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

$27,741

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 148,889 completed sales from 1989 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 21 Aug 2026.

48% above estimate 45% within 7% below
Lot Watch Estimate Result Vs estimate

Showing 101–150 of 202,528 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 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 46,969,46,992 of 165,684 results

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 25940 Royal Oak Offshore · 25940 Marketplace $12,500

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 25940 Royal Oak Offshore · 25940

Audemars Piguet Ref 25940 Royal Oak Offshore

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
Alexandre Huning Equation Of Time Marchant Sidereal Time Deck Watch Marketplace $33,750

Alexandre Huning Equation Of Time Marchant Sidereal Time Deck Watch

Alexandre Huning Equation Of Time Marchant Sidereal Time Deck Watch

$33,750
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 436 Mark Ix · 436 Marketplace $125,000

IWC Iwc Ref 436 Mark Ix · 436

Iwc Ref 436 Mark Ix

$125,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 30 00 10 672 Elite Chronometre · 30 Marketplace $4,250

Zenith Zenith Ref 30 00 10 672 Elite Chronometre · 30

Zenith Ref 30 00 10 672 Elite Chronometre

$4,250
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 4301 · 4301 Marketplace $37,500

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 4301 · 4301

Vacheron Constantin Ref 4301

$37,500
Aug 21, 2026
Longines Longines Ref 5966 4 · 5966 Marketplace $2,375

Longines Longines Ref 5966 4 · 5966

Longines Ref 5966 4

$2,375
Aug 21, 2026
Longines Longines 30Ch Marketplace $6,250

Longines Longines 30Ch

Longines 30Ch

$6,250
Aug 21, 2026
Bvlgari Ref Bgo 40 Sxt Octo Finissimo · BGO Marketplace $72,500

Bvlgari Ref Bgo 40 Sxt Octo Finissimo · BGO

Bvlgari Ref Bgo 40 Sxt Octo Finissimo

$72,500
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 49 9008 9004749 R782 Defy El Primero 21 Felipe Pantone · 49.9008.9004749.R782 Marketplace $6,875

Zenith Zenith Ref 49 9008 9004749 R782 Defy El Primero 21 Felipe Pantone · 49.9008.9004749.R782

Zenith Ref 49 9008 9004749 R782 Defy El Primero 21 Felipe Pantone

$6,875
Aug 21, 2026
J L A Beguelin World Time Watch 24 Hour Dial Marketplace $7,250

J L A Beguelin World Time Watch 24 Hour Dial

J L A Beguelin World Time Watch 24 Hour Dial

$7,250
Aug 21, 2026
Longines Longines Ref 5699 · 5699 Marketplace $487,500

Longines Longines Ref 5699 · 5699

Longines Ref 5699

$487,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 92 0100 418 Port Royal El Primero · 92.0100.418 Marketplace $8,125

Zenith Zenith Ref 92 0100 418 Port Royal El Primero · 92.0100.418

Zenith Ref 92 0100 418 Port Royal El Primero

$8,125
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Marketplace $32,500

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin

Vacheron Constantin

$32,500
Aug 21, 2026
Longines Longines Ref L 2 808 4 Heritage Diver 1967 · L.2.808.4 Marketplace $1,625

Longines Longines Ref L 2 808 4 Heritage Diver 1967 · L.2.808.4

Longines Ref L 2 808 4 Heritage Diver 1967

$1,625
Aug 21, 2026
Ecole D Horlogerie Le Locle World Time Desk Clock Marketplace $2,500

Ecole D Horlogerie Le Locle World Time Desk Clock

Ecole D Horlogerie Le Locle World Time Desk Clock

$2,500
Aug 21, 2026
Jacquet Droz Ref J027035542 Grande Seconde Power Reserve · J027035542 Marketplace $50,000

Jacquet Droz Ref J027035542 Grande Seconde Power Reserve · J027035542

Jacquet Droz Ref J027035542 Grande Seconde Power Reserve

$50,000
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref Iw323604 Ingenieur · IW323604 Marketplace $3,500

IWC Iwc Ref Iw323604 Ingenieur · IW323604

Iwc Ref Iw323604 Ingenieur

$3,500
Aug 21, 2026
Charles Ducommun The Prophet Moses Marketplace $425,000

Charles Ducommun The Prophet Moses

Charles Ducommun The Prophet Moses

$425,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Longines Longines Ref 5161 · 5161 Marketplace $325,000

Longines Longines Ref 5161 · 5161

Longines Ref 5161

$325,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 3545 Novecento · 3545 Marketplace $10,000

IWC Iwc Ref 3545 Novecento · 3545

Iwc Ref 3545 Novecento

$10,000
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Marketplace $52,500

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin

Vacheron Constantin

$52,500
Aug 21, 2026
Longines Longines Ref 23505 · 23505 Marketplace $4,750

Longines Longines Ref 23505 · 23505

Longines Ref 23505

$4,750
Aug 21, 2026
Ecole D Horlogerie Marketplace $2,250

Ecole D Horlogerie

Ecole D Horlogerie

$2,250
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref Iw3716 05 Portuguese Chronograph · IW3716 Marketplace $37,500

IWC Iwc Ref Iw3716 05 Portuguese Chronograph · IW3716

Iwc Ref Iw3716 05 Portuguese Chronograph

$37,500
Aug 21, 2026
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