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

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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

Showing 1–50 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 49,249,49,272 of 165,684 results

Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 Daytona · 16523 Marketplace $20,880

Rolex Rolex Ref 16523 Daytona · 16523

Rolex Ref 16523 Daytona

$20,880
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 Daytona · 16520 Marketplace $25,350

Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 Daytona · 16520

Rolex Ref 16520 Daytona

$25,350
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Marketplace $225,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe

$225,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 30020 000P 7596 Les Complications · 30020 Marketplace $1,375,000

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 30020 000P 7596 Les Complications · 30020

Vacheron Constantin Ref 30020 000P 7596 Les Complications

$1,375,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master · 1675 Marketplace $19,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master · 1675

Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master

$19,500
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Montre Couteau Marketplace $3,000

Cartier Cartier Montre Couteau

Cartier Montre Couteau

$3,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3800 1 Nautilus · 3800 Marketplace $462,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3800 1 Nautilus · 3800

Patek Philippe Ref 3800 1 Nautilus

$462,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 18346 Day Date · 18346 Marketplace $45,675

Rolex Rolex Ref 18346 Day Date · 18346

Rolex Ref 18346 Day Date

$45,675
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 1493 · 1493 Marketplace $11,700

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 1493 · 1493

Patek Philippe Ref 1493

$11,700
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 2573 · 2573 Marketplace $5,625

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 2573 · 2573

Patek Philippe Ref 2573

$5,625
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116400Gv Milgauss · 116400GV Marketplace $62,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 116400Gv Milgauss · 116400GV

Rolex Ref 116400Gv Milgauss

$62,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner · 1680 Marketplace $33,800

Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner · 1680

Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner

$33,800
Aug 21, 2026
Lecoultre Ados Marketplace $6,250

Lecoultre Ados

Lecoultre Ados

$6,250
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 4700 105 Nautilus · 4700 Marketplace $225,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 4700 105 Nautilus · 4700

Patek Philippe Ref 4700 105 Nautilus

$225,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii · 1655 Marketplace $28,710

Rolex Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii · 1655

Rolex Ref 1655 Explorer Ii

$28,710
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3445 Calatrava · 3445 Marketplace $12,350

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3445 Calatrava · 3445

Patek Philippe Ref 3445 Calatrava

$12,350
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Chronometre Royal Marketplace $7,500

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Chronometre Royal

Vacheron Constantin Chronometre Royal

$7,500
Aug 21, 2026
Panerai Panerai Ref Pam00352 Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days · PAM00352 Marketplace $37,500

Panerai Panerai Ref Pam00352 Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days · PAM00352

Panerai Ref Pam00352 Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days

$37,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master So Called Root Beer · 1675 Marketplace $12,350

Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master So Called Root Beer · 1675

Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master So Called Root Beer

$12,350
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier European Watch Clock Co Marketplace $22,500

Cartier Cartier European Watch Clock Co

Cartier European Watch Clock Co

$22,500
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5131J World Time Single Sealed · 5131J Marketplace $825,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5131J World Time Single Sealed · 5131J

Patek Philippe Ref 5131J World Time Single Sealed

$825,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master · 1675 Marketplace $23,490

Rolex Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master · 1675

Rolex Ref 1675 Gmt Master

$23,490
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3448 Perpetual Calendar · 3448 Marketplace $110,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3448 Perpetual Calendar · 3448

Patek Philippe Ref 3448 Perpetual Calendar

$110,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3548 1 Ellipse · 3548 Marketplace $5,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3548 1 Ellipse · 3548

Patek Philippe Ref 3548 1 Ellipse

$5,500
Aug 21, 2026
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