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

150,181

Lots

$27,734

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 148,923 completed sales from 1989 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 28 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 49,393,49,416 of 165,718 results

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 26400So Oo A002Ca 01 Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph · 26400SO Marketplace $225,000

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 26400So Oo A002Ca 01 Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph · 26400SO

Audemars Piguet Ref 26400So Oo A002Ca 01 Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph

$225,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116520 Daytona · 116520 Marketplace $187,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 116520 Daytona · 116520

Rolex Ref 116520 Daytona

$187,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 Daytona · 16523 Marketplace $175,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 Daytona · 16523

Rolex Ref 16523 Daytona

$175,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16519 Daytona · 16519 Marketplace $250,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 16519 Daytona · 16519

Rolex Ref 16519 Daytona

$250,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16528 Daytona · 16528 Marketplace $375,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 16528 Daytona · 16528

Rolex Ref 16528 Daytona

$375,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16528 Daytona · 16528 Marketplace $375,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 16528 Daytona · 16528

Rolex Ref 16528 Daytona

$375,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16248 Datejust Pyramid Dial · 16248 Marketplace $93,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 16248 Datejust Pyramid Dial · 16248

Rolex Ref 16248 Datejust Pyramid Dial

$93,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 18206 Oyster Perpetual Day Date Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified · 18206 Marketplace $262,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 18206 Oyster Perpetual Day Date Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified · 18206

Rolex Ref 18206 Oyster Perpetual Day Date Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified

$262,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 18038 Day Date · 18038 Marketplace $125,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 18038 Day Date · 18038

Rolex Ref 18038 Day Date

$125,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref Wj101651 Pasha · WJ101651 Marketplace $50,000

Cartier Cartier Ref Wj101651 Pasha · WJ101651

Cartier Ref Wj101651 Pasha

$50,000
Aug 21, 2026
Franck Muller Franck Muller Ref 952 Qz Rel Mop Rs D Long Island Peony · 952 Marketplace $40,000

Franck Muller Franck Muller Ref 952 Qz Rel Mop Rs D Long Island Peony · 952

Franck Muller Ref 952 Qz Rel Mop Rs D Long Island Peony

$40,000
Aug 21, 2026
Gerald Genta Ref G 3612 Retro Fantasy · G.3612 Marketplace $118,750

Gerald Genta Ref G 3612 Retro Fantasy · G.3612

Gerald Genta Ref G 3612 Retro Fantasy

$118,750 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Franck Muller Franck Muller Ref Dm 42 Col Drm D 2R Cd Double Mystery Color Dream Marketplace $225,000

Franck Muller Franck Muller Ref Dm 42 Col Drm D 2R Cd Double Mystery Color Dream

Franck Muller Ref Dm 42 Col Drm D 2R Cd Double Mystery Color Dream

$225,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 95 9002 9004 78 R584 Defy 21 · 95.9002.9004/78.R584 Marketplace $42,500

Zenith Zenith Ref 95 9002 9004 78 R584 Defy 21 · 95.9002.9004/78.R584

Zenith Ref 95 9002 9004 78 R584 Defy 21

$42,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16613 Submariner · 16613 Marketplace $106,250

Rolex Rolex Ref 16613 Submariner · 16613

Rolex Ref 16613 Submariner

$106,250 Record
Aug 21, 2026
A Lange Sohne Ref 101 032 Lange 1 · 101 Marketplace $150,000

A Lange Sohne Ref 101 032 Lange 1 · 101

A Lange Sohne Ref 101 032 Lange 1

$150,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Panerai Ref Pam00579 Op6988 Luminor 1950 Monopulsante Left Handed · PAM00579 Marketplace $87,500

Panerai Panerai Ref Pam00579 Op6988 Luminor 1950 Monopulsante Left Handed · PAM00579

Panerai Ref Pam00579 Op6988 Luminor 1950 Monopulsante Left Handed

$87,500
Aug 21, 2026
Piaget Piaget Ref P10534 Polo Flyback Chronograph · P10534 Marketplace $65,000

Piaget Piaget Ref P10534 Polo Flyback Chronograph · P10534

Piaget Ref P10534 Polo Flyback Chronograph

$65,000
Aug 21, 2026
Parmigiani Toric Perpetual Calendar Marketplace $150,000

Parmigiani Toric Perpetual Calendar

Parmigiani Toric Perpetual Calendar

$150,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 2390 Tank Basculante Mecanique · 2390 Marketplace $62,500

Cartier Cartier Ref 2390 Tank Basculante Mecanique · 2390

Cartier Ref 2390 Tank Basculante Mecanique

$62,500
Aug 21, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Memovox Automatic Marketplace $30,000

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Memovox Automatic

Jaeger Lecoultre Memovox Automatic

$30,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16200 Datejust Sodalite Dial · 16200 Marketplace $112,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 16200 Datejust Sodalite Dial · 16200

Rolex Ref 16200 Datejust Sodalite Dial

$112,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1601 Datejust Tiger Eye Stone · 1601 Marketplace $312,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 1601 Datejust Tiger Eye Stone · 1601

Rolex Ref 1601 Datejust Tiger Eye Stone

$312,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116519 Daytona · 116519 Marketplace $362,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 116519 Daytona · 116519

Rolex Ref 116519 Daytona

$362,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
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