Auction results

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

150,140

Lots

$30,413

Average hammer, USD sales

$13,922,000

Record, USD sales

Antiquorum

Top house

What watches actually sold for

49% of lots beat their high estimate and only 6% fell short of the low, across 73,690 completed sales from 1991 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 19 Aug 2026.

49% above estimate 45% within 6% below
Lot Watch Estimate Result Vs estimate

Showing 1–30 of 150,140 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 archive270 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 archive57 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 archive204 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 archive35 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 archive3 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 archive502 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 47,905,47,928 of 153,811 results

Swiss Marketplace $6,250

Swiss

Swiss

$6,250
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 76210 · 76210 Marketplace $1,250

Tudor Tudor Ref 76210 · 76210

Tudor Ref 76210

$1,250
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 32065 · 32065 Marketplace $28,750

Cartier Cartier Ref 32065 · 32065

Cartier Ref 32065

$28,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3710 1 · 3710 Marketplace $19,375

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3710 1 · 3710

Patek Philippe Ref 3710 1

$19,375
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace $8,750

Unsigned

Unsigned

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5066A · 5066A Marketplace $10,625

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5066A · 5066A

Patek Philippe Ref 5066A

$10,625
Aug 21, 2026
Longines Longines Marketplace $6,875

Longines Longines

Longines

$6,875
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Marketplace $2,000

Rolex Rolex

Rolex

$2,000
Aug 21, 2026
Jules Jurgensen Marketplace $22,500

Jules Jurgensen

Jules Jurgensen

$22,500
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 96090 · 96090 Marketplace $1,625

Tudor Tudor Ref 96090 · 96090

Tudor Ref 96090

$1,625
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 1060 · 1060 Marketplace $36,250

Cartier Cartier Ref 1060 · 1060

Cartier Ref 1060

$36,250
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5035G · 5035G Marketplace $15,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5035G · 5035G

Patek Philippe Ref 5035G

$15,000
Aug 21, 2026
Ilbery London Marketplace $125,000

Ilbery London

Ilbery London

$125,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3796 · 3796 Marketplace $5,625

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3796 · 3796

Patek Philippe Ref 3796

$5,625
Aug 21, 2026
Longines Longines Ref 5646 · 5646 Marketplace $2,375

Longines Longines Ref 5646 · 5646

Longines Ref 5646

$2,375
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Marketplace $500.00

Rolex Rolex

Rolex

$500.00
Aug 21, 2026
Le Roy Marketplace $3,750

Le Roy

Le Roy

$3,750
Aug 21, 2026
Favre Leuba Co Ref 59913 · 59913 Marketplace $563.00

Favre Leuba Co Ref 59913 · 59913

Favre Leuba Co Ref 59913

$563.00
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 2770 · 2770 Marketplace $50,000

Cartier Cartier Ref 2770 · 2770

Cartier Ref 2770

$50,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5035 P · 5035 Marketplace $20,625

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5035 P · 5035

Patek Philippe Ref 5035 P

$20,625
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace $112,500

Unsigned

Unsigned

$112,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3960J · 3960J Marketplace $22,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3960J · 3960J

Patek Philippe Ref 3960J

$22,500
Aug 21, 2026
Vetta Marketplace $4,375

Vetta

Vetta

$4,375
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Marketplace $750.00

Rolex Rolex

Rolex

$750.00
Aug 21, 2026
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