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

Antiquorum

Top house

What watches actually sold for

48% of lots beat their high estimate and only 7% fell short of the low, across 148,889 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

Rolex 17000

22 recorded sales across 5 houses, 2007 to 2026. US dollar sales only.

+266% median, 2007 to 2026
2007 $1,652 1*
2008 $7,800 2*
2009 $2,760 2*
2010 $3,250 1*
2011 $2,563 2*
2013 $3,500 1*
2022 $4,410 1*
2023 $6,903 6
2024 $4,510 3
2025 $7,593 2*
2026 $6,050 1*

Bar shows the full range of prices paid that year; the mark is the median. Median rather than average, so one exceptional lot does not distort the year. * Years marked with an asterisk have fewer than three recorded sales, too few to read as a market level.

Showing 1–30 of 71 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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Rolex Rolex. A fine stainless steel quartz bracelet watchRef:17000, Serial No:5369857, circa 1980 · 17000 Marketplace $1,560

Rolex Rolex. A fine stainless steel quartz bracelet watchRef:17000, Serial No:5369857, circa 1980 · 17000

Rolex. A fine stainless steel quartz bracelet watchRef:17000, Serial No:5369857, circa 1980

$1,560
Aug 8, 2026
Rolex ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL QUARTZ CALENDAR BRACELET WATCH Oysterquartz Datejust, Ref: 17000, c. 1990s · 17000 Marketplace $5,120

Rolex ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL QUARTZ CALENDAR BRACELET WATCH Oysterquartz Datejust, Ref: 17000, c. 1990s · 17000

ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL QUARTZ CALENDAR BRACELET WATCH Oysterquartz Datejust, Ref: 17000, c. 1990s

$5,120
Aug 8, 2026
Rolex ROLEX OYSTERQUARTZ 17000 BLUE DIAL STAINLESS STEEL BOX AND PAPERS · 17000 Marketplace $10,065

Rolex ROLEX OYSTERQUARTZ 17000 BLUE DIAL STAINLESS STEEL BOX AND PAPERS · 17000

ROLEX OYSTERQUARTZ 17000 BLUE DIAL STAINLESS STEEL BOX AND PAPERS

$10,065
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 Stainless Steel Blue Dial · 17000 Marketplace $7,205

Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 Stainless Steel Blue Dial · 17000

Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 Stainless Steel Blue Dial

$7,205
Aug 4, 2026 Near-Mint
Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 Blue Dial · 17000 Marketplace $6,600

Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 Blue Dial · 17000

Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 Blue Dial

$6,600
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 Blue Dial Stainless Steel Box and Papers · 17000 Marketplace $7,260

Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 Blue Dial Stainless Steel Box and Papers · 17000

Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 Blue Dial Stainless Steel Box and Papers

$7,260
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Rolex Rolex Datejust Oysterquartz 17000 Silver Dial With Guarantee · 17000 Marketplace $4,840

Rolex Rolex Datejust Oysterquartz 17000 Silver Dial With Guarantee · 17000

Rolex Datejust Oysterquartz 17000 Silver Dial With Guarantee

$4,840
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 Black Dial Stainless Steel Box and Papers New Old Stock · 17000 Marketplace $11,000

Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 Black Dial Stainless Steel Box and Papers New Old Stock · 17000

Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 Black Dial Stainless Steel Box and Papers New Old Stock

$11,000
Aug 4, 2026 New Old Stock
Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 Early Silver Dial · 17000 Marketplace $4,180

Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 Early Silver Dial · 17000

Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 Early Silver Dial

$4,180
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz Datejust 17000 Silver Dial with Service Guarantee · 17000 Marketplace $5,060

Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz Datejust 17000 Silver Dial with Service Guarantee · 17000

Rolex Oysterquartz Datejust 17000 Silver Dial with Service Guarantee

$5,060
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz Datejust 17000 Black Stick Dial Service Guarantee · 17000 Marketplace $4,840

Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz Datejust 17000 Black Stick Dial Service Guarantee · 17000

Rolex Oysterquartz Datejust 17000 Black Stick Dial Service Guarantee

$4,840
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz Datejust 17000 White Roman Dial Service Guarantee · 17000 Marketplace $4,510

Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz Datejust 17000 White Roman Dial Service Guarantee · 17000

Rolex Oysterquartz Datejust 17000 White Roman Dial Service Guarantee

$4,510
Aug 4, 2026 Excellent
Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 White Roman Dial · 17000 Marketplace $6,050

Rolex Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 White Roman Dial · 17000

Rolex Oysterquartz 17000 White Roman Dial

$6,050
Aug 4, 2026 Very good
Rolex Rolex Ref. 17000A Oysterquartz Datejust · 17000A Marketplace $76,200

Rolex Rolex Ref. 17000A Oysterquartz Datejust · 17000A

Rolex Ref. 17000A Oysterquartz Datejust

$76,200
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 17000 Oysterquartz Datejust · 17000 Marketplace $12,065

Rolex Rolex Ref. 17000 Oysterquartz Datejust · 17000

Rolex Ref. 17000 Oysterquartz Datejust

$12,065
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 17000A Oysterquartz Datejust · 17000A Marketplace $82,550

Rolex Rolex Ref. 17000A Oysterquartz Datejust · 17000A

Rolex Ref. 17000A Oysterquartz Datejust

$82,550
Aug 4, 2026
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