Auction results

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 1–100 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 46,801,46,824 of 165,718 results

J B Beguin Carriage Clock Marketplace $3,250

J B Beguin Carriage Clock

J B Beguin Carriage Clock

$3,250
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16610 Submariner · 16610 Marketplace $11,875

Rolex Rolex Ref 16610 Submariner · 16610

Rolex Ref 16610 Submariner

$11,875
Aug 21, 2026
Glashutte Glashutte Original Ref 100 03 07 04 04 Senator Navigator · 100 Marketplace $3,000

Glashutte Glashutte Original Ref 100 03 07 04 04 Senator Navigator · 100

Glashutte Original Ref 100 03 07 04 04 Senator Navigator

$3,000
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 6406 · 6406 Marketplace $10,000

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 6406 · 6406

Vacheron Constantin Ref 6406

$10,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 1840 Tank Francaise · 1840 Marketplace $42,500

Cartier Cartier Ref 1840 Tank Francaise · 1840

Cartier Ref 1840 Tank Francaise

$42,500
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Panerai Ref Pam190 Op6609 Radiomir 8 Days · PAM190 Marketplace $35,000

Panerai Panerai Ref Pam190 Op6609 Radiomir 8 Days · PAM190

Panerai Ref Pam190 Op6609 Radiomir 8 Days

$35,000
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 3251 Pilot Spitfire Utc · 3251 Marketplace $2,860

IWC Iwc Ref 3251 Pilot Spitfire Utc · 3251

Iwc Ref 3251 Pilot Spitfire Utc

$2,860
Aug 21, 2026
Moser Carriage Clock Marketplace $1,250

Moser Carriage Clock

Moser Carriage Clock

$1,250
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16660 Sea Dweller · 16660 Marketplace $9,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 16660 Sea Dweller · 16660

Rolex Ref 16660 Sea Dweller

$9,750
Aug 21, 2026
Girard-Perregaux Girard Perregaux Ref 7000 · 7000 Marketplace $4,375

Girard-Perregaux Girard Perregaux Ref 7000 · 7000

Girard Perregaux Ref 7000

$4,375
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Marketplace $3,250

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin

Vacheron Constantin

$3,250
Aug 21, 2026
Mauboussin Tourbillon Marketplace $112,500

Mauboussin Tourbillon

Mauboussin Tourbillon

$112,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref Iw323101 Aquatimer · IW323101 Marketplace $20,000

IWC Iwc Ref Iw323101 Aquatimer · IW323101

Iwc Ref Iw323101 Aquatimer

$20,000
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 3548 Aquatimer · 3548 Marketplace $2,600

IWC Iwc Ref 3548 Aquatimer · 3548

Iwc Ref 3548 Aquatimer

$2,600
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Carriage Clock Marketplace $1,250

Unsigned Carriage Clock

Unsigned Carriage Clock

$1,250
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5508 Submariner · 5508 Marketplace $9,375

Rolex Rolex Ref 5508 Submariner · 5508

Rolex Ref 5508 Submariner

$9,375
Aug 21, 2026
Girard-Perregaux Girard Perregaux Ref 8020 · 8020 Marketplace $2,375

Girard-Perregaux Girard Perregaux Ref 8020 · 8020

Girard Perregaux Ref 8020

$2,375
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Scarab Marketplace $4,750

Omega Omega Scarab

Omega Scarab

$4,750
Aug 21, 2026
Bamford Ref 116520 Bamford Daytona · 116520 Marketplace $162,500

Bamford Ref 116520 Bamford Daytona · 116520

Bamford Ref 116520 Bamford Daytona

$162,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref Iw371602 Portugieser Chronograph 150 Years · IW371602 Marketplace $50,000

IWC Iwc Ref Iw371602 Portugieser Chronograph 150 Years · IW371602

Iwc Ref Iw371602 Portugieser Chronograph 150 Years

$50,000
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 3233 Ingenieur · 3233 Marketplace $3,120

IWC Iwc Ref 3233 Ingenieur · 3233

Iwc Ref 3233 Ingenieur

$3,120
Aug 21, 2026
Leon Clement Bourgeois Carriage Clock Marketplace $1,000

Leon Clement Bourgeois Carriage Clock

Leon Clement Bourgeois Carriage Clock

$1,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6536 1 Submariner · 6536 Marketplace $11,250

Rolex Rolex Ref 6536 1 Submariner · 6536

Rolex Ref 6536 1 Submariner

$11,250
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 2730 Pasha 42 · 2730 Marketplace $2,625

Cartier Cartier Ref 2730 Pasha 42 · 2730

Cartier Ref 2730 Pasha 42

$2,625
Aug 21, 2026
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