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

$27,751

Average hammer, USD sales

$13,922,000

Record, USD sales

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What watches actually sold for

49% of lots beat their high estimate and only 7% fell short of the low, across 121,852 completed sales from 1989 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 21 Aug 2026.

49% above estimate 44% within 7% 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 26,357 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 archive442 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 archive58 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 archive310 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 archive742 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 48,121,48,144 of 165,290 results

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 47247 Skeleton Retrograde · 47247 Marketplace $13,120

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 47247 Skeleton Retrograde · 47247

Vacheron Constantin Ref 47247 Skeleton Retrograde

$13,120
Aug 21, 2026
F P Journe Marketplace $2,500

F P Journe

F P Journe

$2,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16570 Explorer Ii · 16570 Marketplace $8,450

Rolex Rolex Ref 16570 Explorer Ii · 16570

Rolex Ref 16570 Explorer Ii

$8,450
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16700 Gmt Master · 16700 Marketplace $10,625

Rolex Rolex Ref 16700 Gmt Master · 16700

Rolex Ref 16700 Gmt Master

$10,625
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3543 · 3543 Marketplace $5,625

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3543 · 3543

Patek Philippe Ref 3543

$5,625
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 01 0200 415 El Primero Surf Marketplace $2,375

Zenith Zenith Ref 01 0200 415 El Primero Surf

Zenith Ref 01 0200 415 El Primero Surf

$2,375
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 145 022 68 St Speedmaster · 145 Marketplace $6,875

Omega Omega Ref 145 022 68 St Speedmaster · 145

Omega Ref 145 022 68 St Speedmaster

$6,875
Aug 21, 2026
Girard-Perregaux Girard Perregaux Ref 49538 1966 Equation Of Time Annual Calendar · 49538 Marketplace $62,500

Girard-Perregaux Girard Perregaux Ref 49538 1966 Equation Of Time Annual Calendar · 49538

Girard Perregaux Ref 49538 1966 Equation Of Time Annual Calendar

$62,500
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 49145 000A Royal Eagle · 49145 Marketplace $5,904

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 49145 000A Royal Eagle · 49145

Vacheron Constantin Ref 49145 000A Royal Eagle

$5,904
Aug 21, 2026
Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis Ref Rddbse0169 Easy Diver Chronoexcel · RDDBSE0169 Marketplace $9,375

Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis Ref Rddbse0169 Easy Diver Chronoexcel · RDDBSE0169

Roger Dubuis Ref Rddbse0169 Easy Diver Chronoexcel

$9,375
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116334 · 116334 Marketplace $8,580

Rolex Rolex Ref 116334 · 116334

Rolex Ref 116334

$8,580
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16613 Submariner · 16613 Marketplace $11,875

Rolex Rolex Ref 16613 Submariner · 16613

Rolex Ref 16613 Submariner

$11,875
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3586 1 · 3586 Marketplace $8,750

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3586 1 · 3586

Patek Philippe Ref 3586 1

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Favre Leuba Ref 33053 Sea Sky Gmt · 33053 Marketplace $5,000

Favre Leuba Ref 33053 Sea Sky Gmt · 33053

Favre Leuba Ref 33053 Sea Sky Gmt

$5,000
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 145 026 Flightmaster · 145 Marketplace $4,000

Omega Omega Ref 145 026 Flightmaster · 145

Omega Ref 145 026 Flightmaster

$4,000
Aug 21, 2026
Parmigiani Kalpagraphe Marketplace $17,500

Parmigiani Kalpagraphe

Parmigiani Kalpagraphe

$17,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1803 Day Date · 1803 Marketplace $6,560

Rolex Rolex Ref 1803 Day Date · 1803

Rolex Ref 1803 Day Date

$6,560
Aug 21, 2026
Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis Chronoexcel Marketplace $9,375

Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis Chronoexcel

Roger Dubuis Chronoexcel

$9,375
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116610Lv Submariner · 116610LV Marketplace $31,200

Rolex Rolex Ref 116610Lv Submariner · 116610LV

Rolex Ref 116610Lv Submariner

$31,200
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master · 1675 Marketplace $20,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master · 1675

Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master

$20,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ellipse Marketplace $2,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ellipse

Patek Philippe Ellipse

$2,000
Aug 21, 2026
Enicar Enicar Ref 148 35 01 Sherpa Guide · 148 Marketplace $1,625

Enicar Enicar Ref 148 35 01 Sherpa Guide · 148

Enicar Ref 148 35 01 Sherpa Guide

$1,625
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 146 011 69 Seamaster Bullhead · 146 Marketplace $6,875

Omega Omega Ref 146 011 69 Seamaster Bullhead · 146

Omega Ref 146 011 69 Seamaster Bullhead

$6,875
Aug 21, 2026
Graff Mastergraff Quad Time Zone Marketplace $17,500

Graff Mastergraff Quad Time Zone

Graff Mastergraff Quad Time Zone

$17,500
Aug 21, 2026
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