Auction results

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

150,147

Lots

$30,423

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 73,697 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

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 49–56 of 968 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 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

Showing 48,049,48,072 of 159,465 results

Rolex Rolex Ref 69718 Oyster Perpetual Datejust Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified · 69718 Marketplace $50,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 69718 Oyster Perpetual Datejust Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified · 69718

Rolex Ref 69718 Oyster Perpetual Datejust Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified

$50,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Marketplace $7,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe

$7,500
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Marketplace $1,750

IWC Iwc

Iwc

$1,750
Aug 21, 2026
Heuer Heuer Marketplace $8,000

Heuer Heuer

Heuer

$8,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Made For Oemisch Co Rochester N Y U S A Marketplace $6,875

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Made For Oemisch Co Rochester N Y U S A

Patek Philippe Made For Oemisch Co Rochester N Y U S A

$6,875
Aug 21, 2026
Heuer Heuer Ref 1553 Carrera · 1553 Marketplace $3,250

Heuer Heuer Ref 1553 Carrera · 1553

Heuer Ref 1553 Carrera

$3,250
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Oyster Riveted Marketplace $15,000

Rolex Rolex Oyster Riveted

Rolex Oyster Riveted

$15,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe For Tiffany Marketplace $20,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe For Tiffany

Patek Philippe For Tiffany

$20,000
Aug 21, 2026
Bulova Bulova Chronograph C Marketplace $2,375

Bulova Bulova Chronograph C

Bulova Chronograph C

$2,375
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6636 80 Oyster Riveted · 6636 Marketplace $17,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 6636 80 Oyster Riveted · 6636

Rolex Ref 6636 80 Oyster Riveted

$17,500
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3969 Anniversary Jump Hour · 3969 Marketplace $20,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3969 Anniversary Jump Hour · 3969

Patek Philippe Ref 3969 Anniversary Jump Hour

$20,000
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Marketplace $10,000

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet

$10,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Oyster Riveted Marketplace $15,000

Rolex Rolex Oyster Riveted

Rolex Oyster Riveted

$15,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5055G · 5055G Marketplace $15,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5055G · 5055G

Patek Philippe Ref 5055G

$15,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Reverso Marketplace $6,875

Cartier Cartier Reverso

Cartier Reverso

$6,875
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Marketplace $10,625

Rolex Rolex

Rolex

$10,625
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3700 1 Nautilus · 3700 Marketplace $125,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3700 1 Nautilus · 3700

Patek Philippe Ref 3700 1 Nautilus

$125,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 22190 Square · 22190 Marketplace $4,500

Cartier Cartier Ref 22190 Square · 22190

Cartier Ref 22190 Square

$4,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Submariner Marketplace $2,750

Rolex Rolex Submariner

Rolex Submariner

$2,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3700 1 Nautilus · 3700 Marketplace $75,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3700 1 Nautilus · 3700

Patek Philippe Ref 3700 1 Nautilus

$75,000
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Calendar Marketplace $17,500

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Calendar

Vacheron Constantin Calendar

$17,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Marketplace $5,000

Rolex Rolex

Rolex

$5,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3800 1 Nautilus · 3800 Marketplace $21,875

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3800 1 Nautilus · 3800

Patek Philippe Ref 3800 1 Nautilus

$21,875
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Marketplace $4,500

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin

Vacheron Constantin

$4,500
Aug 21, 2026
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