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 153–160 of 162,006 completed sales. 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 46,561,46,584 of 165,718 results

Rolex Rolex Ref 18048 18000 Day Date · 18048 Marketplace $12,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 18048 18000 Day Date · 18048

Rolex Ref 18048 18000 Day Date

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16660 Sea Dweller · 16660 Marketplace $8,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 16660 Sea Dweller · 16660

Rolex Ref 16660 Sea Dweller

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 14060 Submariner · 14060 Marketplace $8,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 14060 Submariner · 14060

Rolex Ref 14060 Submariner

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5513 Submariner · 5513 Marketplace $35,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 5513 Submariner · 5513

Rolex Ref 5513 Submariner

$35,000
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 7928 Oyster Prince Submariner · 7928 Marketplace $16,250

Tudor Tudor Ref 7928 Oyster Prince Submariner · 7928

Tudor Ref 7928 Oyster Prince Submariner

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 7928 Oyster Prince Submariner · 7928 Marketplace $12,500

Tudor Tudor Ref 7928 Oyster Prince Submariner · 7928

Tudor Ref 7928 Oyster Prince Submariner

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 Cosmograph Daytona · 16523 Marketplace $12,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 Cosmograph Daytona · 16523

Rolex Ref 16523 Cosmograph Daytona

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 Cosmograph Daytona · 16523 Marketplace $12,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 Cosmograph Daytona · 16523

Rolex Ref 16523 Cosmograph Daytona

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5135G 010 Gondolo Calendario · 5135G Marketplace $23,750

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5135G 010 Gondolo Calendario · 5135G

Patek Philippe Ref 5135G 010 Gondolo Calendario

$23,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3940 · 3940 Marketplace $37,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3940 · 3940

Patek Philippe Ref 3940

$37,500
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3945 001 · 3945 Marketplace $37,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3945 001 · 3945

Patek Philippe Ref 3945 001

$37,500
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 6119R 001 Calatrava · 6119R Marketplace $23,750

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 6119R 001 Calatrava · 6119R

Patek Philippe Ref 6119R 001 Calatrava

$23,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 1660M Nymphenburg Porcelain · 1660M Marketplace $106,250

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 1660M Nymphenburg Porcelain · 1660M

Patek Philippe Ref 1660M Nymphenburg Porcelain

$106,250 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Marvin Marketplace $1,875

Marvin

Marvin

$1,875
Aug 21, 2026
Lemania Marketplace $2,250

Lemania

Lemania

$2,250
Aug 21, 2026
Jardur Pilgrim Marketplace $3,000

Jardur Pilgrim

Jardur Pilgrim

$3,000
Aug 21, 2026
Breitling Breitling Ref 808 Chronomat · 808 Marketplace $2,000

Breitling Breitling Ref 808 Chronomat · 808

Breitling Ref 808 Chronomat

$2,000
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref G582 El Primero · G582 Marketplace $10,000

Zenith Zenith Ref G582 El Primero · G582

Zenith Ref G582 El Primero

$10,000
Aug 21, 2026
Heuer Heuer Ref 7743 Nt Camaro 30 · 7743 Marketplace $3,000

Heuer Heuer Ref 7743 Nt Camaro 30 · 7743

Heuer Ref 7743 Nt Camaro 30

$3,000
Aug 21, 2026
Heuer Heuer Ref 750 503 Montreal · 750 Marketplace $2,750

Heuer Heuer Ref 750 503 Montreal · 750

Heuer Ref 750 503 Montreal

$2,750
Aug 21, 2026
Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 885104 02 Space Compax · 885104 Marketplace $9,375

Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 885104 02 Space Compax · 885104

Universal Geneve Ref 885104 02 Space Compax

$9,375
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 1215 Naviquartz · 1215 Marketplace $2,750

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 1215 Naviquartz · 1215

Patek Philippe Ref 1215 Naviquartz

$2,750
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Calendar 2100 Marketplace $4,000

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Calendar 2100

Audemars Piguet Calendar 2100

$4,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex L Heure A La Seconde Marketplace $8,125

Rolex Rolex L Heure A La Seconde

Rolex L Heure A La Seconde

$8,125
Aug 21, 2026
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