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

$30,423

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 73,697 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 61–90 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 48,937,48,960 of 159,465 results

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 25799Bc Edward Piguet · 25799BC Marketplace $13,750

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 25799Bc Edward Piguet · 25799BC

Audemars Piguet Ref 25799Bc Edward Piguet

$13,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner · 1680 Marketplace $25,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner · 1680

Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner

$25,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Marketplace $12,500

Cartier Cartier

Cartier

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
Pilot Namiki Big Red Prototype Marketplace $23,750

Pilot Namiki Big Red Prototype

Pilot Namiki Big Red Prototype

$23,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 4386 · 4386 Marketplace $2,750

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 4386 · 4386

Patek Philippe Ref 4386

$2,750
Aug 21, 2026
Franck Muller Franck Muller Double Face Chronograph Marketplace $31,200

Franck Muller Franck Muller Double Face Chronograph

Franck Muller Double Face Chronograph

$31,200
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 25858 Bc Oo D019Cr 01 Repetition Minutes Tourbillon Jules Audemars · 25858 Marketplace $562,500

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 25858 Bc Oo D019Cr 01 Repetition Minutes Tourbillon Jules Audemars · 25858

Audemars Piguet Ref 25858 Bc Oo D019Cr 01 Repetition Minutes Tourbillon Jules Audemars

$562,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Thomas Prescher Trilogy Doubleaxis Tourbillon Marketplace $62,500

Thomas Prescher Trilogy Doubleaxis Tourbillon

Thomas Prescher Trilogy Doubleaxis Tourbillon

$62,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner · 1680 Marketplace $16,250

Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner · 1680

Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
Tiffany Co Marketplace $3,000

Tiffany Co

Tiffany Co

$3,000
Aug 21, 2026
Dunhill Namiki Flowers Marketplace $12,500

Dunhill Namiki Flowers

Dunhill Namiki Flowers

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5575G 001 · 5575G Marketplace $112,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5575G 001 · 5575G

Patek Philippe Ref 5575G 001

$112,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Breguet Breguet Ref 3350R Tourbillon · 3350R Marketplace $33,800

Breguet Breguet Ref 3350R Tourbillon · 3350R

Breguet Ref 3350R Tourbillon

$33,800
Aug 21, 2026
Bvlgari Ref 102872 Spp37Wgdmopl Serpenti Incantati · 102872 Marketplace $112,500

Bvlgari Ref 102872 Spp37Wgdmopl Serpenti Incantati · 102872

Bvlgari Ref 102872 Spp37Wgdmopl Serpenti Incantati

$112,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Daniel Roth Ref 196 X 40 Ellipse · 196 Marketplace $22,500

Daniel Roth Ref 196 X 40 Ellipse · 196

Daniel Roth Ref 196 X 40 Ellipse

$22,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6542 Gmt Master · 6542 Marketplace $15,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 6542 Gmt Master · 6542

Rolex Ref 6542 Gmt Master

$15,000
Aug 21, 2026
Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Ref 131 77 9 7290 San Marco Flamenco Dancer And A Guitar Player Limited Edition No 05 25 · 131 Marketplace $112,500

Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Ref 131 77 9 7290 San Marco Flamenco Dancer And A Guitar Player Limited Edition No 05 25 · 131

Ulysse Nardin Ref 131 77 9 7290 San Marco Flamenco Dancer And A Guitar Player Limited Edition No 05 25

$112,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Dunhill Namiki Hannya Marketplace $305,000

Dunhill Namiki Hannya

Dunhill Namiki Hannya

$305,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3700 1 Nautilus · 3700 Marketplace $155,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3700 1 Nautilus · 3700

Patek Philippe Ref 3700 1 Nautilus

$155,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Girard-Perregaux Girard Perregaux Ref 49539 53 451 Bk6B 1966 · 49539 Marketplace $9,750

Girard-Perregaux Girard Perregaux Ref 49539 53 451 Bk6B 1966 · 49539

Girard Perregaux Ref 49539 53 451 Bk6B 1966

$9,750
Aug 21, 2026
Ebel Ebel Watch Co Marketplace $125,000

Ebel Ebel Watch Co

Ebel Watch Co

$125,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 81180 000R Patrimony · 81180 Marketplace $10,625

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 81180 000R Patrimony · 81180

Vacheron Constantin Ref 81180 000R Patrimony

$10,625
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Oyster Marketplace $1,125

Rolex Rolex Oyster

Rolex Oyster

$1,125
Aug 21, 2026
Kutchinsky Marketplace $250,000

Kutchinsky

Kutchinsky

$250,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
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