This list of most expensive watches sold at auction documents the watches sold at auction worldwide for at least 1.5 million US dollars. The final price listed is the total price paid by the buyer converted to US dollars, according to the currency exchange rate at the time of auction. This price is the aggregate of the hammer price (i.e., the winning bid or sale price at the auction) plus any buyer's premium paid to the auction houses (where levied, and in accordance with the rates charged by the relevant auction house).[1][2] While the rates of buyer's vary between auction houses (which rates can also vary within each auction house based on the nature of the lot and its value), most auction houses publish their results inclusive of the buyer's premium, and so the rankings which follow are based on the aggregated price paid by the buyer: for the watch itself (the hammer or sale price) and for the auction house's services and administrative costs (the buyer's premium). Inflation-adjusted prices are also listed for reference. If a watch has been sold at auction for several times, only the highest final price is included. Finally, any auctioned watch without public online records from auctioneers (e.g. major auction houses) will not be included in the ranking.
As of December 2022, the most expensive watch (and wristwatch) ever sold at auction is the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010, fetching US$31.19 million (31,000,000 CHF) in Geneva on 9 November 2019.[3][4] The most expensive pocket watch ever sold at auction is the Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication, fetching US$23.98 million (23,237,000 CHF) in Geneva on 11 November 2014.[5][6][7][8]
As of December 2022, at least 115 timepieces have been sold at auction for over US$2 million, and at least 173 timepieces have been sold at auction for over $1.5 million. Among the top 10 of these watches, nine are Patek Philippe timepieces and one is Rolex's.
The following table shows the breakdown of auction houses that have sold the most expensive watches at auctions (for at least US$2 million). As of December 2022, there are at least six auction houses that have sold watches for no less than $2 million: Christie's, Phillips, Antiquorum, Sotheby's, Poly Auction, and Monaco Legend Auctions.[12]
Ranking range | Phillips | Christie's | Sotheby's | Antiquorum | Monaco Legend Auctions | Poly Auction | Audemars Piguet auction for charity |
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1st – 115th | 45 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
The following table has a threshold of 1.5 million US dollars.
Ranking range | Phillips | Christie's | Sotheby's | Antiquorum | Monaco Legend Auctions | Poly Auction | RR Auction | Loupe This | Audemars Piguet auction for charity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st – 173rd | 65 | 60 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The following table shows the brand breakdown of the most expensive watches ever sold at auction (for at least US$1.5 million). As of December 2022, there are 19 manufacturers that have manufactured watches that qualify: Patek Philippe, Rolex, Breguet, Audemars Piguet, Philippe Dufour, F. P. Journe, George Daniels, Richard Mille, URWERK, Zenith, Vacheron Constantin, Omega, Tag Heuer, Chopard, Bulova, Cartier and Attributed to Piguet & Capt.
Among these brands, Philippe Dufour, F.P. Journe, George Daniels, Richard Mille, URWERK and Piguet & Capt are independent watchmakers.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Rank | Manufacturer | Piece(s) |
---|---|---|
1 | Patek Philippe | 114 |
2 | Rolex | 22 |
3 | George Daniels | 6 |
4 | Breguet | 4 |
4 | F. P. Journe | 4 |
4 | Philippe Dufour | 4 |
7 | Audemars Piguet | 3 |
7 | Richard Mille | 3 |
7 | Vacheron Constantin | 3 |
10 | Omega | 2 |
11 | Bulova | 1 |
11 | Cartier | 1 |
11 | Chopard | 1 |
11 | Jehan Cremsdorff | 1 |
11 | Attributed to Piguet & Capt | 1 |
11 | Tag Heuer | 1 |
11 | URWERK | 1 |
11 | Zenith | 1 |
The following table contains details of the 173 timepieces auctioned for at least US$1.5 million, ranked according to their original auction prices. The inflation-adjusted price is given by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value of United States dollars in 2023.
