Watch Auction Results, Realised Prices

What watches actually sold for

51% of lots beat their high estimate and only 6% fell short of the low, across 29,778 completed sales from 2009 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 14 Aug 2026.

51% above estimate 43% within 6% below

Lot	Watch	Estimate	Sold for	Vs estimate
139	Rolex. A fine and rare 18ct gold automatic dual time zone wri… Bonhams · 9 Jun 2010	£4,000–5,000	£6,960 incl. 20% premium	+39%
58	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic twin time zone bracelet wa… Bonhams · 9 Jun 2010	£1,800–2,200	£2,880 incl. 20% premium	+31%
87	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar dual-time bracele… Bonhams · 9 Jun 2010	£2,000–3,000	£2,640 incl. 20% premium	-12%
86	Rolex. A fine steel and gold automatic calendar bracelet watc… Bonhams · 9 Jun 2010	£2,200–2,800	£2,520 incl. 20% premium	-10%
249	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic dual time wristwatchGMT-Ma… Bonhams · 18 May 2010	£2,000–3,000	£2,400 incl. 20% premium	-20%
158	Rolex. A stainless steel automatic dual time centre seconds b… Bonhams · 2 Mar 2010	£1,800–2,200	£2,760 incl. 20% premium	+25%
85	Rolex. A fine stainless steel automatic twin time zone wristw… Bonhams · 10 Jun 2009	£3,000–4,000	£6,480 incl. 20% premium	+62%

Showing 181–187 of 187 completed sales. 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

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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 archive50 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 archive15 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 archive31 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 archive8 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

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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 archive118 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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Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master "Tropical MK III"

$698,500 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Marketplace $698,500

Rolex Rolex Ref. 116759SANR GMT-Master II · 116759SANR

Rolex Ref. 116759SANR GMT-Master II

$698,500 Record

Aug 4, 2026

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Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

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Rolex Rolex Ref. 116758SANR GMT-Master II · 116758SANR

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Mark 0” · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16750 GMT-Master · 16750

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Type C” · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Gilt-Gloss MK III Dial” · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Gilt-Gloss Dial” · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 116759SANR GMT-Master II · 116759SANR

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master “Gilt-Gloss Dial” · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 16758 GMT-Master · 16758

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master "Tropical MK III" · 1675

Rolex Rolex Ref. 116759SANR GMT-Master II · 116759SANR