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 17–24 of 202,563 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 50,977,51,000 of 165,718 results

Franck Muller Franck Muller Ref 8880 C Dt Casablanca · 8880 Marketplace $5,720

Franck Muller Franck Muller Ref 8880 C Dt Casablanca · 8880

Franck Muller Ref 8880 C Dt Casablanca

$5,720
Aug 21, 2026
Franck Muller Franck Muller Ref 902 Qz D Long Island · 902 Marketplace $5,460

Franck Muller Franck Muller Ref 902 Qz D Long Island · 902

Franck Muller Ref 902 Qz D Long Island

$5,460
Aug 21, 2026
Dewitt Ref Ac 2041 37 M50 Acadamia Triple Complication · Ac.2041.37.M50 Marketplace $6,110

Dewitt Ref Ac 2041 37 M50 Acadamia Triple Complication · Ac.2041.37.M50

Dewitt Ref Ac 2041 37 M50 Acadamia Triple Complication

$6,110
Aug 21, 2026
Alain Silberstein Ref Lwo 5100 Krono Bauhaus · LWO Marketplace $3,900

Alain Silberstein Ref Lwo 5100 Krono Bauhaus · LWO

Alain Silberstein Ref Lwo 5100 Krono Bauhaus

$3,900
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 4910 010 Twenty Four · 4910 Marketplace $6,240

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 4910 010 Twenty Four · 4910

Patek Philippe Ref 4910 010 Twenty Four

$6,240
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref G 3755 El Primero Fly Back · G.3755 Marketplace $4,420

Zenith Zenith Ref G 3755 El Primero Fly Back · G.3755

Zenith Ref G 3755 El Primero Fly Back

$4,420
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 47300 Toledo · 47300 Marketplace $13,000

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 47300 Toledo · 47300

Vacheron Constantin Ref 47300 Toledo

$13,000
Aug 21, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 295 8 59 Reverso Gran Sport Chrono · 295 Marketplace $6,760

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 295 8 59 Reverso Gran Sport Chrono · 295

Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 295 8 59 Reverso Gran Sport Chrono

$6,760
Aug 21, 2026
Gerald Genta Ref G 3755 Biretro · G.3755 Marketplace $8,060

Gerald Genta Ref G 3755 Biretro · G.3755

Gerald Genta Ref G 3755 Biretro

$8,060
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1665 Sea Dweller · 1665 Marketplace $49,400

Rolex Rolex Ref 1665 Sea Dweller · 1665

Rolex Ref 1665 Sea Dweller

$49,400
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16600 Sea Dweller · 16600 Marketplace $13,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 16600 Sea Dweller · 16600

Rolex Ref 16600 Sea Dweller

$13,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5512 5513 Submariner · 5512 Marketplace $24,700

Rolex Rolex Ref 5512 5513 Submariner · 5512

Rolex Ref 5512 5513 Submariner

$24,700
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii · 1655 Marketplace $26,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii · 1655

Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii

$26,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner Date · 1680 Marketplace $35,100

Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner Date · 1680

Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner Date

$35,100
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 14060 Submariner · 14060 Marketplace $11,050

Rolex Rolex Ref 14060 Submariner · 14060

Rolex Ref 14060 Submariner

$11,050
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16570 Explorer Ii · 16570 Marketplace $9,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 16570 Explorer Ii · 16570

Rolex Ref 16570 Explorer Ii

$9,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6263 Daytona Big Red · 6263 Marketplace $72,800

Rolex Rolex Ref 6263 Daytona Big Red · 6263

Rolex Ref 6263 Daytona Big Red

$72,800
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6263 Cosmograph Daytona · 6263 Marketplace $153,400

Rolex Rolex Ref 6263 Cosmograph Daytona · 6263

Rolex Ref 6263 Cosmograph Daytona

$153,400 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6240 Cosmograph Daytona · 6240 Marketplace $260,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 6240 Cosmograph Daytona · 6240

Rolex Ref 6240 Cosmograph Daytona

$260,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 3 Submariner · 1680 Marketplace $36,400

Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 3 Submariner · 1680

Rolex Ref 1680 3 Submariner

$36,400
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner · 1680 Marketplace $37,700

Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner · 1680

Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner

$37,700
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master · 1675 Marketplace $41,600

Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master · 1675

Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master

$41,600
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 8 Gmt Master · 1675 Marketplace $40,300

Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 8 Gmt Master · 1675

Rolex Ref 1675 8 Gmt Master

$40,300
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6265 Cosmograph Daytona · 6265 Marketplace $184,600

Rolex Rolex Ref 6265 Cosmograph Daytona · 6265

Rolex Ref 6265 Cosmograph Daytona

$184,600 Record
Aug 21, 2026
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