Rank | Manufacturer | Watch model | M.Y. | Style | Price (USD millions) | Auction date |
Auction place |
Auction house |
Ref. | |
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Original | Inflation- adjusted | |||||||||
1 | Patek Philippe | Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010 | 2019 | Wrist | 31.000 | 37.175 | 11/09/2019 | Geneva | Christie's | [3][4] |
2 | Patek Philippe | Henry Graves Supercomplication | 1932 | 23.983 | 30.867 | 11/11/2014 | Geneva | Sotheby's | [5][6] | |
3 | Rolex | Paul Newman Daytona Ref. 6239 | 1968 | Wrist | 17.753 | 22.067 | 10/26/2017 | New York | Phillips | [11] |
4 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 1518 | 1943 | Wrist | 11.137 | 14.139 | 11/12/2016 | Geneva | Phillips | [20][21] |
5 | Patek Philippe | Prince Mohammed Tewfik A. Toussou Pink Gold Ref. 1518 with French calendar | 1948 | Wrist | 9.570 | 9.570 | 12/09/2021 | New York | Sotheby's | [22] |
6 | Patek Philippe | Gobbi Milan "Heures Universelles" Ref. 2523 | 1953 | Wrist | 8.967 | 10.686 | 11/23/2019 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [9][10] |
7 | Patek Philippe | Two-Crown Worldtime Ref. 2523 Eurasia | 1953 | Wrist | 7.682 | 9.044 | 05/08/2021 | Geneva | Phillips | [23] |
8 | Patek Philippe | Gobbi Milano Pink Gold Ref. 2499 | 1957 | Wrist | 7.680 | 8 | 25/04/2022 | Hong Kong | Sotheby's | [24] |
9 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 5016A-010 | 2015 | Wrist | 7.259 | 9.331 | 11/07/2015 | Geneva | Phillips | [25][26] |
10 | Patek Philippe | Nautilus Ref. 5711/1A-018 Tiffany & Co | 2021 | Wrist | 6.503 | 7.31 | 12/11/2021 | New York | Phillips (Bacs & Russo) | [27] |
11 | Patek Philippe | Titanium Ref. 5208T-010 | 2017 | Wrist | 6.226 | 7.739 | 11/11/2017 | Geneva | Christie's | [28][29] |
12 | Rolex | Daytona Unicorn Ref. 6265 | 1970 | Wrist | 5.937 | 7.204 | 05/12/2018 | Geneva | Phillips | [30][31][32] |
13 | Patek Philippe | Gold Chronograph Ref. 1527 | 1943 | Wrist | 5.709 | 7.977 | 05/10/2010 | Geneva | Christie's | [33][34] |
14 | Patek Philippe | Worldtimer Guilloché Ref. 2523/1 | 1954 | Wrist | 5.553 | 6.538 | 11/06/2020 | Geneva | Phillips | [35] |
15 | Rolex | Paul Newman Big Red Daytona Ref. 6263 | 1980 | Wrist | 5.475 | 6.446 | 12/12/2020 | New York | Phillips | [36] |
16 | Philippe Dufour | Grande et Petite Sonnerie No.1 | 1992 | Wrist | 5.210 | 5.210 | 11/05/2021 | Geneva | Phillips | [37] |
17 | Audemars Piguet | Royal Oak Concept Black Panther Flying Tourbillon Unique Piece Ref. 26620IO[38] | 2021 | Wrist | 5.200 | 5.85 | 04/10/2021 | Los Angeles | Audemars Piguet | [39][40] |
18 | Rolex | Emperor Bảo Đại Ref. 6062 | 1952 | Wrist | 5.060 | 6.29 | 05/13/2017 | Geneva | Phillips | [41][42] |
19 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Calibre 89 | 1989 | 5.042 | 7.161 | 11/14/2009 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [43][44] | |
20 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Calibre 89 | 1989 | 5.003 | 8.07 | 04/24/2004 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [45][46] | |
21 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 130 | 1927 | Wrist | 4.987 | 6.41 | 05/10/2015 | Geneva | Phillips | [47][48] |
22 | F. P. Journe | F. P. Journe x Francis Ford Coppola FFC Blue | 2021 | Wrist | 4.934 | 5.55 | 11/06/2021 | Geneva | Christie's | [49] |
23 | Breguet | Breguet & Fils, Paris No. 2667 | 1814 | 4.686 | 6.219 | 05/14/2012 | Geneva | Christie's | [50][51] | |
24 | Patek Philippe | Henry Graves Minute Repeater | 1895 (case in 1927) [Note 1] | Wrist | 4.607 | 5.49 | 11/11/2019 | Geneva | Christie's | [52][53] |
