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

£20,516

Average hammer, USD sales

£10,298,410

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

Showing 1–100 of 202,563 auction records. 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 50,137,50,160 of 165,718 results

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Classic Marketplace £3,077

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Classic

Audemars Piguet Classic

£3,077
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 18038 Day Date · 18038 Marketplace £31,438

Rolex Rolex Ref 18038 Day Date · 18038

Rolex Ref 18038 Day Date

£31,438
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master · 1675 Marketplace £8,322

Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master · 1675

Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master

£8,322
Aug 21, 2026
A Lange Sohne Ref 115 029 Grand Lange 1 Luminous · 115 Marketplace £138,698

A Lange Sohne Ref 115 029 Grand Lange 1 Luminous · 115

A Lange Sohne Ref 115 029 Grand Lange 1 Luminous

£138,698 Record
Aug 21, 2026
A Lange Sohne Ref 116 026 Lange 1 Timezone · 116 Marketplace £24,966

A Lange Sohne Ref 116 026 Lange 1 Timezone · 116

A Lange Sohne Ref 116 026 Lange 1 Timezone

£24,966
Aug 21, 2026
Piaget Piaget Ref 74121A8 · 74121A8 Marketplace £2,034

Piaget Piaget Ref 74121A8 · 74121A8

Piaget Ref 74121A8

£2,034
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 18 2320 692 80 C713 Elite Moonphase Marketplace £24,041

Zenith Zenith Ref 18 2320 692 80 C713 Elite Moonphase

Zenith Ref 18 2320 692 80 C713 Elite Moonphase

£24,041
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5131 1P 001 World Time · 5131 Marketplace £970,885

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5131 1P 001 World Time · 5131

Patek Philippe Ref 5131 1P 001 World Time

£970,885 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1601 Datejust · 1601 Marketplace £12,501

Rolex Rolex Ref 1601 Datejust · 1601

Rolex Ref 1601 Datejust

£12,501
Aug 21, 2026
William Post Marketplace £2,589

William Post

William Post

£2,589
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116520 Cosmograph Daytona · 116520 Marketplace £15,719

Rolex Rolex Ref 116520 Cosmograph Daytona · 116520

Rolex Ref 116520 Cosmograph Daytona

£15,719
Aug 21, 2026
A Lange Sohne Ref 115 031 Grand Lange 1 · 115 Marketplace £115,582

A Lange Sohne Ref 115 031 Grand Lange 1 · 115

A Lange Sohne Ref 115 031 Grand Lange 1

£115,582 Record
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref Iw544901 Portuguese Minute Repeating · IW544901 Marketplace £23,116

IWC Iwc Ref Iw544901 Portuguese Minute Repeating · IW544901

Iwc Ref Iw544901 Portuguese Minute Repeating

£23,116
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 354 4003 Constellation · 354 Marketplace £2,774

Omega Omega Ref 354 4003 Constellation · 354

Omega Ref 354 4003 Constellation

£2,774
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 03 2160 4047 02 C713 El Primero Helios Big Date Moonphase Marketplace £24,041

Zenith Zenith Ref 03 2160 4047 02 C713 El Primero Helios Big Date Moonphase

Zenith Ref 03 2160 4047 02 C713 El Primero Helios Big Date Moonphase

£24,041
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5275 P 001 Chiming Jump Hour · 5275 Marketplace £2,681,492

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5275 P 001 Chiming Jump Hour · 5275

Patek Philippe Ref 5275 P 001 Chiming Jump Hour

£2,681,492 Record
Aug 21, 2026
International Watch Co Ref 325 Portuguese · 325 Marketplace £18,271

International Watch Co Ref 325 Portuguese · 325

International Watch Co Ref 325 Portuguese

£18,271
Aug 21, 2026
L Regnier Marketplace £24,041

L Regnier

L Regnier

£24,041
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1500 Oyster Perpetual Date · 1500 Marketplace £3,329

Rolex Rolex Ref 1500 Oyster Perpetual Date · 1500

Rolex Ref 1500 Oyster Perpetual Date

£3,329
Aug 21, 2026
Bvlgari Ref 103534 Octo Finissimo Tadao Ando Special Edition · 103534 Marketplace £101,712

Bvlgari Ref 103534 Octo Finissimo Tadao Ando Special Edition · 103534

Bvlgari Ref 103534 Octo Finissimo Tadao Ando Special Edition

£101,712 Record
Aug 21, 2026
F.P. Journe Fp Journe Octa Jour Nuit Ruthenium Marketplace £138,698

F.P. Journe Fp Journe Octa Jour Nuit Ruthenium

Fp Journe Octa Jour Nuit Ruthenium

£138,698 Record
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 228 Portuguese · 228 Marketplace £12,945

IWC Iwc Ref 228 Portuguese · 228

Iwc Ref 228 Portuguese

£12,945
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 03 2080 4021 01 C494 El Primero Chronomaster Power Reserve Marketplace £22,192

Zenith Zenith Ref 03 2080 4021 01 C494 El Primero Chronomaster Power Reserve

Zenith Ref 03 2080 4021 01 C494 El Primero Chronomaster Power Reserve

£22,192
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Marketplace £43,459

Omega Omega

Omega

£43,459
Aug 21, 2026
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