Auction results

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

150,181

Lots

€23,921

Average hammer, USD sales

€12,007,767

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

Showing 41–48 of 202,563 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 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 46,849,46,872 of 165,718 results

Alain Silberstein Krono Bauhaus Shabbat Marketplace €5,270

Alain Silberstein Krono Bauhaus Shabbat

Alain Silberstein Krono Bauhaus Shabbat

€5,270
Aug 21, 2026
Drocourt Carriage Clock Marketplace €1,294

Drocourt Carriage Clock

Drocourt Carriage Clock

€1,294
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 7928 Submariner · 7928 Marketplace €9,164

Tudor Tudor Ref 7928 Submariner · 7928

Tudor Ref 7928 Submariner

€9,164
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ceinture Marketplace €3,234

Cartier Cartier Ceinture

Cartier Ceinture

€3,234
Aug 21, 2026
Markwick Markham Borell Made For The Turkish Market Marketplace €14,016

Markwick Markham Borell Made For The Turkish Market

Markwick Markham Borell Made For The Turkish Market

€14,016
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6305 Datejust · 6305 Marketplace €59,297

Rolex Rolex Ref 6305 Datejust · 6305

Rolex Ref 6305 Datejust

€59,297
Aug 21, 2026
Chopard Chopard Ref 152640 0001 Wadi · 152640 Marketplace €15,094

Chopard Chopard Ref 152640 0001 Wadi · 152640

Chopard Ref 152640 0001 Wadi

€15,094
Aug 21, 2026
Le Mans Chronograph · 550 Marketplace €4,485

Le Mans Chronograph · 550

Le Mans Chronograph

€4,485
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Carriage Clock Marketplace €1,941

Unsigned Carriage Clock

Unsigned Carriage Clock

€1,941
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 94110 Submariner · 94110 Marketplace €9,164

Tudor Tudor Ref 94110 Submariner · 94110

Tudor Ref 94110 Submariner

€9,164
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 49003 Les Historiques Chronographe · 49003 Marketplace €14,016

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 49003 Les Historiques Chronographe · 49003

Vacheron Constantin Ref 49003 Les Historiques Chronographe

€14,016
Aug 21, 2026
Le Roy Made For The Turkish Market Marketplace €10,781

Le Roy Made For The Turkish Market

Le Roy Made For The Turkish Market

€10,781
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6299 Explorer · 6299 Marketplace €97,032

Rolex Rolex Ref 6299 Explorer · 6299

Rolex Ref 6299 Explorer

€97,032 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16233 Datejust · 16233 Marketplace €30,188

Rolex Rolex Ref 16233 Datejust · 16233

Rolex Ref 16233 Datejust

€30,188
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 79160 Oysterdate Big Block · 79160 Marketplace €4,261

Tudor Tudor Ref 79160 Oysterdate Big Block · 79160

Tudor Ref 79160 Oysterdate Big Block

€4,261
Aug 21, 2026
L Epee Carriage Clock Marketplace €3,019

L Epee Carriage Clock

L Epee Carriage Clock

€3,019
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 79190 Prince Oyster Date Submariner · 79190 Marketplace €3,450

Tudor Tudor Ref 79190 Prince Oyster Date Submariner · 79190

Tudor Ref 79190 Prince Oyster Date Submariner

€3,450
Aug 21, 2026
Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 484 440 Compax 1950 · 484 Marketplace €3,019

Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 484 440 Compax 1950 · 484

Universal Geneve Ref 484 440 Compax 1950

€3,019
Aug 21, 2026
Moulinie Aine Cie Made For The Turkish Market Marketplace €5,930

Moulinie Aine Cie Made For The Turkish Market

Moulinie Aine Cie Made For The Turkish Market

€5,930
Aug 21, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Tir Federal 1954 Lausanne Marketplace €21,563

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Tir Federal 1954 Lausanne

Jaeger Lecoultre Tir Federal 1954 Lausanne

€21,563
Aug 21, 2026
Hermes Ref 3901 Kelly Cadenas · 3901 Marketplace €8,086

Hermes Ref 3901 Kelly Cadenas · 3901

Hermes Ref 3901 Kelly Cadenas

€8,086
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116518 Daytona · 116518 Marketplace €21,304

Rolex Rolex Ref 116518 Daytona · 116518

Rolex Ref 116518 Daytona

€21,304
Aug 21, 2026
Jump Humpback Carriage Clock Marketplace €24,797

Jump Humpback Carriage Clock

Jump Humpback Carriage Clock

€24,797
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 76100 Prince Date Submariner · 76100 Marketplace €3,881

Tudor Tudor Ref 76100 Prince Date Submariner · 76100

Tudor Ref 76100 Prince Date Submariner

€3,881
Aug 21, 2026
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