Auction results

Hammer prices including buyer's premium, from completed auctions. Unlike an asking price, this is what a buyer actually paid.

150,147

Lots

$27,741

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 148,889 completed sales from 1989 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 21 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 1–30 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 47,425,47,448 of 165,684 results

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5000 Calatrava · 5000 Marketplace $17,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5000 Calatrava · 5000

Patek Philippe Ref 5000 Calatrava

$17,500
Aug 21, 2026
Gerald Genta Ref 3735 600 Zab Bi Retro · 3735 Marketplace $6,875

Gerald Genta Ref 3735 600 Zab Bi Retro · 3735

Gerald Genta Ref 3735 600 Zab Bi Retro

$6,875
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace $8,750

Unsigned

Unsigned

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 17000 Oysterquartz Datejust · 17000 Marketplace $5,250

Rolex Rolex Ref 17000 Oysterquartz Datejust · 17000

Rolex Ref 17000 Oysterquartz Datejust

$5,250
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Panerai Ref Pam00063 Luminor Gmt · PAM00063 Marketplace $21,250

Panerai Panerai Ref Pam00063 Luminor Gmt · PAM00063

Panerai Ref Pam00063 Luminor Gmt

$21,250
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 3570 Speedmaster · 3570 Marketplace $5,500

Omega Omega Ref 3570 Speedmaster · 3570

Omega Ref 3570 Speedmaster

$5,500
Aug 21, 2026
Ilbery London Marketplace $28,750

Ilbery London

Ilbery London

$28,750
Aug 21, 2026
Parmigiani Kalpagraphe Marketplace $7,500

Parmigiani Kalpagraphe

Parmigiani Kalpagraphe

$7,500
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5096J 001 Calatrava · 5096J Marketplace $11,250

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5096J 001 Calatrava · 5096J

Patek Philippe Ref 5096J 001 Calatrava

$11,250
Aug 21, 2026
Gerald Genta Ref G 3131 7 Gefica Marketplace $5,000

Gerald Genta Ref G 3131 7 Gefica

Gerald Genta Ref G 3131 7 Gefica

$5,000
Aug 21, 2026
Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Ref 17415 Minute Repeater Pocket Watch · 17415 Marketplace $62,500

Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Ref 17415 Minute Repeater Pocket Watch · 17415

Ulysse Nardin Ref 17415 Minute Repeater Pocket Watch

$62,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 16700 Gmt Master · 1675 Marketplace $3,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 16700 Gmt Master · 1675

Rolex Ref 1675 16700 Gmt Master

$3,000
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 3568 Aquatimer · 3568 Marketplace $18,750

IWC Iwc Ref 3568 Aquatimer · 3568

Iwc Ref 3568 Aquatimer

$18,750
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 176 002 Speedmaster Mark Iii · 176 Marketplace $1,750

Omega Omega Ref 176 002 Speedmaster Mark Iii · 176

Omega Ref 176 002 Speedmaster Mark Iii

$1,750
Aug 21, 2026
Ilbery London Abelard Heloise Marketplace $47,500

Ilbery London Abelard Heloise

Ilbery London Abelard Heloise

$47,500
Aug 21, 2026
Piaget Piaget Ref Gp019715 · GP019715 Marketplace $8,750

Piaget Piaget Ref Gp019715 · GP019715

Piaget Ref Gp019715

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3970Ep 019 · 3970EP Marketplace $112,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3970Ep 019 · 3970EP

Patek Philippe Ref 3970Ep 019

$112,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Blancpain Blancpain Ref Rpg 1 Fifty Fathoms · RPG Marketplace $21,250

Blancpain Blancpain Ref Rpg 1 Fifty Fathoms · RPG

Blancpain Ref Rpg 1 Fifty Fathoms

$21,250
Aug 21, 2026
Vulcain Vulcain Marketplace $45,000

Vulcain Vulcain

Vulcain

$45,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1603 Datejust · 1603 Marketplace $1,250

Rolex Rolex Ref 1603 Datejust · 1603

Rolex Ref 1603 Datejust

$1,250
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 4500V 110A B563 Overseas Zurich Boutique Limited Edition · 4500V Marketplace $312,500

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 4500V 110A B563 Overseas Zurich Boutique Limited Edition · 4500V

Vacheron Constantin Ref 4500V 110A B563 Overseas Zurich Boutique Limited Edition

$312,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 176 009 Speedmaster Mark Iv · 176 Marketplace $3,125

Omega Omega Ref 176 009 Speedmaster Mark Iv · 176

Omega Ref 176 009 Speedmaster Mark Iv

$3,125
Aug 21, 2026
Attributed To Piguet Capt Marketplace $60,000

Attributed To Piguet Capt

Attributed To Piguet Capt

$60,000
Aug 21, 2026
Graff Mastergraff Quad Time Zone Marketplace $10,625

Graff Mastergraff Quad Time Zone

Graff Mastergraff Quad Time Zone

$10,625
Aug 21, 2026
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