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 48,769,48,792 of 153,811 results

Cartier Cartier Ref St 190005 Marketplace $21,250

Cartier Cartier Ref St 190005

Cartier Ref St 190005

$21,250
Aug 21, 2026
Jules Jurgensen Marketplace $162,500

Jules Jurgensen

Jules Jurgensen

$162,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Marketplace $81,250

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin

Vacheron Constantin

$81,250
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 2618 · 2618 Marketplace $25,000

Cartier Cartier Ref 2618 · 2618

Cartier Ref 2618

$25,000
Aug 21, 2026
Jules Jurgensen Marketplace $62,500

Jules Jurgensen

Jules Jurgensen

$62,500
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Marketplace $62,500

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin

Vacheron Constantin

$62,500
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 2303 · 2303 Marketplace $16,250

Cartier Cartier Ref 2303 · 2303

Cartier Ref 2303

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
Jules Jurgensen Marketplace $300,000

Jules Jurgensen

Jules Jurgensen

$300,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Marketplace $5,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe

$5,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 2602 · 2602 Marketplace $25,000

Cartier Cartier Ref 2602 · 2602

Cartier Ref 2602

$25,000
Aug 21, 2026
Ernest Guinand Marketplace $325,000

Ernest Guinand

Ernest Guinand

$325,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Marketplace $5,250

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe

$5,250
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 2510 · 2510 Marketplace $15,000

Cartier Cartier Ref 2510 · 2510

Cartier Ref 2510

$15,000
Aug 21, 2026
Chopard Chopard Ref 8309 · 8309 Marketplace $12,500

Chopard Chopard Ref 8309 · 8309

Chopard Ref 8309

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Marketplace $4,375

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe

$4,375
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 2531 · 2531 Marketplace $22,500

Cartier Cartier Ref 2531 · 2531

Cartier Ref 2531

$22,500
Aug 21, 2026
Universal Ref 699 104 · 699 Marketplace $11,250

Universal Ref 699 104 · 699

Universal Ref 699 104

$11,250
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Marketplace $4,875

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe

$4,875
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 2767 · 2767 Marketplace $87,500

Cartier Cartier Ref 2767 · 2767

Cartier Ref 2767

$87,500
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 30 00 15 682 Marketplace $25,000

Zenith Zenith Ref 30 00 15 682

Zenith Ref 30 00 15 682

$25,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Marketplace $43,750

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe

$43,750
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 2385 · 2385 Marketplace $56,250

Cartier Cartier Ref 2385 · 2385

Cartier Ref 2385

$56,250
Aug 21, 2026
Gerald Genta Ref G 3342 7 Marketplace $15,000

Gerald Genta Ref G 3342 7

Gerald Genta Ref G 3342 7

$15,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Marketplace $6,875

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe

$6,875
Aug 21, 2026
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