watch Co Ref 207 18 · 207

Charles Nicolet Watch Co Ref 207 18

$7,500
Aug 21, 2026
Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis Ref M28 18 5 Much More · M28 Marketplace $42,500

Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis Ref M28 18 5 Much More · M28

Roger Dubuis Ref M28 18 5 Much More

$42,500
Aug 21, 2026
Daniel Roth Ref 197 X 60 Masters Quantieme Tourbillon · 197 Marketplace $75,000

Daniel Roth Ref 197 X 60 Masters Quantieme Tourbillon · 197

Daniel Roth Ref 197 X 60 Masters Quantieme Tourbillon

$75,000
Aug 21, 2026
Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Marketplace $8,750

Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin

Ulysse Nardin

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5030 Oyster Perpetual Bubble Back · 5030 Marketplace $93,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 5030 Oyster Perpetual Bubble Back · 5030

Rolex Ref 5030 Oyster Perpetual Bubble Back

$93,750
Aug 21, 2026
Charles Nicolet Watch Co Telda Cal Venus 185 Annee 1945 Marketplace $150,000

Charles Nicolet Watch Co Telda Cal Venus 185 Annee 1945

Charles Nicolet Watch Co Telda Cal Venus 185 Annee 1945

$150,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis Ref M34 1447 0 Ob 761 671Dt Much More · M34 Marketplace $75,000

Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis Ref M34 1447 0 Ob 761 671Dt Much More · M34

Roger Dubuis Ref M34 1447 0 Ob 761 671Dt Much More

$75,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 1601 Louis Cartier · 1601 Marketplace $30,000

Cartier Cartier Ref 1601 Louis Cartier · 1601

Cartier Ref 1601 Louis Cartier

$30,000
Aug 21, 2026
Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Marketplace $8,750

Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin

Ulysse Nardin

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6610 Explorer · 6610 Marketplace $93,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 6610 Explorer · 6610

Rolex Ref 6610 Explorer

$93,750
Aug 21, 2026
Charles Oudin Horloger De La Marine Marketplace $65,000

Charles Oudin Horloger De La Marine

Charles Oudin Horloger De La Marine

$65,000
Aug 21, 2026
Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis Ref M28 18 0 Much More · M28 Marketplace $62,000

Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis Ref M28 18 0 Much More · M28

Roger Dubuis Ref M28 18 0 Much More

$62,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 1734 Tank Americaine · 1734 Marketplace $16,250

Cartier Cartier Ref 1734 Tank Americaine · 1734

Cartier Ref 1734 Tank Americaine

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
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