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Hammer prices including buyer's premium, from completed auctions. Unlike an asking price, this is what a buyer actually paid.

150,181

Lots

€23,914

Average hammer, USD sales

€12,004,189

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

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 26,523 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
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 50,329,50,352 of 165,718 results

Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 16500 Cosmograph Daytona · 16523 Marketplace €26,902

Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 16500 Cosmograph Daytona · 16523

Rolex Ref 16523 16500 Cosmograph Daytona

€26,902
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 2100 Cosmograph Daytona · 16520 Marketplace €38,111

Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 2100 Cosmograph Daytona · 16520

Rolex Ref 16520 2100 Cosmograph Daytona

€38,111
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116520 Daytona · 116520 Marketplace €100,883

Rolex Rolex Ref 116520 Daytona · 116520

Rolex Ref 116520 Daytona

€100,883 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116519 Ln 2119 Cosmograph Daytona · 116519 Marketplace €31,386

Rolex Rolex Ref 116519 Ln 2119 Cosmograph Daytona · 116519

Rolex Ref 116519 Ln 2119 Cosmograph Daytona

€31,386
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116506 Cosmograph Daytona · 116506 Marketplace €85,190

Rolex Rolex Ref 116506 Cosmograph Daytona · 116506

Rolex Ref 116506 Cosmograph Daytona

€85,190
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 126600 Sea Dweller 50Th Anniversary So Called Red · 126600 Marketplace €11,209

Rolex Rolex Ref 126600 Sea Dweller 50Th Anniversary So Called Red · 126600

Rolex Ref 126600 Sea Dweller 50Th Anniversary So Called Red

€11,209
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116681M 2100 Yacht Master Ii · 116681M Marketplace €13,451

Rolex Rolex Ref 116681M 2100 Yacht Master Ii · 116681M

Rolex Ref 116681M 2100 Yacht Master Ii

€13,451
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 228239 2419 Day Date 40 · 228239 Marketplace €73,981

Rolex Rolex Ref 228239 2419 Day Date 40 · 228239

Rolex Ref 228239 2419 Day Date 40

€73,981
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1501 1500 Oyster Perpetual Date Retailed By Ricciardi Italy · 1501 Marketplace €5,605

Rolex Rolex Ref 1501 1500 Oyster Perpetual Date Retailed By Ricciardi Italy · 1501

Rolex Ref 1501 1500 Oyster Perpetual Date Retailed By Ricciardi Italy

€5,605
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 18038 18000 Day Date · 18038 Marketplace €17,935

Rolex Rolex Ref 18038 18000 Day Date · 18038

Rolex Ref 18038 18000 Day Date

€17,935
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16013 Datejust · 16013 Marketplace €3,587

Rolex Rolex Ref 16013 Datejust · 16013

Rolex Ref 16013 Datejust

€3,587
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16233 2080 Datejust · 16233 Marketplace €5,044

Rolex Rolex Ref 16233 2080 Datejust · 16233

Rolex Ref 16233 2080 Datejust

€5,044
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116201 2080 Datejust · 116201 Marketplace €6,165

Rolex Rolex Ref 116201 2080 Datejust · 116201

Rolex Ref 116201 2080 Datejust

€6,165
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 18206 18200 Day Date · 18206 Marketplace €123,301

Rolex Rolex Ref 18206 18200 Day Date · 18206

Rolex Ref 18206 18200 Day Date

€123,301 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Ressence Type One · 044 Marketplace €8,407

Ressence Type One · 044

Ressence Type One

€8,407
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Panerai Ref Pam00389 Op 6849 Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days · PAM00389 Marketplace €4,260

Panerai Panerai Ref Pam00389 Op 6849 Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days · PAM00389

Panerai Ref Pam00389 Op 6849 Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days

€4,260
Aug 21, 2026
Blancpain Blancpain Ref 5015 B Tribute To Fifty Fathoms No Radiations · 5015 Marketplace €12,330

Blancpain Blancpain Ref 5015 B Tribute To Fifty Fathoms No Radiations · 5015

Blancpain Ref 5015 B Tribute To Fifty Fathoms No Radiations

€12,330
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116400 Milgauss So Called Green Milgauss · 116400 Marketplace €6,726

Rolex Rolex Ref 116400 Milgauss So Called Green Milgauss · 116400

Rolex Ref 116400 Milgauss So Called Green Milgauss

€6,726
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16550 Explorer Ii · 16550 Marketplace €11,209

Rolex Rolex Ref 16550 Explorer Ii · 16550

Rolex Ref 16550 Explorer Ii

€11,209
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 126710 Gmt Master Ii So Called Pepsi · 126710 Marketplace €14,572

Rolex Rolex Ref 126710 Gmt Master Ii So Called Pepsi · 126710

Rolex Ref 126710 Gmt Master Ii So Called Pepsi

€14,572
Aug 21, 2026
Breguet Breguet Ref 3820 Made In Switzerland Transatlantique Type Xx · 3820 Marketplace €7,286

Breguet Breguet Ref 3820 Made In Switzerland Transatlantique Type Xx · 3820

Breguet Ref 3820 Made In Switzerland Transatlantique Type Xx

€7,286
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 25657Or Quantieme Perpetuel Automatique · 25657OR Marketplace €15,693

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 25657Or Quantieme Perpetuel Automatique · 25657OR

Audemars Piguet Ref 25657Or Quantieme Perpetuel Automatique

€15,693
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5712 1A Nautilus · 5712 Marketplace €89,674

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5712 1A Nautilus · 5712

Patek Philippe Ref 5712 1A Nautilus

€89,674 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3800 001 Nautilus · 3800 Marketplace €33,628

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3800 001 Nautilus · 3800

Patek Philippe Ref 3800 001 Nautilus

€33,628
Aug 21, 2026
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