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 50,185,50,208 of 165,718 results

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 145 3 79 Sb Master Ultra Thin Skeleton · 145 Marketplace £11,540

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 145 3 79 Sb Master Ultra Thin Skeleton · 145

Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 145 3 79 Sb Master Ultra Thin Skeleton

£11,540
Aug 21, 2026
Girard-Perregaux Girard Perregaux Marketplace £9,709

Girard-Perregaux Girard Perregaux

Girard Perregaux

£9,709
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5513 Submariner · 5513 Marketplace £8,322

Rolex Rolex Ref 5513 Submariner · 5513

Rolex Ref 5513 Submariner

£8,322
Aug 21, 2026
Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Military Marketplace £50,856

Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Military

Ulysse Nardin Military

£50,856
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier European Watch Clock Co Marketplace £7,397

Cartier Cartier European Watch Clock Co

Cartier European Watch Clock Co

£7,397
Aug 21, 2026
Gubelin Marketplace £35,137

Gubelin

Gubelin

£35,137
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 16 2150 4062 91 C760 El Primero Chronograph Lady Marketplace £32,363

Zenith Zenith Ref 16 2150 4062 91 C760 El Primero Chronograph Lady

Zenith Ref 16 2150 4062 91 C760 El Primero Chronograph Lady

£32,363
Aug 21, 2026
Longines Longines Ref 6552 1 · 6552 Marketplace £55,479

Longines Longines Ref 6552 1 · 6552

Longines Ref 6552 1

£55,479
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii · 1655 Marketplace £17,309

Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii · 1655

Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii

£17,309
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace £4,623

Unsigned

Unsigned

£4,623
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 Cosmograph Daytona · 16523 Marketplace £13,870

Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 Cosmograph Daytona · 16523

Rolex Ref 16523 Cosmograph Daytona

£13,870
Aug 21, 2026
A Lange Sohne Ref 127 560A 1 B Uhr World War Ii Military · 127 Marketplace £20,342

A Lange Sohne Ref 127 560A 1 B Uhr World War Ii Military · 127

A Lange Sohne Ref 127 560A 1 B Uhr World War Ii Military

£20,342
Aug 21, 2026
Movado Movado Ref 4009 Polyplan · 4009 Marketplace £6,010

Movado Movado Ref 4009 Polyplan · 4009

Movado Ref 4009 Polyplan

£6,010
Aug 21, 2026
Breguet Breguet Type Xx Marketplace £12,020

Breguet Breguet Type Xx

Breguet Type Xx

£12,020
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 16 1930 681 31 C725 Pilot Montre D Aeronef Type 20 Marketplace £14,794

Zenith Zenith Ref 16 1930 681 31 C725 Pilot Montre D Aeronef Type 20

Zenith Ref 16 1930 681 31 C725 Pilot Montre D Aeronef Type 20

£14,794
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1803 8 Day Date · 1803 Marketplace £106,335

Rolex Rolex Ref 1803 8 Day Date · 1803

Rolex Ref 1803 8 Day Date

£106,335 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16750 Explorer Ii · 16750 Marketplace £7,212

Rolex Rolex Ref 16750 Explorer Ii · 16750

Rolex Ref 16750 Explorer Ii

£7,212
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace £4,623

Unsigned

Unsigned

£4,623
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16610 Submariner · 16610 Marketplace £6,935

Rolex Rolex Ref 16610 Submariner · 16610

Rolex Ref 16610 Submariner

£6,935
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 7928 Submariner · 7928 Marketplace £55,479

Tudor Tudor Ref 7928 Submariner · 7928

Tudor Ref 7928 Submariner

£55,479
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Marketplace £14,794

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet

£14,794
Aug 21, 2026
Blancpain Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Marketplace £29,589

Blancpain Blancpain Fifty Fathoms

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms

£29,589
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 03 2522 400 69 R576 El Primero Chronograph Marketplace £29,589

Zenith Zenith Ref 03 2522 400 69 R576 El Primero Chronograph

Zenith Ref 03 2522 400 69 R576 El Primero Chronograph

£29,589
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 18038 Day Date · 18038 Marketplace £101,712

Rolex Rolex Ref 18038 Day Date · 18038

Rolex Ref 18038 Day Date

£101,712 Record
Aug 21, 2026
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