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

$27,751

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 7% fell short of the low, across 121,852 completed sales from 1989 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 21 Aug 2026.

49% above estimate 44% within 7% below
Lot Watch Estimate Result Vs estimate

These watches were offered but did not sell, because no bid reached the reserve. An unsold lot is still a data point: it marks where the market declined to go.

Showing 9–16 of 26,357 unsold lots. 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 archive442 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 archive58 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 archive310 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 archive742 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 47,521,47,544 of 165,290 results

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5524R 001 Calatrava Pilot Travel Time · 5524R Marketplace $250,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5524R 001 Calatrava Pilot Travel Time · 5524R

Patek Philippe Ref 5524R 001 Calatrava Pilot Travel Time

$250,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
A Lange Sohne Ref 101 035 Lange 1 Darth · 101 Marketplace $42,500

A Lange Sohne Ref 101 035 Lange 1 Darth · 101

A Lange Sohne Ref 101 035 Lange 1 Darth

$42,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16800 Submariner · 16800 Marketplace $112,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 16800 Submariner · 16800

Rolex Ref 16800 Submariner

$112,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 42000 Fastrider · 42000 Marketplace $2,000

Tudor Tudor Ref 42000 Fastrider · 42000

Tudor Ref 42000 Fastrider

$2,000
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Marketplace $13,750

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet

$13,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 2509 · 2509 Marketplace $112,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 2509 · 2509

Patek Philippe Ref 2509

$112,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Breguet Breguet Ref 3357 · 3357 Marketplace $27,500

Breguet Breguet Ref 3357 · 3357

Breguet Ref 3357

$27,500
Aug 21, 2026
Hublot Hublot Big Bang Meca 10 Marketplace $8,750

Hublot Hublot Big Bang Meca 10

Hublot Big Bang Meca 10

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116505 Daytona · 116505 Marketplace $312,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 116505 Daytona · 116505

Rolex Ref 116505 Daytona

$312,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
A Lange Sohne Ref 116 025 Time Zone Zeitzone · 116 Marketplace $35,000

A Lange Sohne Ref 116 025 Time Zone Zeitzone · 116

A Lange Sohne Ref 116 025 Time Zone Zeitzone

$35,000
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 7924 Submariner · 7924 Marketplace $300,000

Tudor Tudor Ref 7924 Submariner · 7924

Tudor Ref 7924 Submariner

$300,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 70150 P01 Black Bay · 70150 Marketplace $2,000

Tudor Tudor Ref 70150 P01 Black Bay · 70150

Tudor Ref 70150 P01 Black Bay

$2,000
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Marketplace $13,750

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet

$13,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3445 · 3445 Marketplace $83,750

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3445 · 3445

Patek Philippe Ref 3445

$83,750
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 43050 Mercator · 43050 Marketplace $47,500

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 43050 Mercator · 43050

Vacheron Constantin Ref 43050 Mercator

$47,500
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 5000 Portuguese 7 Days · 5000 Marketplace $6,875

IWC Iwc Ref 5000 Portuguese 7 Days · 5000

Iwc Ref 5000 Portuguese 7 Days

$6,875
Aug 21, 2026
L Epee Ref 74 6004 164 Time Fast D8 Marketplace $112,500

L Epee Ref 74 6004 164 Time Fast D8

L Epee Ref 74 6004 164 Time Fast D8

$112,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
A Lange Sohne Ref 115 021 Grand Lange 1 · 115 Marketplace $40,000

A Lange Sohne Ref 115 021 Grand Lange 1 · 115

A Lange Sohne Ref 115 021 Grand Lange 1

$40,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16808 Submariner · 16808 Marketplace $450,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 16808 Submariner · 16808

Rolex Ref 16808 Submariner

$450,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Breitling Breitling Ref A24322121C2P1 Navitimer World · A24322121C2P1 Marketplace $3,000

Breitling Breitling Ref A24322121C2P1 Navitimer World · A24322121C2P1

Breitling Ref A24322121C2P1 Navitimer World

$3,000
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Marketplace $8,750

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3514 4 · 3514 Marketplace $81,250

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3514 4 · 3514

Patek Philippe Ref 3514 4

$81,250
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3417 Amagnetic · 3417 Marketplace $75,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3417 Amagnetic · 3417

Patek Philippe Ref 3417 Amagnetic

$75,000
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref Iw379503 Aquatimer Expedition Charles Darwin · IW379503 Marketplace $4,500

IWC Iwc Ref Iw379503 Aquatimer Expedition Charles Darwin · IW379503

Iwc Ref Iw379503 Aquatimer Expedition Charles Darwin

$4,500
Aug 21, 2026
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