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 46,825,46,848 of 165,684 results

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 49003 Les Historiques Chronographe · 49003 Marketplace $16,250

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 49003 Les Historiques Chronographe · 49003

Vacheron Constantin Ref 49003 Les Historiques Chronographe

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
Le Roy Made For The Turkish Market Marketplace $12,500

Le Roy Made For The Turkish Market

Le Roy Made For The Turkish Market

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 6299 Explorer · 6299 Marketplace $112,500

Rolex Rolex Ref 6299 Explorer · 6299

Rolex Ref 6299 Explorer

$112,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16233 Datejust · 16233 Marketplace $35,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 16233 Datejust · 16233

Rolex Ref 16233 Datejust

$35,000
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 79160 Oysterdate Big Block · 79160 Marketplace $4,940

Tudor Tudor Ref 79160 Oysterdate Big Block · 79160

Tudor Ref 79160 Oysterdate Big Block

$4,940
Aug 21, 2026
L Epee Carriage Clock Marketplace $3,500

L Epee Carriage Clock

L Epee Carriage Clock

$3,500
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 79190 Prince Oyster Date Submariner · 79190 Marketplace $4,000

Tudor Tudor Ref 79190 Prince Oyster Date Submariner · 79190

Tudor Ref 79190 Prince Oyster Date Submariner

$4,000
Aug 21, 2026
Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 484 440 Compax 1950 · 484 Marketplace $3,500

Universal Geneve Universal Geneve Ref 484 440 Compax 1950 · 484

Universal Geneve Ref 484 440 Compax 1950

$3,500
Aug 21, 2026
Moulinie Aine Cie Made For The Turkish Market Marketplace $6,875

Moulinie Aine Cie Made For The Turkish Market

Moulinie Aine Cie Made For The Turkish Market

$6,875
Aug 21, 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Tir Federal 1954 Lausanne Marketplace $25,000

Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger Lecoultre Tir Federal 1954 Lausanne

Jaeger Lecoultre Tir Federal 1954 Lausanne

$25,000
Aug 21, 2026
Hermes Ref 3901 Kelly Cadenas · 3901 Marketplace $9,375

Hermes Ref 3901 Kelly Cadenas · 3901

Hermes Ref 3901 Kelly Cadenas

$9,375
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 116518 Daytona · 116518 Marketplace $24,700

Rolex Rolex Ref 116518 Daytona · 116518

Rolex Ref 116518 Daytona

$24,700
Aug 21, 2026
Jump Humpback Carriage Clock Marketplace $28,750

Jump Humpback Carriage Clock

Jump Humpback Carriage Clock

$28,750
Aug 21, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref 76100 Prince Date Submariner · 76100 Marketplace $4,500

Tudor Tudor Ref 76100 Prince Date Submariner · 76100

Tudor Ref 76100 Prince Date Submariner

$4,500
Aug 21, 2026
Gerald Genta Ref G 3144 7 Gefica Perpetual Calendar Marketplace $12,500

Gerald Genta Ref G 3144 7 Gefica Perpetual Calendar

Gerald Genta Ref G 3144 7 Gefica Perpetual Calendar

$12,500
Aug 21, 2026
George Prior Battle Of The Nile Marketplace $16,250

George Prior Battle Of The Nile

George Prior Battle Of The Nile

$16,250
Aug 21, 2026
Jaeger Reverso Marketplace $37,500

Jaeger Reverso

Jaeger Reverso

$37,500
Aug 21, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref W1514457 Biplan Vendome · W1514457 Marketplace $35,000

Cartier Cartier Ref W1514457 Biplan Vendome · W1514457

Cartier Ref W1514457 Biplan Vendome

$35,000
Aug 21, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 Cosmograph Daytona · 16520 Marketplace $65,000

Rolex Rolex Ref 16520 Cosmograph Daytona · 16520

Rolex Ref 16520 Cosmograph Daytona

$65,000
Aug 21, 2026
Audibert Marketplace $2,500

Audibert

Audibert

$2,500
Aug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3700 1A Nautilus · 3700 Marketplace $112,500

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3700 1A Nautilus · 3700

Patek Philippe Ref 3700 1A Nautilus

$112,500 Record
Aug 21, 2026
Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 25589Ba Day Date Moonphase · 25589BA Marketplace $6,250

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 25589Ba Day Date Moonphase · 25589BA

Audemars Piguet Ref 25589Ba Day Date Moonphase

$6,250
Aug 21, 2026
Unsigned Made For The Turkish Market Marketplace $43,750

Unsigned Made For The Turkish Market

Unsigned Made For The Turkish Market

$43,750
Aug 21, 2026
Eberhard Co Single Button Chronograph Marketplace $23,750

Eberhard Co Single Button Chronograph

Eberhard Co Single Button Chronograph

$23,750
Aug 21, 2026
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