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

$30,423

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 73,697 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

Showing 1–50 of 176,019 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 49,009,49,032 of 161,201 results

White Star Diagrafic Marketplace $6,760

White Star Diagrafic

White Star Diagrafic

$6,760
Aug 21, 2026
Movado Movado Triple Calendar Marketplace $6,500

Movado Movado Triple Calendar

Movado Triple Calendar

$6,500
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 7922 Submariner · 7922 Marketplace $237,500

Tudor Tudor Ref 7922 Submariner · 7922

Tudor Ref 7922 Submariner

$237,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Charles Grosbety Marketplace $10,000

Charles Grosbety

Charles Grosbety

$10,000
Aug 21, 2026
Record Marketplace $3,770

Record

Record

$3,770
Aug 21, 2026
Mulco Ref 250 201 Escafandra · 250 Marketplace $8,500

Mulco Ref 250 201 Escafandra · 250

Mulco Ref 250 201 Escafandra

$8,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5512 Submariner · 5512 Marketplace $162,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 5512 Submariner · 5512

Rolex Ref 5512 Submariner

$162,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Van Cleef Arpels Ref 132054 Roma · 132054 Marketplace $4,875

Van Cleef Arpels Ref 132054 Roma · 132054

Van Cleef Arpels Ref 132054 Roma

$4,875
Aug 21, 2026
Movado Movado Ref 49002 Non Magnetic · 49002 Marketplace $14,300

Movado Movado Ref 49002 Non Magnetic · 49002

Movado Ref 49002 Non Magnetic

$14,300
Aug 21, 2026
Mulco Chronograph Marketplace $22,500

Mulco Chronograph

Mulco Chronograph

$22,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5512 Submariner · 5512 Marketplace $162,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 5512 Submariner · 5512

Rolex Ref 5512 Submariner

$162,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 59503003 Museum Collection 1894 · 59503003 Marketplace $7,000

Omega Omega Ref 59503003 Museum Collection 1894 · 59503003

Omega Ref 59503003 Museum Collection 1894

$7,000
Aug 21, 2026
Gallet Chronograph Marketplace $2,340

Gallet Chronograph

Gallet Chronograph

$2,340
Aug 21, 2026
Ofair Ref 1022 44S · 1022 Marketplace $6,750

Ofair Ref 1022 44S · 1022

Ofair Ref 1022 44S

$6,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5508 Submariner · 5508 Marketplace $212,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 5508 Submariner · 5508

Rolex Ref 5508 Submariner

$212,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Hublot Hublot Ref 401 Cx 1123 Vr Big Bang Ferrari Speciale · 401 Marketplace $9,375

Hublot Hublot Ref 401 Cx 1123 Vr Big Bang Ferrari Speciale · 401

Hublot Ref 401 Cx 1123 Vr Big Bang Ferrari Speciale

$9,375
Aug 21, 2026
Movado Movado Ref 1492 Chronograph · 1492 Marketplace $6,500

Movado Movado Ref 1492 Chronograph · 1492

Movado Ref 1492 Chronograph

$6,500
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Officine Panerai Ref Pam 00372 Op 6835 Luminor 1950 3 Days Limited Edition Of 3 000 Examples Marketplace $37,500

Panerai Officine Panerai Ref Pam 00372 Op 6835 Luminor 1950 3 Days Limited Edition Of 3 000 Examples

Officine Panerai Ref Pam 00372 Op 6835 Luminor 1950 3 Days Limited Edition Of 3 000 Examples

$37,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner Tropical Dial · 1680 Marketplace $462,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner Tropical Dial · 1680

Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner Tropical Dial

$462,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Blancpain Blancpain Ref 7001 1527 55 Villeret Jubile · 7001 Marketplace $2,500

Blancpain Blancpain Ref 7001 1527 55 Villeret Jubile · 7001

Blancpain Ref 7001 1527 55 Villeret Jubile

$2,500
Aug 21, 2026
Laco Ref Fl23883 Beobachtungsuhr Flieger · FL23883 Marketplace $4,810

Laco Ref Fl23883 Beobachtungsuhr Flieger · FL23883

Laco Ref Fl23883 Beobachtungsuhr Flieger

$4,810
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 178 0002 378 0801 Speedmaster Automatic Chronometer 125 · 178 Marketplace $20,000

Omega Omega Ref 178 0002 378 0801 Speedmaster Automatic Chronometer 125 · 178

Omega Ref 178 0002 378 0801 Speedmaster Automatic Chronometer 125

$20,000
Aug 21, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 149 6 95 Master Grand Reveil Master Control 1000 Hours · 149 Marketplace $162,500

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 149 6 95 Master Grand Reveil Master Control 1000 Hours · 149

Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 149 6 95 Master Grand Reveil Master Control 1000 Hours

$162,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Breguet Breguet Ref Ba 3130 Classique Marketplace $10,000

Breguet Breguet Ref Ba 3130 Classique

Breguet Ref Ba 3130 Classique

$10,000
Aug 21, 2026
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