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 1–8 of 202,528 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 46,801,46,824 of 165,684 results

IWC Iwc Ref 5000 001 Portuguieser Automatik 2000 · 5000 Marketplace $5,850

IWC Iwc Ref 5000 001 Portuguieser Automatik 2000 · 5000

Iwc Ref 5000 001 Portuguieser Automatik 2000

$5,850
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Marketplace $5,750

Unsigned

Unsigned

$5,750
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6239 Cosmograph Daytona · 6239 Marketplace $40,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 6239 Cosmograph Daytona · 6239

Rolex Ref 6239 Cosmograph Daytona

$40,000
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 2390 Tank Basculante · 2390 Marketplace $7,500

Cartier Cartier Ref 2390 Tank Basculante · 2390

Cartier Ref 2390 Tank Basculante

$7,500
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 2852 2853 Sc Constellation · 2852 Marketplace $10,625

Omega Omega Ref 2852 2853 Sc Constellation · 2852

Omega Ref 2852 2853 Sc Constellation

$10,625
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 5500 Oyster Perpetual Air King · 5500 Marketplace $25,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 5500 Oyster Perpetual Air King · 5500

Rolex Ref 5500 Oyster Perpetual Air King

$25,000
Aug 21, 2026
Glashutte Glashutte Original Ref 1 49 08 07 13 06 Meissen Ming Dragon Purple · 1-49-08-07-13-06 Marketplace $93,750

Glashutte Glashutte Original Ref 1 49 08 07 13 06 Meissen Ming Dragon Purple · 1-49-08-07-13-06

Glashutte Original Ref 1 49 08 07 13 06 Meissen Ming Dragon Purple

$93,750
Aug 21, 2026
IWC Iwc Ref 3751 Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Split Second · 3751 Marketplace $15,600

IWC Iwc Ref 3751 Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Split Second · 3751

Iwc Ref 3751 Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Split Second

$15,600
Aug 21, 2026
Breguet Breguet Carriage Clock Marketplace $6,875

Breguet Breguet Carriage Clock

Breguet Carriage Clock

$6,875
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 Cosmograph Daytona · 16520 Marketplace $22,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 Cosmograph Daytona · 16520

Rolex Ref 16520 Cosmograph Daytona

$22,500
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref 2390 Tank Basculante · 2390 Marketplace $6,625

Cartier Cartier Ref 2390 Tank Basculante · 2390

Cartier Ref 2390 Tank Basculante

$6,625
Aug 21, 2026
Omega Omega Ref 168 009 168 017 Constellation · 168 Marketplace $2,250

Omega Omega Ref 168 009 168 017 Constellation · 168

Omega Ref 168 009 168 017 Constellation

$2,250
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Marketplace $57,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe

$57,500
Aug 21, 2026
Glashutte Glashutte Original Ref 100 10 01 01 04 Senator Meissen · 100 Marketplace $91,250

Glashutte Glashutte Original Ref 100 10 01 01 04 Senator Meissen · 100

Glashutte Original Ref 100 10 01 01 04 Senator Meissen

$91,250
Aug 21, 2026
Alain Silberstein Krono Bauhaus Shabbat Marketplace $6,110

Alain Silberstein Krono Bauhaus Shabbat

Alain Silberstein Krono Bauhaus Shabbat

$6,110
Aug 21, 2026
Drocourt Carriage Clock Marketplace $1,500

Drocourt Carriage Clock

Drocourt Carriage Clock

$1,500
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 7928 Submariner · 7928 Marketplace $10,625

Tudor Tudor Ref 7928 Submariner · 7928

Tudor Ref 7928 Submariner

$10,625
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ceinture Marketplace $3,750

Cartier Cartier Ceinture

Cartier Ceinture

$3,750
Aug 21, 2026
Markwick Markham Borell Made For The Turkish Market Marketplace $16,250

Markwick Markham Borell Made For The Turkish Market

Markwick Markham Borell Made For The Turkish Market

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6305 Datejust · 6305 Marketplace $68,750

Rolex Rolex Ref 6305 Datejust · 6305

Rolex Ref 6305 Datejust

$68,750
Aug 21, 2026
Chopard Chopard Ref 152640 0001 Wadi · 152640 Marketplace $17,500

Chopard Chopard Ref 152640 0001 Wadi · 152640

Chopard Ref 152640 0001 Wadi

$17,500
Aug 21, 2026
Le Mans Chronograph · 550 Marketplace $5,200

Le Mans Chronograph · 550

Le Mans Chronograph

$5,200
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Carriage Clock Marketplace $2,250

Unsigned Carriage Clock

Unsigned Carriage Clock

$2,250
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 94110 Submariner · 94110 Marketplace $10,625

Tudor Tudor Ref 94110 Submariner · 94110

Tudor Ref 94110 Submariner

$10,625
Aug 21, 2026
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