25 | George Daniels | Yellow Gold Space Traveller's I | 1982 | 4.561 | 5.435 | 07/02/2019 | London | Sotheby's | [54] | |
26 | George Daniels | Yellow Gold Space Traveller's II | 1982 | 4.325 | 5.376 | 11/19/2017 | London | Sotheby's | [55][56] | |
27 | F. P. Journe | Chronomètre à Résonance "Souscription" 001/00R | 2000 | Wrist | 4.278 | 4.278 | 11/07/2021 | Geneva | Phillips | [57] |
28 | George Daniels | Spring Case Tourbillon | 1992 | Wrist | 4.096 | 4.265 | 05/11/2022 - 06/11/2022 | Geneva | Phillips | [58] |
29 | Patek Philippe | Platinum World Time Ref. 1415 | 1939 | Wrist | 4.027 | 6.822 | 04/13/2002 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [59][60] |
30 | Philippe Dufour | Duality No.8 | 1996 | Wrist | 4.001 | 4.001 | 11/07/2021 | Geneva | Phillips | [61] |
31 | Patek Philippe | J.B. Champion Ref. 2458 | 1952 | Wrist | 3.993 | 5.299 | 11/12/2012 | Geneva | Christie's | [62][63] |
32 | Patek Philippe | Titanium Ref. 5004T | 2013 | Wrist | 3.985 | 5.212 | 09/28/2013 | Monaco | Antiquorum | [64][65] |
33 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 1526 | 1949 | Wrist | 3.956 | 5.598 | 05/12/2008 | Geneva | Christie's | [66][67] |
34 | Patek Philippe | Serpico y Laino Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1952 | Wrist | 3.882 | 3.882 | 11/05/2021 | Geneva | Phillips | [68] |
35 | Patek Philippe | Asprey Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1952 | Wrist | 3.880 | 4.708 | 11/13/2018 | Geneva | Sotheby's | [69] |
F. P. Journe | Tourbillon Souverain à Remontoir d'Egalité "Souscription" 001/99T | 1999 | Wrist | 3.880 | 3.880 | 11/06/2021 | Geneva | Phillips | [70] | |
37 | Patek Philippe | Alan Banbery Senza Luna Ref. 3448J Prototype with Leap Year Indication | 1970 (encased in 1975) [Note 2] | Wrist | 3.742 | 3.742 | 05/22/2021 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [71] |
38 | Rolex | Daytona Oyster Ref. 6263 | 1969 | Wrist | 3.718 | 4.622 | 05/14/2017 | Geneva | Phillips | [72][73] |
39 | Patek Philippe | Calatravone Stainless Steel Ref. 570 | 1942 | Wrist | 3.668 | 3.668 | 05/09/2021 | Geneva | Phillips | [74] |
40 | Patek Philippe | Eric Clapton Ref. 2499/100 | 1987 | Wrist | 3.656 | 4.852 | 11/12/2012 | Geneva | Christie's | [75][76] |
41 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Chronograph | 1928 | Wrist | 3.636 | 4.925 | 05/16/2011 | Geneva | Christie's | [77][78] |
42 | Patek Philippe | Jean-Claude Biver Pink Gold Ref. 1518 | 1948 | Wrist | 3.567 | 4.199 | 06/27/2020 | Geneva | Phillips | [79] |
43 | Omega | 1957 | Wrist | 3.418 | 3.418 | 11/05/2021 | Geneva | Phillips | [80][81] | |
44 | Audemars Piguet | Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin Only Watch Ref. 15202XT | 2021 | Wrist | 3.399 | 3.82 | 11/06/2021 | Geneva | Christie's | [82] |
45 | Breguet | Breguet & Fils, No. 217 | 1800 | 4.616 | 05/16/2016 | Geneva | Christie's | [83][84] | ||
46 | Patek Philippe | Pink Ref. 1518 | 1947 | Wrist | 3.330 | 3.47 | 08/05/2022 | Geneva | Phillips | [85] |
47 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 1436 | 1945 | Wrist | 3.301 | 4.243 | 11/07/2015 | Geneva | Phillips | [48][86] |
48 | Patek Philippe | Star Calibre 2000 Ref. 990/1 | 2008 | 3.281 | 4.354 | 11/28/2012 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [87][88] | |
49 | Rolex | Rolex Daytona Lapis Lazuli Platinum Ref. 16516 | 1999 | Wrist | 3.270 | 3.85 | 07/12/2020 | Hong Kong | Sotheby's | [89][90] |
50 | Patek Philippe | Serpico y Laino Gold Ref. 2499 | 1952 | Wrist | 3.235 | 3.925 | 11/12/2018 | Geneva | Christie's | [91][92] |
