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

£10,298,674

Record, USD sales

Antiquorum

Top house

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 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 50,425,50,448 of 165,718 results

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 919 · 919 Marketplace £3,884

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 919 · 919

Patek Philippe Ref 919

£3,884
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Marketplace £3,699

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe

£3,699
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Pendulette A Energie Lumineuse Marketplace £11,096

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Pendulette A Energie Lumineuse

Patek Philippe Pendulette A Energie Lumineuse

£11,096
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 1208 33 Naviquartz · 1208 Marketplace £2,219

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 1208 33 Naviquartz · 1208

Patek Philippe Ref 1208 33 Naviquartz

£2,219
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Marketplace £4,623

Rolex Rolex

Rolex

£4,623
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1016 Explorer · 1016 Marketplace £12,483

Rolex Rolex Ref 1016 Explorer · 1016

Rolex Ref 1016 Explorer

£12,483
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer · 14270 Marketplace £4,161

Rolex Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer · 14270

Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer

£4,161
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer · 14270 Marketplace £3,884

Rolex Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer · 14270

Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer

£3,884
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6542 Gmt Master · 6542 Marketplace £9,247

Rolex Rolex Ref 6542 Gmt Master · 6542

Rolex Ref 6542 Gmt Master

£9,247
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master · 1675 Marketplace £12,945

Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master · 1675

Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master

£12,945
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16758 Gmt Master · 16758 Marketplace £18,494

Rolex Rolex Ref 16758 Gmt Master · 16758

Rolex Ref 16758 Gmt Master

£18,494
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii · 1655 Marketplace £17,569

Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii · 1655

Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii

£17,569
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16570 Explorer Ii · 16570 Marketplace £6,010

Rolex Rolex Ref 16570 Explorer Ii · 16570

Rolex Ref 16570 Explorer Ii

£6,010
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii · 1655 Marketplace £20,343

Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii · 1655

Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii

£20,343
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer · 14270 Marketplace £4,623

Rolex Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer · 14270

Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer

£4,623
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer · 14270 Marketplace £4,161

Rolex Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer · 14270

Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer

£4,161
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5500 Explorer · 5500 Marketplace £8,784

Rolex Rolex Ref 5500 Explorer · 5500

Rolex Ref 5500 Explorer

£8,784
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1002 Oyster Perpetual · 1002 Marketplace £3,236

Rolex Rolex Ref 1002 Oyster Perpetual · 1002

Rolex Ref 1002 Oyster Perpetual

£3,236
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6238 Chronograph · 6238 Marketplace £25,891

Rolex Rolex Ref 6238 Chronograph · 6238

Rolex Ref 6238 Chronograph

£25,891
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 Cosmograph Daytona · 16523 Marketplace £11,096

Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 Cosmograph Daytona · 16523

Rolex Ref 16523 Cosmograph Daytona

£11,096
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116613Lb Submariner · 116613LB Marketplace £13,870

Rolex Rolex Ref 116613Lb Submariner · 116613LB

Rolex Ref 116613Lb Submariner

£13,870
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116509 Cosmograph Daytona · 116509 Marketplace £44,384

Rolex Rolex Ref 116509 Cosmograph Daytona · 116509

Rolex Ref 116509 Cosmograph Daytona

£44,384
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1665 Sea Dweller · 1665 Marketplace £13,870

Rolex Rolex Ref 1665 Sea Dweller · 1665

Rolex Ref 1665 Sea Dweller

£13,870
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner · 1680 Marketplace £20,343

Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner · 1680

Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner

£20,343
Aug 21, 2026
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