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

£22,302

Average hammer, USD sales

£10,205,675

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 51–100 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 47,449,47,472 of 163,212 results

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5110P 001 World Time Watch · 5110P Marketplace £32,988

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5110P 001 World Time Watch · 5110P

Patek Philippe Ref 5110P 001 World Time Watch

£32,988
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 79260 Tiger Prince Date Orange Dial · 79260 Marketplace £42,151

Tudor Tudor Ref 79260 Tiger Prince Date Orange Dial · 79260

Tudor Ref 79260 Tiger Prince Date Orange Dial

£42,151
Aug 21, 2026
Richard Pendleton Marketplace £31,155

Richard Pendleton

Richard Pendleton

£31,155
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Marketplace £1,741

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe

£1,741
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 148 0062 Pic 3692 30 Speedmaster Apollo Xi 1969 1994 · 148 Marketplace £25,657

Omega Omega Ref 148 0062 Pic 3692 30 Speedmaster Apollo Xi 1969 1994 · 148

Omega Ref 148 0062 Pic 3692 30 Speedmaster Apollo Xi 1969 1994

£25,657
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Marketplace £73,306

Rolex Rolex

Rolex

£73,306
Aug 21, 2026
TAG Heuer Tag Heuer Ref Cw5140 Monaco · CW5140 Marketplace £4,765

TAG Heuer Tag Heuer Ref Cw5140 Monaco · CW5140

Tag Heuer Ref Cw5140 Monaco

£4,765
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 1460 Diabolo Mecanique · 1460 Marketplace £2,932

Cartier Cartier Ref 1460 Diabolo Mecanique · 1460

Cartier Ref 1460 Diabolo Mecanique

£2,932
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 7200R 001 Calatrava Ultra Thin Automatic · 7200R Marketplace £9,163

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 7200R 001 Calatrava Ultra Thin Automatic · 7200R

Patek Philippe Ref 7200R 001 Calatrava Ultra Thin Automatic

£9,163
Aug 21, 2026
International Watch Co Ref 866 A Ingenieur · 866 Marketplace £53,147

International Watch Co Ref 866 A Ingenieur · 866

International Watch Co Ref 866 A Ingenieur

£53,147
Aug 21, 2026
Longines Longines Ref 3494 · 3494 Marketplace £10,080

Longines Longines Ref 3494 · 3494

Longines Ref 3494

£10,080
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 600 1 King Abdul Al Aziz Iii · 600 Marketplace £27,490

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 600 1 King Abdul Al Aziz Iii · 600

Patek Philippe Ref 600 1 King Abdul Al Aziz Iii

£27,490
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 345 0063 Speedmaster Apollo Xi · 345 Marketplace £119,122

Omega Omega Ref 345 0063 Speedmaster Apollo Xi · 345

Omega Ref 345 0063 Speedmaster Apollo Xi

£119,122 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Gucci Marketplace £4,123

Gucci

Gucci

£4,123
Aug 21, 2026
Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Ref 010 88 Freak · 010 Marketplace £43,837

Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Ref 010 88 Freak · 010

Ulysse Nardin Ref 010 88 Freak

£43,837
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Santos Dumont Marketplace £10,080

Cartier Cartier Santos Dumont

Cartier Santos Dumont

£10,080
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5711 1A 010 Nautilus · 5711 Marketplace £73,306

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5711 1A 010 Nautilus · 5711

Patek Philippe Ref 5711 1A 010 Nautilus

£73,306
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Reversible Cabriolet Marketplace £54,980

Cartier Cartier Reversible Cabriolet

Cartier Reversible Cabriolet

£54,980
Aug 21, 2026
Eterna Eterna Marketplace £2,932

Eterna Eterna

Eterna

£2,932
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 1110M 001 · 1110M Marketplace £96,214

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 1110M 001 · 1110M

Patek Philippe Ref 1110M 001

£96,214 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref St 186 004 Speedmaster Professional Quartz Seamaster Marketplace £54,980

Omega Omega Ref St 186 004 Speedmaster Professional Quartz Seamaster

Omega Ref St 186 004 Speedmaster Professional Quartz Seamaster

£54,980
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116519 Oyster Perpetual Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified Cosmograph Daytona · 116519 Marketplace £219,918

Rolex Rolex Ref 116519 Oyster Perpetual Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified Cosmograph Daytona · 116519

Rolex Ref 116519 Oyster Perpetual Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified Cosmograph Daytona

£219,918 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5508 Submariner · 5508 Marketplace £16,201

Rolex Rolex Ref 5508 Submariner · 5508

Rolex Ref 5508 Submariner

£16,201
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref Wsta0064 Tank Must · WSTA0064 Marketplace £5,040

Cartier Cartier Ref Wsta0064 Tank Must · WSTA0064

Cartier Ref Wsta0064 Tank Must

£5,040
Aug 21, 2026
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