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

Antiquorum

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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 162,006 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 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 50,689,50,712 of 165,718 results

Various Brands Marketplace $9,000

Various Brands

Various Brands

$9,000
Aug 21, 2026
Venus 85 Ts Marketplace $1,125

Venus 85 Ts

Venus 85 Ts

$1,125
Aug 21, 2026
Virgile Nicolet Marketplace $7,750

Virgile Nicolet

Virgile Nicolet

$7,750
Aug 21, 2026
Vulcain Vulcain Made For Welter Luxembourg Marketplace $7,000

Vulcain Vulcain Made For Welter Luxembourg

Vulcain Made For Welter Luxembourg

$7,000
Aug 21, 2026
Vulcain Vulcain Ref 100604 041 Cricket 1947 Replica · 100604 Marketplace $7,250

Vulcain Vulcain Ref 100604 041 Cricket 1947 Replica · 100604

Vulcain Ref 100604 041 Cricket 1947 Replica

$7,250
Aug 21, 2026
Wyler Ref S 02 Codes Marketplace $47,500

Wyler Ref S 02 Codes

Wyler Ref S 02 Codes

$47,500
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Marketplace $8,000

Zenith Zenith

Zenith

$8,000
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 20 0023 400 621 Automatic El Primero · 20/0023.400.621 Marketplace $8,500

Zenith Zenith Ref 20 0023 400 621 Automatic El Primero · 20/0023.400.621

Zenith Ref 20 0023 400 621 Automatic El Primero

$8,500
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Pilote Marketplace $6,750

Zenith Zenith Pilote

Zenith Pilote

$6,750
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 70 0150 6226 Port Royal · 70.0150.6226 Marketplace $27,500

Zenith Zenith Ref 70 0150 6226 Port Royal · 70.0150.6226

Zenith Ref 70 0150 6226 Port Royal

$27,500
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 558 D 185 Zenitissimo · 558 Marketplace $4,500

Zenith Zenith Ref 558 D 185 Zenitissimo · 558

Zenith Ref 558 D 185 Zenitissimo

$4,500
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 656 A 965 · 656 Marketplace $2,125

Zenith Zenith Ref 656 A 965 · 656

Zenith Ref 656 A 965

$2,125
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 20 0070 470 Defy Time Command Type Marketplace $1,250

Zenith Zenith Ref 20 0070 470 Defy Time Command Type

Zenith Ref 20 0070 470 Defy Time Command Type

$1,250
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 549A619 · 549A619 Marketplace $12,500

Zenith Zenith Ref 549A619 · 549A619

Zenith Ref 549A619

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 940 A 369 · 940 Marketplace $1,375

Zenith Zenith Ref 940 A 369 · 940

Zenith Ref 940 A 369

$1,375
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 20 1291 290 Marketplace $3,500

Zenith Zenith Ref 20 1291 290

Zenith Ref 20 1291 290

$3,500
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Horological School Of Porrentruy Ref 90 01 0500400 Automatic El Primero Ecole D Horlogerie Porrentruy · 90/01 Marketplace $27,500

Zenith Zenith Horological School Of Porrentruy Ref 90 01 0500400 Automatic El Primero Ecole D Horlogerie Porrentruy · 90/01

Zenith Horological School Of Porrentruy Ref 90 01 0500400 Automatic El Primero Ecole D Horlogerie Porrentruy

$27,500
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Movado Ref 01 0030 500 Xl Tronic Surf Marketplace $1,250

Zenith Zenith Movado Ref 01 0030 500 Xl Tronic Surf

Zenith Movado Ref 01 0030 500 Xl Tronic Surf

$1,250
Aug 21, 2026
Zodiac Chronograph Marketplace $10,000

Zodiac Chronograph

Zodiac Chronograph

$10,000
Aug 21, 2026
Zodiac Ref 343 963 Astrographic · 343 Marketplace $1,375

Zodiac Ref 343 963 Astrographic · 343

Zodiac Ref 343 963 Astrographic

$1,375
Aug 21, 2026
Zodiac Ref 2063 014 Astrographic Sst · 2063 Marketplace $3,000

Zodiac Ref 2063 014 Astrographic Sst · 2063

Zodiac Ref 2063 014 Astrographic Sst

$3,000
Aug 21, 2026
Arthur Imhof S A Ref 10 293 Marketplace $3,000

Arthur Imhof S A Ref 10 293

Arthur Imhof S A Ref 10 293

$3,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 7531 · 7531 Marketplace $4,000

Cartier Cartier Ref 7531 · 7531

Cartier Ref 7531

$4,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Marketplace $7,750

Cartier Cartier

Cartier

$7,750
Aug 21, 2026
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