Auction results

Hammer prices including buyer's premium, from completed auctions. Unlike an asking price, this is what a buyer actually paid.

150,181

Lots

$27,734

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 148,923 completed sales from 1989 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 28 Aug 2026.

48% above estimate 45% within 7% below
Lot Watch Estimate Result Vs estimate

Showing 1–50 of 202,563 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

Showing 50,929,50,952 of 165,718 results

Rolex Rolex Ref 15148 Date · 15148 Marketplace $14,300

Rolex Rolex Ref 15148 Date · 15148

Rolex Ref 15148 Date

$14,300
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5711 1 Nautilus · 5711 Marketplace $130,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5711 1 Nautilus · 5711

Patek Philippe Ref 5711 1 Nautilus

$130,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3800 1 Nautilus · 3800 Marketplace $104,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3800 1 Nautilus · 3800

Patek Philippe Ref 3800 1 Nautilus

$104,000 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5067A 011 Aquanaut · 5067A Marketplace $36,400

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5067A 011 Aquanaut · 5067A

Patek Philippe Ref 5067A 011 Aquanaut

$36,400
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 118239 Case Back Stamped 2099 To The Inside Day Date · 118239 Marketplace $84,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 118239 Case Back Stamped 2099 To The Inside Day Date · 118239

Rolex Ref 118239 Case Back Stamped 2099 To The Inside Day Date

$84,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 18048 Day Date · 18048 Marketplace $96,200

Rolex Rolex Ref 18048 Day Date · 18048

Rolex Ref 18048 Day Date

$96,200
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6605 Datejust · 6605 Marketplace $4,420

Rolex Rolex Ref 6605 Datejust · 6605

Rolex Ref 6605 Datejust

$4,420
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1803 Day Date · 1803 Marketplace $12,350

Rolex Rolex Ref 1803 Day Date · 1803

Rolex Ref 1803 Day Date

$12,350
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 18038 Day Date · 18038 Marketplace $20,800

Rolex Rolex Ref 18038 Day Date · 18038

Rolex Ref 18038 Day Date

$20,800
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3940R 011 · 3940R Marketplace $52,000

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3940R 011 · 3940R

Patek Philippe Ref 3940R 011

$52,000
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5040J Perpetual Calendar · 5040J Marketplace $28,600

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5040J Perpetual Calendar · 5040J

Patek Philippe Ref 5040J Perpetual Calendar

$28,600
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 2998 Ballon Bleu · 2998 Marketplace $7,800

Cartier Cartier Ref 2998 Ballon Bleu · 2998

Cartier Ref 2998 Ballon Bleu

$7,800
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 1353 1 Pasha Chronograph · 1353 Marketplace $5,200

Cartier Cartier Ref 1353 1 Pasha Chronograph · 1353

Cartier Ref 1353 1 Pasha Chronograph

$5,200
Aug 21, 2026
A Lange Sohne Ref 140 032F Zeitwerk · 140 Marketplace $63,700

A Lange Sohne Ref 140 032F Zeitwerk · 140

A Lange Sohne Ref 140 032F Zeitwerk

$63,700
Aug 21, 2026
A Lange Sohne Ref 140 029F Zeitwerk · 140 Marketplace $71,500

A Lange Sohne Ref 140 029F Zeitwerk · 140

A Lange Sohne Ref 140 029F Zeitwerk

$71,500
Aug 21, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Atmos V Elysees Marketplace $6,500

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Atmos V Elysees

Jaeger Lecoultre Atmos V Elysees

$6,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16528 Cosmograph Daytona · 16528 Marketplace $44,200

Rolex Rolex Ref 16528 Cosmograph Daytona · 16528

Rolex Ref 16528 Cosmograph Daytona

$44,200
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 16500 Cosmograph Daytona · 16520 Marketplace $50,700

Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 16500 Cosmograph Daytona · 16520

Rolex Ref 16520 16500 Cosmograph Daytona

$50,700
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 16500 Cosmograph Daytona · 16520 Marketplace $59,800

Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 16500 Cosmograph Daytona · 16520

Rolex Ref 16520 16500 Cosmograph Daytona

$59,800
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116520 Case Back Stamped 2100 To The Inside Cosmograph Daytona · 116520 Marketplace $110,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 116520 Case Back Stamped 2100 To The Inside Cosmograph Daytona · 116520

Rolex Ref 116520 Case Back Stamped 2100 To The Inside Cosmograph Daytona

$110,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6239 Cosmograph Daytona · 6239 Marketplace $65,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 6239 Cosmograph Daytona · 6239

Rolex Ref 6239 Cosmograph Daytona

$65,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6265 6263 Cosmograph Daytona · 6265 Marketplace $83,200

Rolex Rolex Ref 6265 6263 Cosmograph Daytona · 6265

Rolex Ref 6265 6263 Cosmograph Daytona

$83,200
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116610Lv Submariner Hulk · 116610LV Marketplace $24,700

Rolex Rolex Ref 116610Lv Submariner Hulk · 116610LV

Rolex Ref 116610Lv Submariner Hulk

$24,700
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner Date · 1680 Marketplace $32,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner Date · 1680

Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner Date

$32,500
Aug 21, 2026
Prev 1 2121 2122 2123 2124 2125 6905 Next

Want this one found properly?

Tell us the reference and your ceiling. We check every dealer holding it, against the auction record above, and come back with what is actually available and what it should cost.

The figures on this page do not change because of any enquiry, and you can check every one of them yourself.