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

Showing 57–64 of 161,336 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 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 48,721,48,744 of 165,290 results

Rolex Rolex Ref 1811 1601 Oyster Perpetual Day Date Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified · 1811 Marketplace $115,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 1811 1601 Oyster Perpetual Day Date Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified · 1811

Rolex Ref 1811 1601 Oyster Perpetual Day Date Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified

$115,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Leonidas Ref Cp2 Chronograph · CP2 Marketplace $5,220

Leonidas Ref Cp2 Chronograph · CP2

Leonidas Ref Cp2 Chronograph

$5,220
Aug 21, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Hermes Jaeger Lecoultre Anneaux Marketplace $15,600

Jaeger-LeCoultre Hermes Jaeger Lecoultre Anneaux

Hermes Jaeger Lecoultre Anneaux

$15,600
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii · 1655 Marketplace $27,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii · 1655

Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii

$27,500
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5396G Annual Calendar · 5396G Marketplace $200,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5396G Annual Calendar · 5396G

Patek Philippe Ref 5396G Annual Calendar

$200,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Panerai Ref Pam00389 Op 6849 Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days · PAM00389 Marketplace $4,940

Panerai Panerai Ref Pam00389 Op 6849 Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days · PAM00389

Panerai Ref Pam00389 Op 6849 Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days

$4,940
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5109G 001 Gondolo · 5109G Marketplace $12,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5109G 001 Gondolo · 5109G

Patek Philippe Ref 5109G 001 Gondolo

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 18238 Day Date · 18238 Marketplace $193,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 18238 Day Date · 18238

Rolex Ref 18238 Day Date

$193,750 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6917 Datejust Lady · 6917 Marketplace $6,003

Rolex Rolex Ref 6917 Datejust Lady · 6917

Rolex Ref 6917 Datejust Lady

$6,003
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 124300 Oyster Perpetual · 124300 Marketplace $117,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 124300 Oyster Perpetual · 124300

Rolex Ref 124300 Oyster Perpetual

$117,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer · 14270 Marketplace $6,250

Rolex Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer · 14270

Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer

$6,250
Aug 21, 2026
Breguet Breguet Ref 7800Bb 11 9Yv La Musicale · 7800BB Marketplace $287,500

Breguet Breguet Ref 7800Bb 11 9Yv La Musicale · 7800BB

Breguet Ref 7800Bb 11 9Yv La Musicale

$287,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Blancpain Blancpain Ref 5015 B Tribute To Fifty Fathoms No Radiations · 5015 Marketplace $14,300

Blancpain Blancpain Ref 5015 B Tribute To Fifty Fathoms No Radiations · 5015

Blancpain Ref 5015 B Tribute To Fifty Fathoms No Radiations

$14,300
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5350R 001 Advanced Research · 5350R Marketplace $37,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5350R 001 Advanced Research · 5350R

Patek Philippe Ref 5350R 001 Advanced Research

$37,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 18038 Day Date · 18038 Marketplace $187,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 18038 Day Date · 18038

Rolex Ref 18038 Day Date

$187,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6917 Datejust Lady · 6917 Marketplace $6,786

Rolex Rolex Ref 6917 Datejust Lady · 6917

Rolex Ref 6917 Datejust Lady

$6,786
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Made By E Mathey Tissot Co Les Ponts De Martel Marketplace $7,150

Cartier Cartier Made By E Mathey Tissot Co Les Ponts De Martel

Cartier Made By E Mathey Tissot Co Les Ponts De Martel

$7,150
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer · 14270 Marketplace $5,625

Rolex Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer · 14270

Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer

$5,625
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace $275,000

Unsigned

Unsigned

$275,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116400 Milgauss So Called Green Milgauss · 116400 Marketplace $7,800

Rolex Rolex Ref 116400 Milgauss So Called Green Milgauss · 116400

Rolex Ref 116400 Milgauss So Called Green Milgauss

$7,800
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5165A 001 Aquanaut · 5165A Marketplace $57,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5165A 001 Aquanaut · 5165A

Patek Philippe Ref 5165A 001 Aquanaut

$57,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1601 Datejust Gilt Dial · 1601 Marketplace $50,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 1601 Datejust Gilt Dial · 1601

Rolex Ref 1601 Datejust Gilt Dial

$50,000
Aug 21, 2026
Chanel Ref J12 J12 Marine · J12 Marketplace $3,393

Chanel Ref J12 J12 Marine · J12

Chanel Ref J12 J12 Marine

$3,393
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Mignonette Marketplace $37,700

Cartier Cartier Mignonette

Cartier Mignonette

$37,700
Aug 21, 2026
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