51 | Rolex | Daytona Turquoise Hardstone Lacquer Ref. 16516 | 1998 | Wrist | 3.139 | 3.139 | 04/23/2021 | Hong Kong | Sotheby's | [93] |
52 | Patek Philippe | Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 5002R-001 | 2010 | Wrist | 3.114 | 3.24 | 24/05/2022 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [94] |
53 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 2497 | 1954 | Wrist | 3.083 | 3.083 | 11/05/2021 | Geneva | Phillips | [95] |
54 | Patek Philippe | Platinum Ref. 2497 | 1954 | Wrist | 3.067 | 4.34 | 05/12/2008 | Geneva | Christie's | [96][97] |
55 | Rolex | Daytona Neanderthal Ref. 6240 | 1966 | Wrist | 3.010 | 3.652 | 05/12/2018 | Geneva | Phillips | [98][99][100] |
56 | Patek Philippe | Tiffany & Co. Ref. 2499 | 1971 | Wrist | 2.999 | 3.639 | 10/02/2018 | Hong Kong | Sotheby's | [101] |
57 | Patek Philippe | Gold World Time Ref. 2523 | 1955 | Wrist | 2.990 | 3.968 | 05/14/2012 | Geneva | Christie's | [102][103] |
58 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Luminous Ref. 2499 | 1958 | Wrist | 2.977 | 3.1 | 25/04/2022 | Hong Kong | Sotheby's | [104] |
59 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Split-seconds Chronograph | 1923 | Wrist | 2.965 | 3.816 | 06/10/2014 | New York | Sotheby's | [105] |
60 | Patek Philippe | Two-Crown Worldtime Ref. 2523 with Guilloché Gold Dial | 1953 | Wrist | 2.910 | 2.910 | 11/08/2021 | Geneva | Christie's | [106] |
61 | URWERK | Atomic Master Clock & Titanium Wristwatch | 2018 | Wrist | 2.900 | 3.456 | 12/10/2019 | New York | Phillips | [107] |
Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Ref. 1518 | 1958 | Wrist | 2.900 | 3.02 | 25/04/2022 | Hong Kong | Sotheby's | [108] | |
63 | Patek Philippe | Emperor Haile Selassie Ref. 2497 | 1954 | Wrist | 2.898 | 3.602 | 05/15/2017 | Geneva | Christie's | [109][110] |
64 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold World Time Ref. 2523 | 1953 | Wrist | 2.857 | 3.551 | 11/28/2017 | Hong Kong | Phillips | [111][112] |
65 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Ref. 2499 | 1971 | Wrist | 2.782 | 3.458 | 11/11/2017 | Geneva | Phillips | [113][114] |
66 | Patek Philippe | Gold Ref. 1526 | 1942 (case in 1948) [Note 3] | Wrist | 2.773 | 3.938 | 11/16/2009 | Geneva | Christie's | [115][116] |
67 | Vacheron Constantin | King Fuad I No. 402833 | 1929 | 2.77 | 4.32 | 04/03/2005 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [117][118] | |
68 | Breguet | Breguet, Paris, No. 4111 | 1827 | 2.751 | 3.651 | 05/14/2012 | Geneva | Christie's | [119][120] | |
Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Ref. 2499 | 1950 | Wrist | 2.751 | 3.651 | 05/14/2012 | Geneva | Christie's | [120][121] | |
70 | Patek Philippe | Tiffany & Co. Yellow Gold Ref. 2523/1 | 1963 | Wrist | 2.747 | 2.86 | 22/10/2022 | Monaco | Monaco Legend Auctions | [122] |
71 | Patek Philippe | Jean-Claude Biver Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1957 | Wrist | 2.743 | 3.229 | 06/28/2020 | Geneva | Phillips | [123] |
72 | Jehan Cremsdorff | Gold, Enamel and Diamond-set Verge Watch | 1650 | 2.734 | 3.258 | 07/03/2019 | London | Sotheby's | [124] | |
73 | Patek Philippe | Gobbi Milan World Time Ref. 2523 | 1953 | Wrist | 2.728 | 3.812 | 11/15/2010 | Geneva | Christie's | [125][126] |
74 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Ref. 2499 with German Calendar | 1957 | Wrist | 2.722 | 2.722 | 05/09/2021 | Geneva | Phillips | [127] |
