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

A$42,519

Average hammer, USD sales

A$19,457,290

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 151–200 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 48,697,48,720 of 153,818 results

Rolex Rolex Ref 116509 · 116509 Marketplace A$24,458

Rolex Rolex Ref 116509 · 116509

Rolex Ref 116509

A$24,458
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5130G · 5130G Marketplace A$38,434

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5130G · 5130G

Patek Philippe Ref 5130G

A$38,434
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Officine Panerai Ref Op 6837 Marketplace A$73,374

Panerai Officine Panerai Ref Op 6837

Officine Panerai Ref Op 6837

A$73,374
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16528 · 16528 Marketplace A$24,458

Rolex Rolex Ref 16528 · 16528

Rolex Ref 16528

A$24,458
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3940J · 3940J Marketplace A$38,434

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3940J · 3940J

Patek Philippe Ref 3940J

A$38,434
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Officine Panerai Ref Op 6502 Marketplace A$92,591

Panerai Officine Panerai Ref Op 6502

Officine Panerai Ref Op 6502

A$92,591
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16518 16500 · 16518 Marketplace A$106,566

Rolex Rolex Ref 16518 16500 · 16518

Rolex Ref 16518 16500

A$106,566
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5040J · 5040J Marketplace A$34,940

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5040J · 5040J

Patek Philippe Ref 5040J

A$34,940
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Officine Panerai Ref 5218 201 A · 5218 Marketplace A$218,374

Panerai Officine Panerai Ref 5218 201 A · 5218

Officine Panerai Ref 5218 201 A

A$218,374 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Thomas Earnshaw Marketplace A$14,151

Thomas Earnshaw

Thomas Earnshaw

A$14,151
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3651 · 3651 Marketplace A$290,350

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3651 · 3651

Patek Philippe Ref 3651

A$290,350 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Officine Panerai Ref 5218 201 A · 5218 Marketplace A$209,639

Panerai Officine Panerai Ref 5218 201 A · 5218

Officine Panerai Ref 5218 201 A

A$209,639 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Roskell Marketplace A$8,386

Roskell

Roskell

A$8,386
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16610 · 16610 Marketplace A$7,337

Rolex Rolex Ref 16610 · 16610

Rolex Ref 16610

A$7,337
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16610 · 16610 Marketplace A$96,085

Rolex Rolex Ref 16610 · 16610

Rolex Ref 16610

A$96,085
Aug 21, 2026
Bryant Biggs Marketplace A$6,114

Bryant Biggs

Bryant Biggs

A$6,114
Aug 21, 2026
Bulgari Bulgari Ref Lcv 35 S Marketplace A$7,861

Bulgari Bulgari Ref Lcv 35 S

Bulgari Ref Lcv 35 S

A$7,861
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16200 · 16200 Marketplace A$73,374

Rolex Rolex Ref 16200 · 16200

Rolex Ref 16200

A$73,374
Aug 21, 2026
Larpent Marketplace A$1,660

Larpent

Larpent

A$1,660
Aug 21, 2026
Bulgari Bulgari Ref Ch 35 S Marketplace A$13,102

Bulgari Bulgari Ref Ch 35 S

Bulgari Ref Ch 35 S

A$13,102
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116619 · 116619 Marketplace A$244,579

Rolex Rolex Ref 116619 · 116619

Rolex Ref 116619

A$244,579 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace A$5,241

Unsigned

Unsigned

A$5,241
Aug 21, 2026
Bulgari Bulgari Ref Ch 35 S Marketplace A$11,355

Bulgari Bulgari Ref Ch 35 S

Bulgari Ref Ch 35 S

A$11,355
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 · 16523 Marketplace A$104,819

Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 · 16523

Rolex Ref 16523

A$104,819
Aug 21, 2026
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