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

£22,315

Average hammer, USD sales

£10,211,453

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 17–24 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 47,641,47,664 of 153,818 results

Rolex Rolex Ref 6622 · 6622 Marketplace £1,650

Rolex Rolex Ref 6622 · 6622

Rolex Ref 6622

£1,650
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 734 · 734 Marketplace £2,292

Rolex Rolex Ref 734 · 734

Rolex Ref 734

£2,292
Aug 21, 2026
Breguet Breguet Ref 3820 · 3820 Marketplace £3,209

Breguet Breguet Ref 3820 · 3820

Breguet Ref 3820

£3,209
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5501 Explorer · 5501 Marketplace £2,017

Rolex Rolex Ref 5501 Explorer · 5501

Rolex Ref 5501 Explorer

£2,017
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 79190 · 79190 Marketplace £6,876

Tudor Tudor Ref 79190 · 79190

Tudor Ref 79190

£6,876
Aug 21, 2026
Quare Marketplace £1,834

Quare

Quare

£1,834
Aug 21, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 2161 · 2161 Marketplace £7,335

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 2161 · 2161

Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 2161

£7,335
Aug 21, 2026
Breguet Breguet Marketplace £7,793

Breguet Breguet

Breguet

£7,793
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 8784 · 8784 Marketplace £2,475

Rolex Rolex Ref 8784 · 8784

Rolex Ref 8784

£2,475
Aug 21, 2026
Laurent Ferrier Laurent Ferrier Ref Fbn 916 Marketplace £64,179

Laurent Ferrier Laurent Ferrier Ref Fbn 916

Laurent Ferrier Ref Fbn 916

£64,179
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 9892 Precision · 9892 Marketplace £1,375

Rolex Rolex Ref 9892 Precision · 9892

Rolex Ref 9892 Precision

£1,375
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 79190 · 79190 Marketplace £3,667

Tudor Tudor Ref 79190 · 79190

Tudor Ref 79190

£3,667
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace £1,009

Unsigned

Unsigned

£1,009
Aug 21, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 5806 · 5806 Marketplace £14,670

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 5806 · 5806

Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 5806

£14,670
Aug 21, 2026
Breguet Breguet Ref 7787 · 7787 Marketplace £8,252

Breguet Breguet Ref 7787 · 7787

Breguet Ref 7787

£8,252
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1803 · 1803 Marketplace £8,252

Rolex Rolex Ref 1803 · 1803

Rolex Ref 1803

£8,252
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 2175 · 2175 Marketplace £3,667

Omega Omega Ref 2175 · 2175

Omega Ref 2175

£3,667
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6352 Oyster Perpetual · 6352 Marketplace £19,254

Rolex Rolex Ref 6352 Oyster Perpetual · 6352

Rolex Ref 6352 Oyster Perpetual

£19,254
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5508 · 5508 Marketplace £11,002

Rolex Rolex Ref 5508 · 5508

Rolex Ref 5508

£11,002
Aug 21, 2026
Barraud Lunds Marketplace £596.32

Barraud Lunds

Barraud Lunds

£596.32
Aug 21, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 352 · 352 Marketplace £6,876

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 352 · 352

Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 352

£6,876
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 47200 1 · 47200 Marketplace £6,418

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 47200 1 · 47200

Vacheron Constantin Ref 47200 1

£6,418
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1803 · 1803 Marketplace £7,335

Rolex Rolex Ref 1803 · 1803

Rolex Ref 1803

£7,335
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 14364 2 · 14364 Marketplace £2,475

Omega Omega Ref 14364 2 · 14364

Omega Ref 14364 2

£2,475
Aug 21, 2026
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