75 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 6002G | 2014 | Wrist | 2.717 | 3.297 | 10/03/2018 | Hong Kong | Poly Auction | [128] |
76 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Ref. 2499 | 1951 | Wrist | 2.678 | 3.447 | 11/09/2014 | Geneva | Christie's | [129][130] |
77 | Philippe Dufour | Grande et Petite Sonnerie No.1 Piece Unique | 1989 | 2.553 | 2.553 | 11/07/2021 | Geneva | Phillips | [131] | |
78 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Ref. 2499 | 1968 | Wrist | 2.538 | 3.222 | 05/31/2016 | Hong Kong | Phillips | [132][133] |
79 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold World Time Ref. 2523/1 | 1954 | Wrist | 2.509 | 3.185 | 05/31/2016 | Hong Kong | Phillips | [133][134] |
80 | Patek Philippe | Ref. 3974 | 1990 | Wrist | 2.498 | 2.6 | 27/05/2022 | Hong Kong | Phillips | [135] |
81 | Patek Philippe | Gradowski Clockwatch | 1890 | 2.48 | 4.2 | 06/08/2002 | Hong Kong | Antiquorum | [117][136] | |
82 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 6002G | 2016 | Wrist | 2.470 | 2.944 | 11/23/2019 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [137] |
83 | Rolex | Antimagnetique 4113 | 1942 | Wrist | 2.466 | 3.131 | 05/14/2016 | Geneva | Phillips | [138][139] |
84 | George Daniels | Grand Complication | 1987 | 2.391 | 2.849 | 05/12/2019 | Geneva | Phillips | [140][141] | |
85 | George Daniels | Anniversary in platinum No. 00 | 2019 | Wrist | 2.389 | 3.236 | 11/06/2022 - 12/06/2022 | New York | Phillips | [142] |
86 | Patek Philippe | Freccero Pink Gold Ref. 3448 | 1968 | Wrist | 2.338 | 3.167 | 11/14/2011 | Geneva | Christie's | [143][144] |
87 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 5002G-010 | 2012 | Wrist | 2.320 | 2.765 | 11/25/2019 | Hong Kong | Phillips | [145][146] |
88 | Richard Mille | Charles Leclerc RM67-02 Prototype | 2021 | Wrist | 2.302 | 2.59 | 11/06/2021 | Geneva | Christie's | [147] |
89 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 2497 | 1954 | Wrist | 2.300 | 2.859 | 11/11/2017 | Geneva | Phillips | [114][148] |
Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Ref. 1518 | 1947 | Wrist | 2.300 | 2.741 | 12/10/2019 | New York | Phillips | [149] | |
91 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Repeater | 1894 | 2.29 | 3.102 | 11/13/2011 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [150][151] | |
92 | Patek Philippe | Ref. 5217 | 2015 | Wrist | 2.284 | 2.38 | 26/04/2022 | Hong Kong | Sotheby's | [152] |
93 | Patek Philippe | Ref. 3448/100 "The Blue Royale" | 1973 (cased in platinum in 1997) | Wrist | 2.282 | 2.282 | 11/25/2021 | Hong Kong | Phillips | [153] |
94 | Patek Philippe | Rose Gold Ref. 2499 | 1957 | Wrist | 2.280 | 3.35 | 05/14/2007 | Geneva | Christie's | [154][155] |
95 | Patek Philippe | Ref. 1415 Heures Universelles "Eastern Hemisphere" | 1949 | Wrist | 2.273 | 2.273 | 05/22/2021 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [156] |
96 | Rolex | Pink Gold Ref. 6062 | 1953 | Wrist | 2.271 | 2.36 | 23/04/2022 | Monaco | Monaco Legend Auctions | [157] |
97 | Patek Philippe | Gold World Time Ref. 2523 | 1953 | Wrist | 2.267 | 2.918 | 11/09/2014 | Geneva | Christie's | [130][158] |
98 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 1591 | 1944 | Wrist | 2.264 | 3.327 | 11/12/2007 | Geneva | Christie's | [155][159] |
99 | Patek Philippe | Stephen Palmer No. 97912 | 1898 | 2.252 | 2.946 | 06/11/2013 | New York | Christie's | [160][161] | |
100 | Patek Philippe | Trossi Leggenda Chronograph | 1932 | Wrist | 2.236 | 3.166 | 05/11/2008 | Geneva | Sotheby's | [162][163] |
