Watch Auction Results, Realised Prices

What watches actually sold for

49% of lots beat their high estimate and only 6% fell short of the low, across 73,697 completed sales from 1991 to Aug 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 21 Aug 2026.

49% above estimate 45% within 6% below

Lot	Watch	Estimate	Result	Vs estimate
5122	Patek Philippe Calatrava 96 Quarter Arabic Dial Stainless Ste… Loupe This · 19 Aug 2026 31mm · Stainless steel · Manual-wind cal. 12-400 · Circa 1940 · box only · grade V 8.5	$10,000–15,000	$17,902 incl. 10% premium	+19%
5126	Cartier Manual Wind EWC Movement and Case Florentine Finish 1… Loupe This · 19 Aug 2026 33.5mm · 18K yellow gold · Manual-wind European Watc… · Early 1950s · grade V 8	$2,000–4,000	$15,592 incl. 10% premium	+290%
5125	Kudoke 2 Grüner Wald Special Edition for EsperLuxe Loupe This · 19 Aug 2026 39mm · Stainless steel · Manual-wind Kudoke Kalibe… · 2020 · box and papers · grade M 9.5	$6,000–8,000	$14,850 incl. 10% premium	+86%
5124	Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Quartz 56303SA Two Tone Loupe This · 19 Aug 2026 33mm · Stainless steel and 1… · Quartz cal. 2612 · Circa 1990s · box and papers · grade M 8.5	$10,000–15,000	$14,850 incl. 10% premium	-1%
5121	OTSUKA LOTEC NO.5 KAI Loupe This · 19 Aug 2026 40.5mm · Stainless steel · Automatic Miyota calibre … · 2025 · box and papers · grade M 10	$4,000–6,000	$11,658 incl. 10% premium	+94%
5123	Rolex Day-Date 1803 Tobacco Dial 18k YG Loupe This · 19 Aug 2026 36mm · 18K yellow gold · Automatic cal. 1555 · 1972 · grade V 8	$5,000–8,000	$11,548 incl. 10% premium	+44%
5120	Patek Philippe Pocket Watch Tiffany & Co. Platinum with Extra… Loupe This · 18 Aug 2026 45mm · Platinum · Manual-wind lever movement · Circa 1920s · grade V 8.5	$10,000–15,000	$13,750 incl. 10% premium	-8%
5119	Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic Universal Time 503.8.T2.S Loupe This · 18 Aug 2026 42mm · Stainless steel · Automatic Jaeger-LeCoultr… · Circa 2019 · box and papers · grade M 8.5	$5,000–8,000	$7,496 incl. 10% premium	-6%

All records 176,019 Sold 150,140 Unsold 968 Not disclosed 21,457

Showing 1–8 of 150,140 completed sales. 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

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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

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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 archive270 sales of this reference

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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 archive57 sales of this reference Most recent sale$17,616,885 in 2025

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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 archive204 sales of this reference

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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

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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 archive35 sales of this reference

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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

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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 archive3 sales of this reference

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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 archive502 sales of this reference

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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

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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

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Marketplace HK$35,273

HK$41,152

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace HK$176,366

Cartier Cartier Bamboo

Cartier Bamboo

HK$176,366

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace HK$21,556

Zenith Zenith Ref A3651 Defy · A3651

Zenith Ref A3651 Defy

HK$21,556

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace HK$35,273

Vacheron Constantin Ref 2215 Chronometre Royal

HK$166,568

Aug 21, 2026

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Auction results

What watches actually sold for

The most expensive watches ever sold

U Boat Ref U 7750

Cartier Cartier Reverso

Zenith Zenith Ref A7688 Defy Gauss · A7688

U Boat Ref Des Ec Reg U 42 Thousands Of Feet

Cartier Cartier Bamboo

Zenith Zenith Ref A3651 Defy · A3651

U Boat Ref Des Ec Reg U 42 Thousands Of Feet

Cartier Cartier Santos

Sandoz Ref 1704Z 99 2 Super Compressor · 1704Z

U Boat Ref U 7750

Cartier Cartier Tonneau

Zenith Zenith Ref Ah385 El Primero · AH385

Moser Cie Ref 321 503 004 Mayu · 321

Cartier Cartier

Zenith Zenith Ref Sp 1301 Chronograph Automatic El Primero

International Watch Co Ref 3799 Pilot Double Chronograph · 3799

Chopard Chopard

Favre Leuba Ref 33043 Sea Sky · 33043

International Watch Co Ref 3705 07 Pilot Chronograph · 3705

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 2461 · 2461

IWC Iwc Ref R 816 A Aquatimer

International Watch Co Ref 5004 22 Big Pilot Edition Antoine De Saint Exupery · 5004

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe

Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Ref 2215 Chronometre Royal · 2215