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

Showing 901–950 of 202,563 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 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 48,697,48,720 of 165,718 results

Rolex Rolex Ref 16600T Sea Dweller Polizi Di Stato · 16600T Marketplace $169,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 16600T Sea Dweller Polizi Di Stato · 16600T

Rolex Ref 16600T Sea Dweller Polizi Di Stato

$169,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Breguet Breguet Ref 3820 Transatlantique Aeronavale Type Xx · 3820 Marketplace $9,375

Breguet Breguet Ref 3820 Transatlantique Aeronavale Type Xx · 3820

Breguet Ref 3820 Transatlantique Aeronavale Type Xx

$9,375
Aug 21, 2026
Minerva Minerva 1958 1998 Marketplace $21,250

Minerva Minerva 1958 1998

Minerva Minerva 1958 1998

$21,250
Aug 21, 2026
Gerald Genta Ref G 3188 7 Bomba Marketplace $3,120

Gerald Genta Ref G 3188 7 Bomba

Gerald Genta Ref G 3188 7 Bomba

$3,120
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 4279G Gondolo · 4279G Marketplace $11,875

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 4279G Gondolo · 4279G

Patek Philippe Ref 4279G Gondolo

$11,875
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Elag For Patek Philippe Ellipse Marketplace $6,000

Patek Philippe Elag For Patek Philippe Ellipse

Elag For Patek Philippe Ellipse

$6,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref Crb7059300 · CRB7059300 Marketplace $8,750

Cartier Cartier Ref Crb7059300 · CRB7059300

Cartier Ref Crb7059300

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5070P 001 Grand Complication Chronograph · 5070P Marketplace $1,812,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5070P 001 Grand Complication Chronograph · 5070P

Patek Philippe Ref 5070P 001 Grand Complication Chronograph

$1,812,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3603 Beta 21 · 3603 Marketplace $16,900

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3603 Beta 21 · 3603

Patek Philippe Ref 3603 Beta 21

$16,900
Aug 21, 2026
Vulcain Vulcain Ref 100306 037 Cricket Aviator · 100306 Marketplace $6,250

Vulcain Vulcain Ref 100306 037 Cricket Aviator · 100306

Vulcain Ref 100306 037 Cricket Aviator

$6,250
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Panerai Ref Pam00779 Op7238 Luminor California 8 Days · PAM00779 Marketplace $45,000

Panerai Panerai Ref Pam00779 Op7238 Luminor California 8 Days · PAM00779

Panerai Ref Pam00779 Op7238 Luminor California 8 Days

$45,000
Aug 21, 2026
Gerald Genta Ref G 2859 Marketplace $13,000

Gerald Genta Ref G 2859

Gerald Genta Ref G 2859

$13,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 7200 Calatrava Ultra Thin · 7200 Marketplace $12,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 7200 Calatrava Ultra Thin · 7200

Patek Philippe Ref 7200 Calatrava Ultra Thin

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
Breguet Breguet Ref 3355 · 3355 Marketplace $60,000

Breguet Breguet Ref 3355 · 3355

Breguet Ref 3355

$60,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref B7212500 · B7212500 Marketplace $12,500

Cartier Cartier Ref B7212500 · B7212500

Cartier Ref B7212500

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5131R 001 World Time Single Sealed · 5131R Marketplace $962,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5131R 001 World Time Single Sealed · 5131R

Patek Philippe Ref 5131R 001 World Time Single Sealed

$962,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 9002 Cufflinks · 9002 Marketplace $2,600

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 9002 Cufflinks · 9002

Patek Philippe Ref 9002 Cufflinks

$2,600
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 3098 Baignoire · 3098 Marketplace $11,250

Cartier Cartier Ref 3098 Baignoire · 3098

Cartier Ref 3098 Baignoire

$11,250
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref Iw500109 Portugieser Automatic · IW500109 Marketplace $30,000

IWC Iwc Ref Iw500109 Portugieser Automatic · IW500109

Iwc Ref Iw500109 Portugieser Automatic

$30,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3563 2 Retailed By Gubelin Luzern Lucerne · 3563 Marketplace $10,400

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3563 2 Retailed By Gubelin Luzern Lucerne · 3563

Patek Philippe Ref 3563 2 Retailed By Gubelin Luzern Lucerne

$10,400
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3800 2 Nautilus · 3800 Marketplace $43,750

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3800 2 Nautilus · 3800

Patek Philippe Ref 3800 2 Nautilus

$43,750
Aug 21, 2026
Parmigiani Fleurier Parmigiani Fleurier Ref Pf000015 Classic · PF000015 Marketplace $7,500

Parmigiani Fleurier Parmigiani Fleurier Ref Pf000015 Classic · PF000015

Parmigiani Fleurier Ref Pf000015 Classic

$7,500
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref B3040400 · B3040400 Marketplace $8,125

Cartier Cartier Ref B3040400 · B3040400

Cartier Ref B3040400

$8,125
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3940J 014 · 3940J Marketplace $350,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3940J 014 · 3940J

Patek Philippe Ref 3940J 014

$350,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
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