101 | Patek Philippe | Platinum Ref. 1579 | 1946 | Wrist | 2.213 | 2.997 | 11/14/2011 | Geneva | Christie's | [150][164] |
102 | Tag Heuer | Steve McQueen Monaco Ref. 1133 | 1969 | Wrist | 2.208 | 2.6 | 12/12/2020 | New York | Phillips | [165][166] |
103 | Patek Philippe | Ref. 5531R-010 World Time Minute Repeater with the New York Skyline | 2017 | Wrist | 2.198 | 2.198 | 12/09/2021 | New York | Sotheby's | [167] |
104 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Ref. 2499 | 1951 (encased in 1957) [Note 4] | Wrist | 2.161 | 2.827 | 11/11/2013 | Geneva | Christie's | [168][169] |
105 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 with Italian Calendar | 1957 | Wrist | 2.143 | 2.143 | 05/09/2021 | Geneva | Phillips | [170] |
106 | Patek Philippe | Rose Gold Ref. 2499 | 1951 | Wrist | 2.129 | 3.606 | 10/19/2002 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [60][171] |
107 | Audemars Piguet | Gérald Genta Royal Oak Ref. 5402 | 1978 | Wrist | 2.107 | 2.19 | 10/05/2022 | Geneva | Sotheby's | [172] |
108 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 2497 | 1953 | Wrist | 2.083 | 2.681 | 11/09/2014 | Geneva | Christie's | [130][173] |
109 | Zenith | Mahatma Gandhi No. 421357[Note 5] | 1910 | 2.069 | 2.938 | 03/05/2009 | New York | Antiquorum | [174][175] | |
110 | Rolex | Deep Sea Special No.1 | 1953 | Wrist | 2.066 | 2.066 | 11/08/2021 | Geneva | Christie's | [176] |
111 | Patek Philippe | Jean-Claude Biver Spider Lugs Stainless Steel Ref. 1579 | 1946 | Wrist | 2.047 | 2.41 | 06/28/2020 | Geneva | Phillips | [177] |
112 | Patek Philippe | World Map Ref. 605HU | 1948 | 2.045 | 2.13 | 24/05/2022 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [178] | |
113 | Patek Philippe | Two-Crown Worldtime Ref. 2523/1 | 1965 | Wrist | 2.041 | 2.041 | 05/22/2021 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [179] |
114 | Rolex | Daytona Oyster Ref. 6263 | 1969 | Wrist | 2.036 | 2.585 | 05/14/2016 | Geneva | Phillips | [139][180] |
115 | Patek Philippe | Gübelin Ref. 2499 | 1951 | Wrist | 2.024 | 2.412 | 12/10/2019 | New York | Phillips | [181] |
116 | Rolex | Stainless Steel Ref. 6062 | 1953 | Wrist | 1.988 | 2.471 | 05/13/2017 | Geneva | Phillips | [182][183] |
117 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 with Italian Calendar | 1953 | Wrist | 1.982 | 1.982 | 06/05/2021 | Hong Kong | Phillips | [184] |
118 | Patek Philippe | Henry Graves Grande Complication | 1926 | 1.981 | 3.09 | 11/14/2005 | Geneva | Christie's | [185][186] | |
119 | Breguet | King George III Recordon, London, Gold Four Minute Tourbillon No. 1297 | 1808 | 1.979 | 2.33 | 07/14/2020 | London | Sotheby's | [187] | |
120 | Rolex | Marlon Brando Stainless Steel Ref. 1675 | 1972 | Wrist | 1.952 | 2.326 | 11/10/2019 | New York | Phillips | [188] |
121 | Patek Philippe | Titanium Cathedral Minute Repeating Annual Calendar Ref. 5033 | 2003 | Wrist | 1.951 | 2.297 | 07/13/2020 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [189] |
122 | Patek Philippe | Grogan Split-seconds Chronograph | 1925 | Wrist | 1.945 | 2.94 | 11/13/2006 | Geneva | Christie's | [155][190] |
Rolex | Stainless Steel Ref. 4113 | 1942 | Wrist | 1.945 | 2.318 | 11/09/2019 | Geneva | Phillips | [191][192] | |
Rolex | Pink Gold Ref. 6062 | 1952 | Wrist | 1.945 | 2.318 | 11/09/2019 | Geneva | Phillips | [192][193] | |
125 | Rolex | Daytona The Arabian Knight Ref. 6263 | 1974 | Wrist | 1.931 | 2.343 | 05/12/2018 | Geneva | Phillips | [194][195] |
126 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Officer | 1923 | Wrist | 1.918 | 3.508 | 11/14/1999 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [155][196] |
