Watch Auction Results, Realised Prices

What watches actually sold for

51% of lots beat their high estimate and only 6% fell short of the low, across 29,778 completed sales from 2009 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 14 Aug 2026.

51% above estimate 43% within 6% below

Lot	Watch	Estimate	Sold for	Vs estimate
1006	Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master Phillips · 24 May 2023	HK$140,000–280,000	HK$203,200	-27%
1036	Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK V Phillips · 24 May 2023	HK$80,000–160,000	HK$190,500	+19%
911	Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT Master Phillips · 24 May 2023	HK$68,000–130,000	HK$139,700	+7%
171	Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master Phillips · 13 May 2023	CHF 15,000–30,000	CHF 35,560	+19%
14	Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT- Master Phillips · 13 May 2023	CHF 10,000–20,000	CHF 20,320	+2%
109	Rolex. A stainless steel and gold automatic calendar bracelet… Bonhams · 11 May 2023	£5,000–7,000	£7,012 incl. 27.5% premium	+0%
99	ROLEX. AN 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH GMT FUN… Bonhams · 13 Apr 2023	$25,000–50,000	$31,875 incl. 27.5% premium	-36%
97	ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CALENDAR BRACELET WATCH WI… Bonhams · 13 Apr 2023	$20,000–30,000	$21,675 incl. 27.5% premium	-28%
8068	Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master, MK I Phillips · 28 Mar 2023	HK$80,000–160,000	HK$215,900	+35%
2023	Rolex GMT-Master 16758 18k Gold Brown Dial Loupe This · 24 Mar 2023 40mm · 18kt yellow gold · Automatic cal. 3075 · 1984 · grade M 8.5	$20,000–30,000	$26,950 incl. 10% premium	-10%
1964	Rolex GMT-Master Master 1675 Box and Papers MK 2 Dial Excepti… Loupe This · 24 Feb 2023 40mm · Stainless steel · Automatic cal. 1570 · 1972 · box and papers · grade V 9	$20,000–30,000	$34,100 incl. 10% premium	+14%
523	ROLEX \| GMT-MASTER RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO., REF.1675, A RAR… Bonhams · 23 Feb 2023 39.5mm · 1570	HK$160,000–240,000	HK$204,000 incl. 27.5% premium	-15%
168	Rolex. A stainless steel and gold automatic calendar bracelet… Bonhams · 22 Feb 2023	£3,000–5,000	£9,562 incl. 27.5% premium	+91%
1869	Rolex GMT-Master 1675 Tritium Service Dial Loupe This · 12 Jan 2023 40mm · Stainless steel · Automatic cal. 1570 · 1979 · grade V 8.5	$8,000–12,000	$9,350 incl. 10% premium	-22%
1852	Rolex GMT-Master Rootbeer Two Tone 16753 Loupe This · 4 Jan 2023 40mm · 18kt yellow gold and … · Automatic cal. 3075 · 1980 · grade V 8.5	$5,000–8,000	$6,435 incl. 10% premium	-20%
1702	Rolex GMT-Master 1675 18k Yellow Gold Loupe This · 26 Oct 2022 40mm · 18kt yellow gold · Automatic cal. 1570 · 1973 · grade V 8.5	$20,000–30,000	$32,010 incl. 10% premium	+7%
1629	Rolex GMT-Master 1675 Gilt Dial Box and Papers Loupe This · 6 Sep 2022 40mm · Stainless steel · Automatic cal. 1570 · 1967 · box and papers · grade V 8.5	$15,000–20,000	$19,140 incl. 10% premium	-4%
1612	Rolex GMT-Master 1675 Two-Tone Root Beer Loupe This · 24 Aug 2022 40mm · Steel and 18k Gold · 1575 · 1971 · box only · grade V 8.5	$8,000–12,000	$10,450 incl. 10% premium	-13%
1522	Rolex GMT-Master Matte Dial 16750 Box and Papers Loupe This · 7 Jul 2022 39.5mm · Stainless steel · Automatic cal. 3075 · 1982 · box and papers · grade V 8.5	$10,000–15,000	$14,300 incl. 10% premium	-5%
1505	Rolex GMT-Master 1675 Loupe This · 28 Jun 2022 40mm · Stainless steel · Automatic cal. 1570 · 1978 · grade V 8.5	$10,000–15,000	$13,200 incl. 10% premium	-12%
1465	Rolex GMT-Master 16750 Loupe This · 6 Jun 2022 39.5mm · Stainless steel · Self-Winding cal. 3075 · 1984 · grade V 8.5	$8,000–12,000	$13,200 incl. 10% premium	+10%
1369	Rolex GMT-Master 1675 Box & Papers Loupe This · 31 Mar 2022 40mm · Stainless steel · Automatic cal. 1570 · 1978 · box and papers · grade V 9	$20,000–30,000	$29,700 incl. 10% premium	-1%
1222	Rolex Gold GMT-Master 1675 Loupe This · 9 Dec 2021 40mm · 18k Yellow Gold · Automatic cal. 1570 · 1974 · grade V 8.5	$20,000–30,000	$20,350 incl. 10% premium	-32%
1182	Rolex GMT-Master 1675 18k Gold Concorde Box and Papers Loupe This · 11 Nov 2021 40mm · 18k Yellow Gold · Automatic cal. 1575 · 1969 · box and papers · grade V 9	$40,000–60,000	$68,805 incl. 10% premium	+15%
1163	Rolex GMT-Master 1675 Box and Papers Loupe This · 28 Oct 2021 40mm · Stainless Steel · Automatic cal. 1570 · 1978 · box and papers · grade V 9	$12,000–15,000	$19,800 incl. 10% premium	+32%
1155	Rolex GMT-Master Tiffany & Co. 1675 Two Tone Loupe This · 22 Oct 2021 38mm · Stainless Steel and 1… · Automatic cal. 1575 · 1975 · grade V 9	$25,000–30,000	$40,700 incl. 10% premium	+36%
1084	Rolex Matte Dial GMT Master 16750 Loupe This · 3 Sep 2021 39.5mm · Stainless Steel · Self-Winding Caliber 3075 · 1982 · box only · grade V 9.5	$15,000–20,000	$36,905 incl. 10% premium	+85%
182	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi… Bonhams · 16 Sep 2014	£2,000–3,000	£3,125 incl. 25% premium	+4%
184	Rolex. A stainless steel and gold automatic calendar wristwat… Bonhams · 11 Jun 2014	£3,000–4,000	£4,750 incl. 25% premium	+19%
178	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic bracelet watch with dual t… Bonhams · 11 Jun 2014	£2,500–3,500	£4,000 incl. 25% premium	+14%

Showing 121–150 of 187 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

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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 archive50 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 archive15 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 archive31 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 archive8 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

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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 archive118 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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Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master "Tropical MK III"

$698,500 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $698,500

Rolex Rolex Ref. 116759SANR GMT-Master II · 116759SANR

Rolex Ref. 116759SANR GMT-Master II

$698,500 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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What watches actually sold for

The most expensive watches ever sold

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Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Mark 0” · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT-Master · 16750

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Type C” · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Gilt-Gloss MK III Dial” · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Gilt-Gloss Dial” · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 116759SANR GMT-Master II · 116759SANR

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Gilt-Gloss Dial” · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16758 GMT-Master · 16758

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master "Tropical MK III" · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 116759SANR GMT-Master II · 116759SANR