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

$27,743

Average hammer, USD sales

$13,922,000

Record, USD sales

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What watches actually sold for

48% of lots beat their high estimate and only 7% fell short of the low, across 141,719 completed sales from 1989 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 21 Aug 2026.

48% above estimate 45% 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 57–64 of 26,523 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 archive443 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 archive120 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 archive311 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 archive749 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 165,684 results

Lemania 1872 Marketplace $4,750

Lemania 1872

Lemania 1872

$4,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5513 Submariner · 5513 Marketplace $6,875

Rolex Rolex Ref 5513 Submariner · 5513

Rolex Ref 5513 Submariner

$6,875
Aug 21, 2026
Corum Corum Ref 984 101 20 0F01 Ab20 Admiral S Cup Legend 42 Chronograph · 984 Marketplace $2,099

Corum Corum Ref 984 101 20 0F01 Ab20 Admiral S Cup Legend 42 Chronograph · 984

Corum Ref 984 101 20 0F01 Ab20 Admiral S Cup Legend 42 Chronograph

$2,099
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5513 Submariner · 5513 Marketplace $8,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 5513 Submariner · 5513

Rolex Ref 5513 Submariner

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6084 Oyster Perpetual · 6084 Marketplace $4,550

Rolex Rolex Ref 6084 Oyster Perpetual · 6084

Rolex Ref 6084 Oyster Perpetual

$4,550
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 2591 · 2591 Marketplace $6,250

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 2591 · 2591

Patek Philippe Ref 2591

$6,250
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5059J · 5059J Marketplace $32,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5059J · 5059J

Patek Philippe Ref 5059J

$32,500
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 30 0160 418 El Primero · 30.0160.418 Marketplace $57,500

Zenith Zenith Ref 30 0160 418 El Primero · 30.0160.418

Zenith Ref 30 0160 418 El Primero

$57,500
Aug 21, 2026
Lemania Lemania 5012 Marketplace $4,000

Lemania Lemania 5012

Lemania Lemania 5012

$4,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16710 Gmt Master Ii · 16710 Marketplace $8,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 16710 Gmt Master Ii · 16710

Rolex Ref 16710 Gmt Master Ii

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Corum Corum Ref 020 100 20 0049 Pn09 Admiral S Cup Legend 38 Lady · 020 Marketplace $590.00

Corum Corum Ref 020 100 20 0049 Pn09 Admiral S Cup Legend 38 Lady · 020

Corum Ref 020 100 20 0049 Pn09 Admiral S Cup Legend 38 Lady

$590.00
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6239 Cosmograph Daytona · 6239 Marketplace $30,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 6239 Cosmograph Daytona · 6239

Rolex Ref 6239 Cosmograph Daytona

$30,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5700 Air King Date Precision · 5700 Marketplace $3,380

Rolex Rolex Ref 5700 Air King Date Precision · 5700

Rolex Ref 5700 Air King Date Precision

$3,380
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3416 · 3416 Marketplace $5,625

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3416 · 3416

Patek Philippe Ref 3416

$5,625
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5111G Gondolo · 5111G Marketplace $12,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5111G Gondolo · 5111G

Patek Philippe Ref 5111G Gondolo

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
Krieger Ref B 929 Officially Certified Swiss Chronometer Marketplace $17,500

Krieger Ref B 929 Officially Certified Swiss Chronometer

Krieger Ref B 929 Officially Certified Swiss Chronometer

$17,500
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 1811 Yacht Club · 1811 Marketplace $1,500

IWC Iwc Ref 1811 Yacht Club · 1811

Iwc Ref 1811 Yacht Club

$1,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16700 Gmt Master · 16700 Marketplace $8,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 16700 Gmt Master · 16700

Rolex Ref 16700 Gmt Master

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Corum Corum Ref 020 201 20 V200 Pn22 Admirals Cup Legend 38 Ladies · 020 Marketplace $787.00

Corum Corum Ref 020 201 20 V200 Pn22 Admirals Cup Legend 38 Ladies · 020

Corum Ref 020 201 20 V200 Pn22 Admirals Cup Legend 38 Ladies

$787.00
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 79160 Prince Date Big Block · 79160 Marketplace $10,000

Tudor Tudor Ref 79160 Prince Date Big Block · 79160

Tudor Ref 79160 Prince Date Big Block

$10,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1806 1803 Day Date · 1806 Marketplace $13,650

Rolex Rolex Ref 1806 1803 Day Date · 1806

Rolex Ref 1806 1803 Day Date

$13,650
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3445 · 3445 Marketplace $16,250

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3445 · 3445

Patek Philippe Ref 3445

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5712 1A 001 Nautilus · 5712 Marketplace $65,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5712 1A 001 Nautilus · 5712

Patek Philippe Ref 5712 1A 001 Nautilus

$65,000
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 49003 Chronograph Automatic · 49003 Marketplace $55,000

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 49003 Chronograph Automatic · 49003

Vacheron Constantin Ref 49003 Chronograph Automatic

$55,000
Aug 21, 2026
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