Watch Auction Results, Realised Prices

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
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 202,563 Sold 162,006 Unsold 26,523 Not disclosed 13,973

Showing 1–8 of 162,006 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 archive443 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 archive120 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 archive311 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 archive84 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 archive7 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 archive749 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 S$3,130

Rolex Rolex Ref 15000 Oyster Perpetual Date · 15000

Rolex Ref 15000 Oyster Perpetual Date

S$3,130

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace S$7,129

Zenith Zenith Ref 49 9000 9004 Defy · 49.9000.9004

Zenith Ref 49 9000 9004 Defy

S$7,129

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace S$10,298

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet

S$10,298

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace S$102,975

IWC Iwc Ref Iw500003 Portugieser Automatik 2000 · IW500003

Iwc Ref Iw500003 Portugieser Automatik 2000

S$102,975

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace S$17,427

S$11,090

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace S$269,320

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3970Ep 021 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph · 3970EP

Patek Philippe Ref 3970Ep 021 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph

S$269,320 Record

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace S$8,713

Omega Omega 1894

Omega 1894

S$8,713

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace S$50,696

Paul Ditisheim

S$50,696

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace S$11,533

S$11,882

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace S$50,696

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3945 1J 011 · 3945

Patek Philippe Ref 3945 1J 011

S$50,696

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace S$22,179

Omega Omega Ref 145 012 68 Sp Speedmaster · 145

Omega Ref 145 012 68 Sp Speedmaster

S$22,179

Aug 21, 2026

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Marketplace S$443,587

Perret Berthoud Made By Constant Piguet Le Sentier Vallee De Joux And Le Locle

S$443,587 Record

Aug 21, 2026

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Auction results

What watches actually sold for

The most expensive watches ever sold

Rolex Rolex Ref 15000 Oyster Perpetual Date · 15000

Zenith Zenith Ref 49 9000 9004 Defy · 49.9000.9004

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet

IWC Iwc Ref Iw500003 Portugieser Automatik 2000 · IW500003

Joseph Munday London

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 4936G 001 Annual Calendar · 4936G

Omega Omega 1894

C Oudin Horloger De La Marine

Rolex Rolex Ref 1501 Oyster Perpetual Date · 1501

Breguet Breguet Ref 3430 Ba 13286 · 3430

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5026J 015 Calatrava · 5026J

IWC Iwc Ref 3706 Der Fliegerchronograph · 3706

Quare

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3970Ep 021 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph · 3970EP

Omega Omega 1894

Paul Ditisheim

Unsigned

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Ref 26078Io Oo D001Vs 01 Royal Oak Offshore Rubens Barrichello · 26078IO

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 5055G 001 · 5055G

IWC Iwc Ref 3536 01 Gst Aquatimer · 3536

Gamot

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref 3945 1J 011 · 3945

Omega Omega Ref 145 012 68 Sp Speedmaster · 145

Perret Berthoud Made By Constant Piguet Le Sentier Vallee De Joux And Le Locle