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

A$38,713

Average hammer, USD sales

A$19,433,163

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

These watches were catalogued and offered at auction, but the house does not publish what they sold for. The estimate is what the specialists expected them to make.

Showing 1–8 of 13,973 lots with prices not disclosed. 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 46,561,46,584 of 165,718 results

Lecoultre Ref E870A Memovox Polaris Ii Hpg · E870A Marketplace A$11,341

Lecoultre Ref E870A Memovox Polaris Ii Hpg · E870A

Lecoultre Ref E870A Memovox Polaris Ii Hpg

A$11,341
Aug 21, 2026
Breitling Breitling Ref 815 Long Playing · 815 Marketplace A$1,745

Breitling Breitling Ref 815 Long Playing · 815

Breitling Ref 815 Long Playing

A$1,745
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5110J 001 World Time · 5110J Marketplace A$29,662

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5110J 001 World Time · 5110J

Patek Philippe Ref 5110J 001 World Time

A$29,662
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 166 072 Memomatic · 166 Marketplace A$6,281

Omega Omega Ref 166 072 Memomatic · 166

Omega Ref 166 072 Memomatic

A$6,281
Aug 21, 2026
Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 22409 Uni Compax · 22409 Marketplace A$8,724

Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 22409 Uni Compax · 22409

Universal Geneve Ref 22409 Uni Compax

A$8,724
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3970 · 3970 Marketplace A$7,852

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3970 · 3970

Patek Philippe Ref 3970

A$7,852
Aug 21, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 2648 42 · 2648 Marketplace A$6,630

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 2648 42 · 2648

Jaeger Lecoultre Ref 2648 42

A$6,630
Aug 21, 2026
Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 22409 Uni Compax · 22409 Marketplace A$7,852

Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 22409 Uni Compax · 22409

Universal Geneve Ref 22409 Uni Compax

A$7,852
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3970E · 3970E Marketplace A$134,352

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3970E · 3970E

Patek Philippe Ref 3970E

A$134,352
Aug 21, 2026
Eberhard Co Ref 1 31504 39 Contograf · 1.31504-39 Marketplace A$8,724

Eberhard Co Ref 1 31504 39 Contograf · 1.31504-39

Eberhard Co Ref 1 31504 39 Contograf

A$8,724
Aug 21, 2026
Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 224100 Uni Compax · 224100 Marketplace A$5,932

Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 224100 Uni Compax · 224100

Universal Geneve Ref 224100 Uni Compax

A$5,932
Aug 21, 2026
F P Journe Souscription N 24 Marketplace A$4,089,870

F P Journe Souscription N 24

F P Journe Souscription N 24

A$4,089,870 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Marketplace A$7,328

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin

Vacheron Constantin

A$7,328
Aug 21, 2026
Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 884 475 Compax · 884 Marketplace A$2,966

Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 884 475 Compax · 884

Universal Geneve Ref 884 475 Compax

A$2,966
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 169622 Yacht Master · 169622 Marketplace A$52,345

Rolex Rolex Ref 169622 Yacht Master · 169622

Rolex Ref 169622 Yacht Master

A$52,345
Aug 21, 2026
Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Chronometer Marketplace A$3,839

Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Chronometer

Ulysse Nardin Chronometer

A$3,839
Aug 21, 2026
Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 884 480 Compax 1950 · 884 Marketplace A$3,490

Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 884 480 Compax 1950 · 884

Universal Geneve Ref 884 480 Compax 1950

A$3,490
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 79030N Black Bay 58 · 79030N Marketplace A$20,938

Tudor Tudor Ref 79030N Black Bay 58 · 79030N

Tudor Ref 79030N Black Bay 58

A$20,938
Aug 21, 2026
Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Chronometer Marketplace A$4,886

Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin Chronometer

Ulysse Nardin Chronometer

A$4,886
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 166 093 Seamaster 1000 · 166 Marketplace A$9,597

Omega Omega Ref 166 093 Seamaster 1000 · 166

Omega Ref 166 093 Seamaster 1000

A$9,597
Aug 21, 2026
Vulcain Vulcain Ref 100152080L Cricket Nautical Heritage · 100152080L Marketplace A$24,428

Vulcain Vulcain Ref 100152080L Cricket Nautical Heritage · 100152080L

Vulcain Ref 100152080L Cricket Nautical Heritage

A$24,428
Aug 21, 2026
Corum Corum Ref 88 836 65 Admiral S Cup · 88.836.65 Marketplace A$10,469

Corum Corum Ref 88 836 65 Admiral S Cup · 88.836.65

Corum Ref 88 836 65 Admiral S Cup

A$10,469
Aug 21, 2026
Breitling Breitling Ref K13048 Chronomat · K13048 Marketplace A$6,896

Breitling Breitling Ref K13048 Chronomat · K13048

Breitling Ref K13048 Chronomat

A$6,896
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Red Submariner · 1680 Marketplace A$17,448

Rolex Rolex Ref 1680 Red Submariner · 1680

Rolex Ref 1680 Red Submariner

A$17,448
Aug 21, 2026
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