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
334	Reference 5064A-001 Aquanaut \| A stainless steel wristwatch w… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026 Steel · 2005	$15,000–30,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
335	Reference 5107J-001 Calatrava \| A yellow gold automatic wrist… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026 Yellow gold · Automatic · 2000	$10,000–20,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
336	Reference 5000 Calatrava 'First Series' \| A yellow gold autom… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026 Yellow gold · Automatic · 1994	$8,000–16,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
337	Reference 4241 \| A pink gold triple calendar wristwatch with … Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026 Rose gold · 1944	$20,000–40,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
338	Reference 4178 \| A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch, Circa … Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026 Yellow gold · 1950	$20,000–40,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
339	Type XX \| A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with tachy… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026 Steel · 1965	$40,000–60,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
340	Reference 1675 GMT-Master 'Root Beer' \| A yellow gold and sta… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026 Gold and steel · Automatic · 1978	$10,000–20,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–
341	Reference 1675 GMT-Master 'Nipple Dial' \| A stainless steel a… Sotheby's · 17 Jun 2026 Steel · Automatic · 1979	$7,000–14,000	Not disclosed house does not publish results	–

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

These watches were catalogued and offered at auction, but the house does not publish what they sold for. The estimate is what the specialists expected them to make.

Showing 49–56 of 21,457 lots with prices not disclosed. 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

CHF4,212

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace CHF20,055

Zenith Zenith Ref 03 2110 400 22 C493 El Primero Captain Chronograph

Zenith Ref 03 2110 400 22 C493 El Primero Captain Chronograph

CHF20,055

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace CHF290,797

Rolex Rolex Ref 16528 Daytona · 16528

Rolex Ref 16528 Daytona

CHF290,797 Record

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace CHF16,686

Rolex Rolex Ref 116523 Cosmograph Daytona · 116523

Rolex Ref 116523 Cosmograph Daytona

CHF16,686

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace CHF95,261

Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 Cosmograph Daytona · 16520

Rolex Ref 16520 Cosmograph Daytona

CHF95,261 Record

Aug 21, 2026

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Auction results

What watches actually sold for

The most expensive watches ever sold

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Deck Chronometer

Rolex Rolex Ref 1803 Day Date · 1803

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 4624 · 4624

Enicar Enicar Ref 072 02 01 Sherpa Graph · 072

Zenith Zenith Ref 03 2170 4613 02 C713 El Primero Synopsis

Rolex Rolex Ref 1803 Day Date · 1803

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5053 Calatrava Officer · 5053

Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master · 1675

Panerai Rolex Panerai Ref 3646 B Type · 3646

Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner · 1680

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 4624 · 4624

Doxa Doxa Ref 11889 4 Sub 300 Searambler · 11889

Zenith Zenith Ref 03 2171 4650 01M2170 El Primero Espada Graduation

Rolex Rolex Ref 5513 Submariner Bart Simpson · 5513

Rolex Rolex Ref 116520 Daytona · 116520

Rolex Rolex Ref 16710 Gmt Master Ii · 16710

A Lange Sohne Ref 815 031 Datograph Flyback · 815

Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Single Red Submariner · 1680

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin

Lemania

Zenith Zenith Ref 03 2110 400 22 C493 El Primero Captain Chronograph

Rolex Rolex Ref 16528 Daytona · 16528

Rolex Rolex Ref 116523 Cosmograph Daytona · 116523

Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 Cosmograph Daytona · 16520