Watch Auction Results, Realised Prices

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
5144	Patek Philippe Gondolo 5098R 18K RG Loupe This · 25 Aug 2026 32mm · 18K Rose Gold · Manual-wind Patek Philipp… · Circa 2008 · box only · grade M 8.5	$10,000–15,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
5143	Ming x Massena LAB 17.09 Honey Dial Loupe This · 25 Aug 2026 38mm · Stainless steel · Automatic MING cal. 330.M1 · 2021 · box and papers · grade M 9.5	$3,000–5,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
5142	Tudor Black Bay 54 Meta 20th Anniversary 79000N Loupe This · 25 Aug 2026 37mm · Stainless steel · Automatic Tudor calibre M… · 2026 · box and papers · grade M 9.5	$4,000–6,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
5141	Cartier Tank Française Quartz W5000256 18K YG Loupe This · 25 Aug 2026 25mm · 18K Yellow Gold · Quartz Cartier calibre · Circa 2000s · papers only · grade M 8.5	$3,000–5,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
5140	M.A.D. Editions M.A.D. 2 REDemption Loupe This · 25 Aug 2026 42mm · Stainless steel · Automatic La Joux-Perret … · 2026 · box and papers · grade M 10	$4,000–6,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
5139	Nomos Tetra Neomatik Off White 175 Years Watchmaking 421.S1 Loupe This · 24 Aug 2026 33mm · Stainless steel · Automatic Nomos calibre D… · 2022 · box and papers · grade M 9	$2,000–3,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
5138	Universal Geneve Polerouter Date 204610 Black Dial Loupe This · 24 Aug 2026 36mm · Stainless steel · 215-2 Microrotor · Circa 1960s · grade V 8	$3,000–4,000	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–
5137	TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 17 Chronograph CV2113-0 Loupe This · 24 Aug 2026 39mm · Stainless steel · Automatic TAG Heuer cal. … · Circa 2005 · grade M 8.5	$1,500–2,500	Unsold no bid met the reserve	–

All records 176,019 Sold 150,140 Unsold 968 Not disclosed 21,457

These watches were offered but did not sell, because no bid reached the reserve. An unsold lot is still a data point: it marks where the market declined to go.

Showing 33–40 of 968 unsold lots. 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Marketplace $5,625

Unsigned

$5,625

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace $6,250

Jaquet Droz Ref J012633202 The Eclipse Black Enamel

$100,000

Aug 21, 2026

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What watches actually sold for

The most expensive watches ever sold

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A Lange Sohne Ref 405 031 Datograph Up Down · 405

IWC Iwc Ref 3528 Da Vinci Sl · 3528

Chronoswiss Chronoswiss Ref Ch 2672 Cabrio

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 146 640 956 B Master Grande Memovox · 146

Jaquet Droz Ref J015133201 Astrale The Time Zone · J015133201

Chaude

Omega Omega

A Lange Sohne Ref 140 029 Ls1403Ad Lange Zeitwerk · 140

IWC Iwc Ref 3750 Da Vinci Perpetual · 3750

Chronoswiss Chronoswiss Ref Ch 7521 Chronometer Chronograph

Blancpain Blancpain Ref 1185 Villeret · 1185

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Quantieme Perpetuel Automatique

IWC Iwc Ref 5441 Portuguese Jubilee 1868 1993 · 5441

Omega Omega

Glashutte Glashutte Original Ref 00 02 05 03 04 Senator Perpetual Calendar

IWC Iwc Ref 371438 Portguese · 371438

Chronoswiss Chronoswiss Luna Chronograph

Cartier Cartier Ref 2953J Rotonde Jumping Hours · 2953J

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Quantieme Perpetuel Automatique

IWC Iwc Ref 3527 Gst Deep One · 3527

Omega Omega

Jaquet Droz Ref J012633202 The Eclipse Black Enamel · J012633202