127 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 3939 | 2011 | Wrist | 1.911 | 2.588 | 09/23/2011 | Monaco | Antiquorum | [197][198] |
128 | Richard Mille | RM27-04 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal | 2021 | Wrist | 1.891 | 2.13 | 11/05/2021 | Geneva | Phillips | [199] |
129 | Patek Philippe | Lee Kun-hee Platinum Ref. 1415 Heures Universelles | 1946 | Wrist | 1.887 | 1.887 | 05/22/2021 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [200][201] |
130 | Richard Mille | Sapphire RM56-02 | 2015 | Wrist | 1.856 | 2.307 | 10/02/2017 | Hong Kong | Sotheby's | [202][203] |
131 | Omega | Elvis Presley Tiffany & Co. Ref. H6582/D96043 | 1960 | Wrist | 1.812 | 2.199 | 05/12/2018 | Geneva | Phillips | [204][205] |
132 | F. P. Journe | Astronomic Blue | 2019 | Wrist | 1.811 | 2.158 | 11/09/2019 | Geneva | Christie's | [206] |
133 | Patek Philippe | Gradowski Clockwatch | 1890 | 1.810 | 1.810 | 05/22/2021 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [207] | |
134 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1952 | Wrist | 1.797 | 2.31 | 11/07/2015 | Geneva | Phillips | [208] |
135 | Patek Philippe | Henry Graves Platinum Ref. 811 | 1930 | 1.779 | 2.87 | 05/18/2004 | Geneva | Christie's | [209][210] | |
136 | Vacheron Constantin | James W. Packard Minute Repeater | 1918 | 1.763 | 2.388 | 06/15/2011 | New York | Christie's | [211] | |
137 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 130 | 1944 | Wrist | 1.751 | 2.966 | 04/13/2002 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [212] |
138 | Patek Philippe | Gobbi Milan Ref. 2499 | 1960 | Wrist | 1.750 | 2.485 | 05/11/2009 | Geneva | Christie's | [213] |
139 | Rolex | Eric Clapton Crazy Doc Ref. 6239 | 1968 | Wrist | 1.743 | 1.81 | 07/05/2022 | Geneva | Phillips | [214] |
140 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1956 | Wrist | 1.727 | 2.193 | 05/15/2016 | Geneva | Phillips | [215] |
141 | Patek Philippe | Gold World Time Ref. 2523 | 1953 | Wrist | 1.722 | 2.603 | 04/02/2006 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [216] |
142 | Patek Philippe | Platinum Calatrava Minute Repeater | 1939 | Wrist | 1.711 | 3.324 | 04/20/1996 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [217] |
143 | Patek Philippe | Aviator Prototype Wristwatch | 1936 | Wrist | 1.710 | 2.429 | 05/11/2009 | Geneva | Christie's | [218][219] |
144 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 3448 | 1981 | Wrist | 1.696 | 2.218 | 05/13/2013 | Geneva | Christie's | [220] |
145 | Chopard | Happy Diamond Wristwatch | 2015 | Wrist | 1.6735 | 2.151 | 11/10/2015 | Geneva | Christie's | [221] |
146 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 530 | 1939 | Wrist | 1.673 | 2.699 | 04/24/2004 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [222] |
147 | George Daniels | Edward Hornby Tourbillon Pocket Watch | 1971 | 1.663 | 2.018 | 12/12/2021 | New York | Phillips | [223] | |
148 | Rolex | Daytona Oyster Ref. 6263 | 1969 | Wrist | 1.660 | 2.014 | 05/12/2018 | Geneva | Phillips | [224] |
149 | Cartier | Cartier London Crash | 1967 | Wrist | 1.654 | 1.72 | 05/05/2022 | Online | Loupe This | [225] |
150 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold World Time Ref. 1415 | 1939 | Wrist | 1.652 | 2.798 | 04/13/2002 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [226] |
Bulova | David Scott Apollo 15 Chronograph No. 885104/01 | 1971 | Wrist | 1.652 | 2.124 | 10/22/2015 | Boston | RR Auction | [227][228] | |
