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

€26,034

Average hammer, USD sales

€11,917,580

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 101–150 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 48,001,48,024 of 153,811 results

Moeris Ref 487 · 487 Marketplace €1,070

Moeris Ref 487 · 487

Moeris Ref 487

€1,070
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 524205 · 524205 Marketplace €21,401

IWC Iwc Ref 524205 · 524205

Iwc Ref 524205

€21,401
Aug 21, 2026
F P Journe Marketplace €192,606

F P Journe

F P Journe

€192,606 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Gerald Genta Ref 2840 4 · 2840 Marketplace €17,121

Gerald Genta Ref 2840 4 · 2840

Gerald Genta Ref 2840 4

€17,121
Aug 21, 2026
G Schulze Marketplace €13,910

G Schulze

G Schulze

€13,910
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6062 · 6062 Marketplace €107,003

Rolex Rolex Ref 6062 · 6062

Rolex Ref 6062

€107,003 Record
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Marketplace €3,424

IWC Iwc

Iwc

€3,424
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 · 1675 Marketplace €8,025

Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 · 1675

Rolex Ref 1675

€8,025
Aug 21, 2026
Seca Marketplace €695.95

Seca

Seca

€695.95
Aug 21, 2026
A Lange Sohne Ref 760 025F · 760 Marketplace €127,548

A Lange Sohne Ref 760 025F · 760

A Lange Sohne Ref 760 025F

€127,548 Record
Aug 21, 2026
F P Journe Marketplace €224,707

F P Journe

F P Journe

€224,707 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Chronoswiss Chronoswiss Ref Ch 1423 Marketplace €13,375

Chronoswiss Chronoswiss Ref Ch 1423

Chronoswiss Ref Ch 1423

€13,375
Aug 21, 2026
Charles Oudin Marketplace €17,121

Charles Oudin

Charles Oudin

€17,121
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6238 · 6238 Marketplace €90,953

Rolex Rolex Ref 6238 · 6238

Rolex Ref 6238

€90,953 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 2256 · 2256 Marketplace €4,173

Omega Omega Ref 2256 · 2256

Omega Ref 2256

€4,173
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6265 · 6265 Marketplace €27,821

Rolex Rolex Ref 6265 · 6265

Rolex Ref 6265

€27,821
Aug 21, 2026
Minerva Marketplace €1,819

Minerva

Minerva

€1,819
Aug 21, 2026
Thomas Earnshaw Marketplace €6,206

Thomas Earnshaw

Thomas Earnshaw

€6,206
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5396 G · 5396 Marketplace €203,306

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5396 G · 5396

Patek Philippe Ref 5396 G

€203,306 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Chronoswiss Chronoswiss Ref Ch 1223 Marketplace €11,770

Chronoswiss Chronoswiss Ref Ch 1223

Chronoswiss Ref Ch 1223

€11,770
Aug 21, 2026
L Epine Marketplace €12,305

L Epine

L Epine

€12,305
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6241 6238 · 6241 Marketplace €85,603

Rolex Rolex Ref 6241 6238 · 6241

Rolex Ref 6241 6238

€85,603
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6285 Oyster · 6285 Marketplace €8,560

Rolex Rolex Ref 6285 Oyster · 6285

Rolex Ref 6285 Oyster

€8,560
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6240 · 6240 Marketplace €74,902

Rolex Rolex Ref 6240 · 6240

Rolex Ref 6240

€74,902
Aug 21, 2026
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