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

£22,298

Average hammer, USD sales

£10,204,060

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 73,697 completed sales from 1991 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 21 Aug 2026.

49% above estimate 45% within 6% 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 1–50 of 968 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 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 47,785,47,808 of 153,811 results

Rolex Rolex Ref 6694 · 6694 Marketplace £916.18

Rolex Rolex Ref 6694 · 6694

Rolex Ref 6694

£916.18
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 30050 000J 8 · 30050 Marketplace £29,318

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 30050 000J 8 · 30050

Vacheron Constantin Ref 30050 000J 8

£29,318
Aug 21, 2026
Blancpain Blancpain Marketplace £24,737

Blancpain Blancpain

Blancpain

£24,737
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 5002 · 5002 Marketplace £12,368

IWC Iwc Ref 5002 · 5002

Iwc Ref 5002

£12,368
Aug 21, 2026
James Cox Marketplace £68,714

James Cox

James Cox

£68,714
Aug 21, 2026
Breguet Breguet Marketplace £7,788

Breguet Breguet

Breguet

£7,788
Aug 21, 2026
Heuer Heuer Ref 289 701043 Navia · 289 Marketplace £916.18

Heuer Heuer Ref 289 701043 Navia · 289

Heuer Ref 289 701043 Navia

£916.18
Aug 21, 2026
Piaget Piaget Ref 9706 A6 · 9706 Marketplace £3,115

Piaget Piaget Ref 9706 A6 · 9706

Piaget Ref 9706 A6

£3,115
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1003 1002 · 1003 Marketplace £1,374

Rolex Rolex Ref 1003 1002 · 1003

Rolex Ref 1003 1002

£1,374
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 43032 · 43032 Marketplace £18,324

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 43032 · 43032

Vacheron Constantin Ref 43032

£18,324
Aug 21, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Marketplace £29,318

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre

Jaeger Lecoultre

£29,318
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 2050 · 2050 Marketplace £4,581

IWC Iwc Ref 2050 · 2050

Iwc Ref 2050

£4,581
Aug 21, 2026
Goegel Olivet Marketplace £8,246

Goegel Olivet

Goegel Olivet

£8,246
Aug 21, 2026
Ekegren Marketplace £7,788

Ekegren

Ekegren

£7,788
Aug 21, 2026
Heuer Heuer Super Autavia Marketplace £1,832

Heuer Heuer Super Autavia

Heuer Super Autavia

£1,832
Aug 21, 2026
Piaget Piaget Ref 9297 · 9297 Marketplace £1,832

Piaget Piaget Ref 9297 · 9297

Piaget Ref 9297

£1,832
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1007 · 1007 Marketplace £779.12

Rolex Rolex Ref 1007 · 1007

Rolex Ref 1007

£779.12
Aug 21, 2026
Blancpain Blancpain Ref 4082 3642 55 · 4082 Marketplace £6,871

Blancpain Blancpain Ref 4082 3642 55 · 4082

Blancpain Ref 4082 3642 55

£6,871
Aug 21, 2026
Breguet Breguet Marketplace £77,875

Breguet Breguet

Breguet

£77,875 Record
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 3545 · 3545 Marketplace £4,398

IWC Iwc Ref 3545 · 3545

Iwc Ref 3545

£4,398
Aug 21, 2026
Faberger Marketplace £18,324

Faberger

Faberger

£18,324
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace £3,023

Unsigned

Unsigned

£3,023
Aug 21, 2026
Heuer Heuer Super Autavia Mastertime Montecarlo X2 Marketplace £10,078

Heuer Heuer Super Autavia Mastertime Montecarlo X2

Heuer Super Autavia Mastertime Montecarlo X2

£10,078
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Marketplace £4,581

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet

£4,581
Aug 21, 2026
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