Auction results

Hammer prices including buyer's premium, from completed auctions. Unlike an asking price, this is what a buyer actually paid.

150,140

Lots

$30,413

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 73,690 completed sales from 1991 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 19 Aug 2026.

49% above estimate 45% within 6% below
Lot Watch Estimate Result Vs estimate

Showing 51–100 of 172,565 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 47,833,47,856 of 153,811 results

Losada Riego Marketplace $5,375

Losada Riego

Losada Riego

$5,375
Aug 21, 2026
Breitling Breitling Ref 816 · 816 Marketplace $1,625

Breitling Breitling Ref 816 · 816

Breitling Ref 816

$1,625
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 179160 · 179160 Marketplace $20,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 179160 · 179160

Rolex Ref 179160

$20,000
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 5023 · 5023 Marketplace $22,500

IWC Iwc Ref 5023 · 5023

Iwc Ref 5023

$22,500
Aug 21, 2026
Lepine Marketplace $6,875

Lepine

Lepine

$6,875
Aug 21, 2026
Louis Berthoud Marketplace $81,250

Louis Berthoud

Louis Berthoud

$81,250
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Chronograph Marketplace $8,750

Omega Omega Chronograph

Omega Chronograph

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Chopard Chopard Marketplace $8,125

Chopard Chopard

Chopard

$8,125
Aug 21, 2026
Fix Watch Co Marketplace $6,250

Fix Watch Co

Fix Watch Co

$6,250
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 666A · 666A Marketplace $3,625

IWC Iwc Ref 666A · 666A

Iwc Ref 666A

$3,625
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 179174 · 179174 Marketplace $22,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 179174 · 179174

Rolex Ref 179174

$22,500
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3919J · 3919J Marketplace $6,875

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3919J · 3919J

Patek Philippe Ref 3919J

$6,875
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace $16,250

Unsigned

Unsigned

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace $23,750

Unsigned

Unsigned

$23,750
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Chronograph Marketplace $6,250

Omega Omega Chronograph

Omega Chronograph

$6,250
Aug 21, 2026
Chopard Chopard Marketplace $9,375

Chopard Chopard

Chopard

$9,375
Aug 21, 2026
Volta Marketplace $4,875

Volta

Volta

$4,875
Aug 21, 2026
Breitling Breitling Ref 7102 3 · 7102 Marketplace $2,500

Breitling Breitling Ref 7102 3 · 7102

Breitling Ref 7102 3

$2,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 179160 · 179160 Marketplace $20,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 179160 · 179160

Rolex Ref 179160

$20,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3919J · 3919J Marketplace $6,250

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3919J · 3919J

Patek Philippe Ref 3919J

$6,250
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace $16,250

Unsigned

Unsigned

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Marketplace $2,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe

$2,500
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 2393 3 Chronograph · 2393 Marketplace $8,750

Omega Omega Ref 2393 3 Chronograph · 2393

Omega Ref 2393 3 Chronograph

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Piaget Piaget Ref 27700 · 27700 Marketplace $17,500

Piaget Piaget Ref 27700 · 27700

Piaget Ref 27700

$17,500
Aug 21, 2026
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