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

£20,412

Average hammer, USD sales

£10,244,058

Record, USD sales

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What watches actually sold for

47% of lots beat their high estimate and only 5% fell short of the low, across 29,023 completed sales at Christie's from 1991 to Jun 2026.

Refreshed weekly, latest sale 17 Jun 2026.

47% above estimate 48% within 5% below
Lot Watch Estimate Result Vs estimate

These watches were offered but did not sell, because no bid reached the reserve. An unsold lot is still a data point: it marks where the market declined to go.

Showing 1–8 of 813 unsold lots at Christie's. 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
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Showing 159,505,159,528 of 165,684 results (filtered)

A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 410.025 Datograph Perpetual · 410.025 Marketplace £60,742

A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 410.025 Datograph Perpetual · 410.025

A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 410.025 Datograph Perpetual

£60,742
Aug 4, 2026
Voutilainen Voutilainen Observatoire Marketplace £158,863

Voutilainen Voutilainen Observatoire

Voutilainen Observatoire

£158,863 Record
Aug 4, 2026
De Bethune De Bethune Ref. DB28DN Digitale · DB28DN Marketplace £60,742

De Bethune De Bethune Ref. DB28DN Digitale · DB28DN

De Bethune Ref. DB28DN Digitale

£60,742
Aug 4, 2026
F.P. Journe F.P. Journe Chronomètre Souverain “Holland & Holland” Marketplace £205,588

F.P. Journe F.P. Journe Chronomètre Souverain “Holland & Holland”

F.P. Journe Chronomètre Souverain “Holland & Holland”

£205,588 Record
Aug 4, 2026
F.P. Journe F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain, 38mm Steel Set Marketplace £411,175

F.P. Journe F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain, 38mm Steel Set

F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain, 38mm Steel Set

£411,175 Record
Aug 4, 2026
A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 701.001 Tourbillon Pour Le Mérite · 701.001 Marketplace £144,846

A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 701.001 Tourbillon Pour Le Mérite · 701.001

A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 701.001 Tourbillon Pour Le Mérite

£144,846 Record
Aug 4, 2026
Philippe Dufour Philippe Dufour Simplicity Marketplace £504,624

Philippe Dufour Philippe Dufour Simplicity

Philippe Dufour Simplicity

£504,624 Record
Aug 4, 2026
Tudor Tudor Ref. 7169/0 Oysterdate, “Monte Carlo” · 7169/0 Marketplace £9,345

Tudor Tudor Ref. 7169/0 Oysterdate, “Monte Carlo” · 7169/0

Tudor Ref. 7169/0 Oysterdate, “Monte Carlo”

£9,345
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6536/6538; inside caseback stamped 6536 with 6538 struck through Submariner “Red Depth” Marketplace £65,414

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6536/6538; inside caseback stamped 6536 with 6538 struck through Submariner “Red Depth”

Rolex Ref. 6536/6538; inside caseback stamped 6536 with 6538 struck through Submariner “Red Depth”

£65,414
Aug 4, 2026
Cartier Cartier Ref. WGTA0239 Tank Cintrée · WGTA0239 Marketplace £65,414

Cartier Cartier Ref. WGTA0239 Tank Cintrée · WGTA0239

Cartier Ref. WGTA0239 Tank Cintrée

£65,414
Aug 4, 2026
Laurent Ferrier Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto Marketplace £37,380

Laurent Ferrier Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto

Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto

£37,380
Aug 4, 2026
Franck Muller Franck Muller Ref. 2850 QP Cintrée Curvex Perpetual Calendar · 2850 Marketplace £6,074

Franck Muller Franck Muller Ref. 2850 QP Cintrée Curvex Perpetual Calendar · 2850

Franck Muller Ref. 2850 QP Cintrée Curvex Perpetual Calendar

£6,074
Aug 4, 2026
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref. 5522A-001 Calatrava Pilot · 5522A-001 Marketplace £26,166

Patek Philippe Patek Philippe Ref. 5522A-001 Calatrava Pilot · 5522A-001

Patek Philippe Ref. 5522A-001 Calatrava Pilot

£26,166
Aug 4, 2026
H. Moser & Cie H. Moser & Cie Streamliner Tourbillon Emerald Marketplace £44,855

H. Moser & Cie H. Moser & Cie Streamliner Tourbillon Emerald

H. Moser & Cie Streamliner Tourbillon Emerald

£44,855
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 18039 Day-Date · 18039 Marketplace £32,707

Rolex Rolex Ref. 18039 Day-Date · 18039

Rolex Ref. 18039 Day-Date

£32,707
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 18038 Day-Date · 18038 Marketplace £26,166

Rolex Rolex Ref. 18038 Day-Date · 18038

Rolex Ref. 18038 Day-Date

£26,166
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 1655 Explorer II, Freccione · 1655 Marketplace £13,083

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1655 Explorer II, Freccione · 1655

Rolex Ref. 1655 Explorer II, Freccione

£13,083
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona “Big Red” · 6265 Marketplace £60,742

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona “Big Red” · 6265

Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona “Big Red”

£60,742
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona · 6265 Marketplace £84,104

Rolex Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona · 6265

Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona

£84,104 Record
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675 Marketplace £10,279

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master

£10,279
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675 Marketplace £8,410

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master

£8,410
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675 Marketplace £17,755

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master · 1675

Rolex Ref. 1675 GMT-Master

£17,755
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 1665 Sea-Dweller “Rail Dial” · 1665 Marketplace £13,083

Rolex Rolex Ref. 1665 Sea-Dweller “Rail Dial” · 1665

Rolex Ref. 1665 Sea-Dweller “Rail Dial”

£13,083
Aug 4, 2026
Rolex Rolex Ref. 5513 Submariner · 5513 Marketplace £10,279

Rolex Rolex Ref. 5513 Submariner · 5513

Rolex Ref. 5513 Submariner

£10,279
Aug 4, 2026
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