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 65–72 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 48,433,48,456 of 165,290 results

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 2592 · 2592 Marketplace $5,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 2592 · 2592

Patek Philippe Ref 2592

$5,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3319 1 · 3319 Marketplace $4,625

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3319 1 · 3319

Patek Philippe Ref 3319 1

$4,625
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6099 6299 Big Bubble Back Retailed By Serpico Y Laino · 6099 Marketplace $162,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 6099 6299 Big Bubble Back Retailed By Serpico Y Laino · 6099

Rolex Ref 6099 6299 Big Bubble Back Retailed By Serpico Y Laino

$162,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 94010 Submariner · 94010 Marketplace $20,880

Tudor Tudor Ref 94010 Submariner · 94010

Tudor Ref 94010 Submariner

$20,880
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 15350Or Oo D093Cr 01 Millenary 4101 · 15350OR Marketplace $28,600

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 15350Or Oo D093Cr 01 Millenary 4101 · 15350OR

Audemars Piguet Ref 15350Or Oo D093Cr 01 Millenary 4101

$28,600
Aug 21, 2026
Northern Goldsmiths Company Tourbillon Marketplace $56,250

Northern Goldsmiths Company Tourbillon

Northern Goldsmiths Company Tourbillon

$56,250
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
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5023 Calatrava · 5023 Marketplace $10,400

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5023 Calatrava · 5023

Patek Philippe Ref 5023 Calatrava

$10,400
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 782 · 782 Marketplace $4,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 782 · 782

Patek Philippe Ref 782

$4,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 130 · 130 Marketplace $37,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 130 · 130

Patek Philippe Ref 130

$37,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 3361 Prince Aerodynamic · 3361 Marketplace $151,250

Rolex Rolex Ref 3361 Prince Aerodynamic · 3361

Rolex Ref 3361 Prince Aerodynamic

$151,250 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 114270 Explorer I · 114270 Marketplace $5,089

Rolex Rolex Ref 114270 Explorer I · 114270

Rolex Ref 114270 Explorer I

$5,089
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116333 Datejust Ii · 116333 Marketplace $11,050

Rolex Rolex Ref 116333 Datejust Ii · 116333

Rolex Ref 116333 Datejust Ii

$11,050
Aug 21, 2026
Henri Grandjean Cie Made For The Spanish Or South American Market Marketplace $181,250

Henri Grandjean Cie Made For The Spanish Or South American Market

Henri Grandjean Cie Made For The Spanish Or South American Market

$181,250 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
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 81000 000J Malte Grande Classique · 81000 Marketplace $6,500

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 81000 000J Malte Grande Classique · 81000

Vacheron Constantin Ref 81000 000J Malte Grande Classique

$6,500
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 6546 · 6546 Marketplace $5,000

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 6546 · 6546

Vacheron Constantin Ref 6546

$5,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 96 Marketplace $16,250

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 96

Patek Philippe Ref 96

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6610 Explorer Gilt Dial · 6610 Marketplace $131,250

Rolex Rolex Ref 6610 Explorer Gilt Dial · 6610

Rolex Ref 6610 Explorer Gilt Dial

$131,250 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 3 Gmt Master · 1675 Marketplace $8,482

Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 3 Gmt Master · 1675

Rolex Ref 1675 3 Gmt Master

$8,482
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6263 6265 Cosmograph Daytona · 6263 Marketplace $71,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 6263 6265 Cosmograph Daytona · 6263

Rolex Ref 6263 6265 Cosmograph Daytona

$71,500
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Marketplace $5,000

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin

Vacheron Constantin

$5,000
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
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 92239 Les Historiques · 92239 Marketplace $3,640

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 92239 Les Historiques · 92239

Vacheron Constantin Ref 92239 Les Historiques

$3,640
Aug 21, 2026
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