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

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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 148,923 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 51,025,51,048 of 165,718 results

Breitling Breitling Ref 769 Chronomat · 769 Marketplace $17,500

Breitling Breitling Ref 769 Chronomat · 769

Breitling Ref 769 Chronomat

$17,500
Aug 21, 2026
Breitling Breitling Ref 9406 Navitimer Quartz Lcd · 9406 Marketplace $7,750

Breitling Breitling Ref 9406 Navitimer Quartz Lcd · 9406

Breitling Ref 9406 Navitimer Quartz Lcd

$7,750
Aug 21, 2026
Breitling Breitling Ref F 65062 Aerospace Blue Angels Marketplace $5,500

Breitling Breitling Ref F 65062 Aerospace Blue Angels

Breitling Ref F 65062 Aerospace Blue Angels

$5,500
Aug 21, 2026
Breitling Breitling 1782 · 1782 Marketplace $10,750

Breitling Breitling 1782 · 1782

Breitling 1782

$10,750
Aug 21, 2026
Bueche Girod Ref 10711 1 · 10711 Marketplace $15,000

Bueche Girod Ref 10711 1 · 10711

Bueche Girod Ref 10711 1

$15,000
Aug 21, 2026
Bugatti Made In Switzerland Marketplace $2,125

Bugatti Made In Switzerland

Bugatti Made In Switzerland

$2,125
Aug 21, 2026
Buler Ref 10116 30 Atm Beryllium Balance Jemaflex · 10116 Marketplace $2,750

Buler Ref 10116 30 Atm Beryllium Balance Jemaflex · 10116

Buler Ref 10116 30 Atm Beryllium Balance Jemaflex

$2,750
Aug 21, 2026
Bulgari Bulgari Ref Sd 38 S Scuba Automatic Chronometer Officially Certified Marketplace $6,000

Bulgari Bulgari Ref Sd 38 S Scuba Automatic Chronometer Officially Certified

Bulgari Ref Sd 38 S Scuba Automatic Chronometer Officially Certified

$6,000
Aug 21, 2026
Bulgari Bulgari Ref Bb 26 Gg Diagono Marketplace $27,500

Bulgari Bulgari Ref Bb 26 Gg Diagono

Bulgari Ref Bb 26 Gg Diagono

$27,500
Aug 21, 2026
Bulova Bulova Marketplace $350.00

Bulova Bulova

Bulova

$350.00
Aug 21, 2026
Bulova Bulova Marketplace $4,250

Bulova Bulova

Bulova

$4,250
Aug 21, 2026
C H Wolf Ref 45 0079 · 45-0079 Marketplace $11,500

C H Wolf Ref 45 0079 · 45-0079

C H Wolf Ref 45 0079

$11,500
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 2424 Chronoscaph · 2424 Marketplace $5,750

Cartier Cartier Ref 2424 Chronoscaph · 2424

Cartier Ref 2424 Chronoscaph

$5,750
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 590004 Must De Cartier Vendome · 590004 Marketplace $5,000

Cartier Cartier Ref 590004 Must De Cartier Vendome · 590004

Cartier Ref 590004 Must De Cartier Vendome

$5,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 2303 25 Jewels Tank Francaise Chrono Reflex · 2303 Marketplace $12,250

Cartier Cartier Ref 2303 25 Jewels Tank Francaise Chrono Reflex · 2303

Cartier Ref 2303 25 Jewels Tank Francaise Chrono Reflex

$12,250
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Santos Marketplace $7,750

Cartier Cartier Santos

Cartier Santos

$7,750
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Must De Cartier Tank Marketplace $3,000

Cartier Cartier Must De Cartier Tank

Cartier Must De Cartier Tank

$3,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Montre De Poche Couteau Marketplace $30,000

Cartier Cartier Montre De Poche Couteau

Cartier Montre De Poche Couteau

$30,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Mini Tank Marketplace $40,000

Cartier Cartier Mini Tank

Cartier Mini Tank

$40,000
Aug 21, 2026
Certina Ref 919 3907 25 · 919 Marketplace $1,500

Certina Ref 919 3907 25 · 919

Certina Ref 919 3907 25

$1,500
Aug 21, 2026
Certina Ds Marketplace $937.00

Certina Ds

Certina Ds

$937.00
Aug 21, 2026
Certina Ref 605 3001 41 · 605 Marketplace $175.00

Certina Ref 605 3001 41 · 605

Certina Ref 605 3001 41

$175.00
Aug 21, 2026
Certina Ds 2 Marketplace $2,250

Certina Ds 2

Certina Ds 2

$2,250
Aug 21, 2026
Chronographe Suisse Marketplace $7,000

Chronographe Suisse

Chronographe Suisse

$7,000
Aug 21, 2026
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