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

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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 1–50 of 172,565 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 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 48,865,48,888 of 153,811 results

Unsigned Marketplace $18,750

Unsigned

Unsigned

$18,750
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Panerai Marketplace $8,750

Panerai Panerai

Panerai

$8,750
Aug 21, 2026
Corum Corum Ref 113 553 · 113 Marketplace $137,500

Corum Corum Ref 113 553 · 113

Corum Ref 113 553

$137,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Richard Mille Richard Mille Marketplace $41,250

Richard Mille Richard Mille

Richard Mille

$41,250
Aug 21, 2026
Charman Marketplace $99,750

Charman

Charman

$99,750
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Panerai Ref F 6656 Marketplace $25,000

Panerai Panerai Ref F 6656

Panerai Ref F 6656

$25,000
Aug 21, 2026
Piaget Piaget Ref P10436 · P10436 Marketplace $175,000

Piaget Piaget Ref P10436 · P10436

Piaget Ref P10436

$175,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Richard Mille Richard Mille Marketplace $46,250

Richard Mille Richard Mille

Richard Mille

$46,250
Aug 21, 2026
Barrauds Marketplace $37,500

Barrauds

Barrauds

$37,500
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Panerai Ref F 6657 Marketplace $33,750

Panerai Panerai Ref F 6657

Panerai Ref F 6657

$33,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116759 · 116759 Marketplace $475,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 116759 · 116759

Rolex Ref 116759

$475,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Richard Mille Richard Mille Ref Rm 032 Al Ti 144 Marketplace $68,750

Richard Mille Richard Mille Ref Rm 032 Al Ti 144

Richard Mille Ref Rm 032 Al Ti 144

$68,750
Aug 21, 2026
Ilbery Marketplace $16,250

Ilbery

Ilbery

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Panerai Ref F 6664 Marketplace $81,250

Panerai Panerai Ref F 6664

Panerai Ref F 6664

$81,250
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 8789 · 8789 Marketplace $16,250

Rolex Rolex Ref 8789 · 8789

Rolex Ref 8789

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
Richard Mille Richard Mille Marketplace $243,750

Richard Mille Richard Mille

Richard Mille

$243,750 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Bovet Marketplace $117,750

Bovet

Bovet

$117,750 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Panerai Ref Op 6614 Marketplace $93,750

Panerai Panerai Ref Op 6614

Panerai Ref Op 6614

$93,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 8317 · 8317 Marketplace $25,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 8317 · 8317

Rolex Ref 8317

$25,000
Aug 21, 2026
Leon Hatot Marketplace $1,125

Leon Hatot

Leon Hatot

$1,125
Aug 21, 2026
Jules Jurgensen Marketplace $12,500

Jules Jurgensen

Jules Jurgensen

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Panerai Ref Op 6516 Marketplace $100,000

Panerai Panerai Ref Op 6516

Panerai Ref Op 6516

$100,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6082 · 6082 Marketplace $26,250

Rolex Rolex Ref 6082 · 6082

Rolex Ref 6082

$26,250
Aug 21, 2026
Elgin Marketplace $2,750

Elgin

Elgin

$2,750
Aug 21, 2026
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