152 | Rolex | Jack of All Diamonds Daytona Ref. 6269 | 1985 | Wrist | 1.630 | 1.7 | 09/05/2022 | Geneva | Christie's | [229] |
153 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1954 | Wrist | 1.625 | 1.625 | 11/07/2021 | Geneva | Phillips | [230] |
154 | Patek Philippe | Platinum Ref. 1579 | 1946 | Wrist | 1.623 | 2.154 | 11/12/2012 | Geneva | Christie's | [231] |
155 | Patek Philippe | Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 5002P-001 | 2004 | Wrist | 1.590 | 1.590 | 04/08/2021 | Dubai | Christie's | [232] |
156 | Patek Philippe | Trucchi Italian Calendar Ref. 2499 | 1971 | Wrist | 1.584 | 1.888 | 11/09/2019 | Geneva | Phillips | [192][233] |
157 | Patek Philippe | Platinum Automatic Perpetual Calendar Minute Repeater Ref. 3974 | 2001 | Wrist | 1.579 | 1.859 | 11/06/2020 | Geneva | Phillips | [234] |
158 | Attributed to Piguet & Capt | Pearl-set Musical, Perfume Flask, and Automaton Amphora-Form Watch | 1805 | Amphora-Form | 1.577 | 1.577 | 05/22/2021 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [235] |
159 | Patek Philippe | Gold Ref. 3449 | 1961 | Wrist | 1.5726 | 2.116 | 11/14/2011 | Geneva | Christie's | [236] |
160 | Rolex | Gold Oyster Perpetual Ref. 6062 | 1952 | Wrist | 1.57250 | 1.908 | 12/06/2018 | New York | Christie's | [237] |
161 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 2499/100 | 1979 | Wrist | 1.57247 | 1.908 | 05/13/2018 | Geneva | Phillips | [238] |
162 | Patek Philippe | Gold Ref. 1563 | 1947 | Wrist | 1.572 | 2.056 | 11/11/2013 | Geneva | Christie's | [219][239] |
163 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1960 | Wrist | 1.566 | 1.947 | 08/13/2017 | Geneva | Phillips | [240] |
164 | Vacheron Constantin | Pink Gold Tour de I'lle | 2005 | Wrist | 1.564 | 2.44 | 04/03/2005 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [241][242] |
165 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 3450 | 1985 | Wrist | 1.553 | 1.996 | 12/01/2015 | Hong Kong | Phillips | [243][244] |
166 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 3448J | 1975 | Wrist | 1.550 | 2.193 | 11/16/2008 | Geneva | Sotheby's | [245] |
167 | Patek Philippe | Platinum Ref. 69 | 1929 | Wrist | 1.549 | 2.566 | 05/13/2003 | Geneva | Sotheby's | [246] |
168 | Rolex | Paul Newman Daytona John Player Special Ref. 6264 | 1969 | Wrist | 1.545 | 1.819 | 07/31/2020 | London | Sotheby's | [247][248] |
169 | Patek Philippe | George Thompson Minute Repeater | 1914 | 1.541 | 2.329 | 05/16/2006 | Geneva | Sotheby's | [249] | |
170 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1951 | Wrist | 1.537 | 1.832 | 04/03/2019 | Hong Kong | Sotheby's | [250] |
171 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1956 | Wrist | 1.514 | 2.143 | 10/17/2008 | New York | Antiquorum | [251] |
172 | Philippe Dufour | Simplicity 20th Anniversary 00/20 | 2020 | Wrist | 1.512 | 1.78 | 11/08/2020 | Geneva | Phillips | [252][253] |
173 | Patek Philippe | Serpico y Laino Pink Gold Ref. 1518 | 1951 | Wrist | 1.501 | 1.688 | 05/10/2021 | Geneva | Christie's | [254] |
The following table contains some of the most expensive auctioned watches without public online records from auctioneers (e.g., major auction houses). This list is possibly incomplete.
Rank | Manufacturer | Watch model | M.Y. | Style | Original price
(USD millions) |
Adjusted price
(USD millions) |
Auction
date |
Auction
place |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Patek Philippe | Titanium Ref. 5524T | 2018 | Wrist | 2.33 | 2.83 | 10/15/2018 | Geneva | Children Action 2018 Auction (with Christie's)[255][256] |