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

$30,413

Average hammer, USD sales

$13,922,000

Record, USD sales

Antiquorum

Top house

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 33–40 of 150,140 completed sales. 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 47,929,47,952 of 153,811 results

Breguet Breguet Marketplace $3,375

Breguet Breguet

Breguet

$3,375
Aug 21, 2026
Bvlgari Ref Bb191T · BB191T Marketplace $8,125

Bvlgari Ref Bb191T · BB191T

Bvlgari Ref Bb191T

$8,125
Aug 21, 2026
Franck Muller Franck Muller Marketplace $18,750

Franck Muller Franck Muller

Franck Muller

$18,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5146P · 5146P Marketplace $32,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5146P · 5146P

Patek Philippe Ref 5146P

$32,500
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace $10,625

Unsigned

Unsigned

$10,625
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5131R 001 · 5131R Marketplace $93,750

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5131R 001 · 5131R

Patek Philippe Ref 5131R 001

$93,750
Aug 21, 2026
Heuer Heuer Marketplace $7,250

Heuer Heuer

Heuer

$7,250
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 62523 D · 62523 Marketplace $2,250

Rolex Rolex Ref 62523 D · 62523

Rolex Ref 62523 D

$2,250
Aug 21, 2026
Haas Neveux Co Marketplace $17,500

Haas Neveux Co

Haas Neveux Co

$17,500
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref St 145 014 Marketplace $1,875

Omega Omega Ref St 145 014

Omega Ref St 145 014

$1,875
Aug 21, 2026
Franck Muller Franck Muller Ref 8001 Cc · 8001 Marketplace $37,500

Franck Muller Franck Muller Ref 8001 Cc · 8001

Franck Muller Ref 8001 Cc

$37,500
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5054J · 5054J Marketplace $20,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5054J · 5054J

Patek Philippe Ref 5054J

$20,000
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace $12,500

Unsigned

Unsigned

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Marketplace $10,000

IWC Iwc

Iwc

$10,000
Aug 21, 2026
Eterna Eterna Marketplace $2,750

Eterna Eterna

Eterna

$2,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Marketplace $6,250

Rolex Rolex

Rolex

$6,250
Aug 21, 2026
Van Cleef Arpels Marketplace $7,000

Van Cleef Arpels

Van Cleef Arpels

$7,000
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref St 166 072 Marketplace $2,250

Omega Omega Ref St 166 072

Omega Ref St 166 072

$2,250
Aug 21, 2026
Franck Muller Franck Muller Ref 7880 Se H I · 7880 Marketplace $63,750

Franck Muller Franck Muller Ref 7880 Se H I · 7880

Franck Muller Ref 7880 Se H I

$63,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3940P · 3940P Marketplace $36,250

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3940P · 3940P

Patek Philippe Ref 3940P

$36,250
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace $32,500

Unsigned

Unsigned

$32,500
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Marketplace $42,500

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet

$42,500
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref A273 · A273 Marketplace $6,250

Zenith Zenith Ref A273 · A273

Zenith Ref A273

$6,250
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Marketplace $1,000

Rolex Rolex

Rolex

$1,000
Aug 21, 2026
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