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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

Showing 1–30 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

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Longines Longines Ref 5161 · 5161 Marketplace $150,000

Longines Longines Ref 5161 · 5161

Longines Ref 5161

$150,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 165 024 Seamaster 300 · 165 Marketplace $50,000

Omega Omega Ref 165 024 Seamaster 300 · 165

Omega Ref 165 024 Seamaster 300

$50,000
Aug 21, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref E859 Memovox Polaris · E859 Marketplace $118,750

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref E859 Memovox Polaris · E859

Jaeger Lecoultre Ref E859 Memovox Polaris

$118,750 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 47150 Medicus · 47150 Marketplace $267,500

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 47150 Medicus · 47150

Vacheron Constantin Ref 47150 Medicus

$267,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Breguet Breguet Ref 3237Bb 12 286 Chronograph · 3237BB Marketplace $200,000

Breguet Breguet Ref 3237Bb 12 286 Chronograph · 3237BB

Breguet Ref 3237Bb 12 286 Chronograph

$200,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 4099 Anti Magnetic Chronograph · 4099 Marketplace $137,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 4099 Anti Magnetic Chronograph · 4099

Rolex Ref 4099 Anti Magnetic Chronograph

$137,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Rolex Ref 16520 Zenith Daytona · 16520 Marketplace $150,000

Zenith Rolex Ref 16520 Zenith Daytona · 16520

Rolex Ref 16520 Zenith Daytona

$150,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Rolex Ref 16523 Zenith Daytona · 16523 Marketplace $137,500

Zenith Rolex Ref 16523 Zenith Daytona · 16523

Rolex Ref 16523 Zenith Daytona

$137,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3417 Amagnetic · 3417 Marketplace $175,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3417 Amagnetic · 3417

Patek Philippe Ref 3417 Amagnetic

$175,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6556 Tru Beat · 6556 Marketplace $150,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 6556 Tru Beat · 6556

Rolex Ref 6556 Tru Beat

$150,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6605 Datejust · 6605 Marketplace $375,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 6605 Datejust · 6605

Rolex Ref 6605 Datejust

$375,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6144 6145 Oyster Royal · 6144 Marketplace $500,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 6144 6145 Oyster Royal · 6144

Rolex Ref 6144 6145 Oyster Royal

$500,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6332 Oyster Perpetual · 6332 Marketplace $200,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 6332 Oyster Perpetual · 6332

Rolex Ref 6332 Oyster Perpetual

$200,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6246 Oyster · 6246 Marketplace $450,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 6246 Oyster · 6246

Rolex Ref 6246 Oyster

$450,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Hublot Hublot Ref 301 Pb 131 Rx Big Bang · 301 Marketplace $75,000

Hublot Hublot Ref 301 Pb 131 Rx Big Bang · 301

Hublot Ref 301 Pb 131 Rx Big Bang

$75,000
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 8638St Baby Royal Oak · 8638ST Marketplace $45,000

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 8638St Baby Royal Oak · 8638ST

Audemars Piguet Ref 8638St Baby Royal Oak

$45,000
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 14790Sa Royal Oak · 14790SA Marketplace $106,250

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 14790Sa Royal Oak · 14790SA

Audemars Piguet Ref 14790Sa Royal Oak

$106,250 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116523 Cosmograph Daytona · 116523 Marketplace $150,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 116523 Cosmograph Daytona · 116523

Rolex Ref 116523 Cosmograph Daytona

$150,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116500Ln Daytona · 116500LN Marketplace $225,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 116500Ln Daytona · 116500LN

Rolex Ref 116500Ln Daytona

$225,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 49 9300 3620 78 I001 Defy Skyline Skeleton · 49.9300.3620/78.I001 Marketplace $52,500

Zenith Zenith Ref 49 9300 3620 78 I001 Defy Skyline Skeleton · 49.9300.3620/78.I001

Zenith Ref 49 9300 3620 78 I001 Defy Skyline Skeleton

$52,500
Aug 21, 2026
Bovet Ref E816 Pininfarina Chronograph · E816 Marketplace $27,500

Bovet Ref E816 Pininfarina Chronograph · E816

Bovet Ref E816 Pininfarina Chronograph

$27,500
Aug 21, 2026
Hublot Hublot Ref 421 Ci 1170 Rx Big Bang Unico Black Magic · 421 Marketplace $50,000

Hublot Hublot Ref 421 Ci 1170 Rx Big Bang Unico Black Magic · 421

Hublot Ref 421 Ci 1170 Rx Big Bang Unico Black Magic

$50,000
Aug 21, 2026
Zenith Zenith Ref 49 9000 9004 78 M9000 Defy El Primero 21 · 49.9000.9004/78.M9000 Marketplace $52,500

Zenith Zenith Ref 49 9000 9004 78 M9000 Defy El Primero 21 · 49.9000.9004/78.M9000

Zenith Ref 49 9000 9004 78 M9000 Defy El Primero 21

$52,500
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 31192445101005 Speedmaster · 31192445101005 Marketplace $47,500

Omega Omega Ref 31192445101005 Speedmaster · 31192445101005

Omega Ref 31192445101005 Speedmaster

$47,500
Aug 21, 2026
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