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

Rolex 6265

48 recorded sales across 5 houses, 2006 to 2026. US dollar sales only.

+305% median, 2006 to 2026
2006 $28,200 2*
2008 $25,000 1*
2009 $35,000 2*
2012 $35,938 2*
2014 $40,000 1*
2015 $87,500 3
2016 $35,625 8
2017 $63,750 2*
2018 $63,750 4
2019 $75,000 3
2021 $65,625 4
2023 $121,700 2*
2024 $158,100 4
2025 $114,300 9
2026 $114,300 1*

Bar shows the full range of prices paid that year; the mark is the median. Median rather than average, so one exceptional lot does not distort the year. * Years marked with an asterisk have fewer than three recorded sales, too few to read as a market level.

Showing 41–48 of 370 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 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
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Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265, repeated inside caseback Cosmograph Daytona Marketplace $60,960

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265, repeated inside caseback Cosmograph Daytona

Rolex Ref. 6265, repeated inside caseback Cosmograph Daytona

$60,960
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265, inside caseback stamped 6262 Cosmograph Daytona Marketplace $406,400

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265, inside caseback stamped 6262 Cosmograph Daytona

Rolex Ref. 6265, inside caseback stamped 6262 Cosmograph Daytona

$406,400 Record
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona “Tropical Khanjar” · 6265 Marketplace $393,700

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona “Tropical Khanjar” · 6265

Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona “Tropical Khanjar”

$393,700 Record
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265, inside caseback stamped 6262 Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red" Marketplace $508,000

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265, inside caseback stamped 6262 Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red"

Rolex Ref. 6265, inside caseback stamped 6262 Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red"

$508,000 Record
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265, repeated inside caseback Oyster Cosmograph “Oman” Marketplace $4,953,000

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265, repeated inside caseback Oyster Cosmograph “Oman”

Rolex Ref. 6265, repeated inside caseback Oyster Cosmograph “Oman”

$4,953,000 Record
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona “Big Red” · 6265 Marketplace $82,550

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona “Big Red” · 6265

Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona “Big Red”

$82,550
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona · 6265 Marketplace $114,300

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona · 6265

Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona

$114,300 Record
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona · 6265 Marketplace $63,500

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona · 6265

Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona

$63,500
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph · 6265 Marketplace $1,079,500

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph · 6265

Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph

$1,079,500 Record
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona “Die To Drive” · 6265 Marketplace $215,900

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona “Die To Drive” · 6265

Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona “Die To Drive”

$215,900 Record
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona · 6265 Marketplace $57,150

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona · 6265

Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona

$57,150
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona · 6265 Marketplace $63,500

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona · 6265

Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona

$63,500
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red" · 6265 Marketplace $88,900

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red" · 6265

Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red"

$88,900
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red" · 6265 Marketplace $114,300

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red" · 6265

Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red"

$114,300 Record
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red" · 6265 Marketplace $114,300

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red" · 6265

Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red"

$114,300 Record
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm Stainless steel Black and Beige · 6265 Marketplace

Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm Stainless steel Black and Beige · 6265

Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm Stainless steel Black and Beige

N/A
Mar 27, 2026 Pre-owned
Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm Stainless steel Black and Silver · 6265 Marketplace

Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm Stainless steel Black and Silver · 6265

Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm Stainless steel Black and Silver

N/A
Mar 27, 2026 Pre-owned
Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 36mm Stainless steel Black and Beige · 6265 Marketplace

Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 36mm Stainless steel Black and Beige · 6265

Rolex Daytona 6265 36mm Stainless steel Black and Beige

N/A
Mar 27, 2026 Pre-owned
Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm Stainless steel Black and Beige · 6265 Marketplace

Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm Stainless steel Black and Beige · 6265

Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm Stainless steel Black and Beige

N/A
Mar 27, 2026 Pre-owned
Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm 18k yellow gold Black and Golden · 6265 Marketplace

Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm 18k yellow gold Black and Golden · 6265

Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm 18k yellow gold Black and Golden

N/A
Mar 27, 2026 Pre-owned
Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 37mm 14k yellow gold Black and Golden · 6265 Marketplace

Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 37mm 14k yellow gold Black and Golden · 6265

Rolex Daytona 6265 37mm 14k yellow gold Black and Golden

N/A
Mar 27, 2026 Pre-owned
Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm 18k yellow gold Black and Golden · 6265 Marketplace

Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm 18k yellow gold Black and Golden · 6265

Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm 18k yellow gold Black and Golden

N/A
Mar 27, 2026 Pre-owned
Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm 18k yellow gold Black and Golden · 6265 Marketplace

Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm 18k yellow gold Black and Golden · 6265

Rolex Daytona 6265 38mm 18k yellow gold Black and Golden

N/A
Mar 27, 2026 Pre-owned
Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 36mm Yellow gold Black · 6265 Marketplace $26,444

Rolex Rolex Daytona 6265 36mm Yellow gold Black · 6265

Rolex Daytona 6265 36mm Yellow gold Black

$26,444
Mar 27, 2026 Pre-owned
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