List of most expensive watches sold at auction
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 includes the buyer's premium paid to the auction houses, and has been converted to US dollars, if needed, according to the currency exchange rate at the time of auction.[1][2] 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 2020, 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 November 9, 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 November 11, 2014.[5][6][7][8]
As of December 2020, at least 74 watches have been sold at auction for over two million US dollars, and at least 113 watches have been sold at auction for over 1.5 million US dollars. Among the top 10 of these watches, eight are Patek Philippe watches and two are Rolex watches.
Summary (as of December 2020)
Auction records
- Worldwide: The most expensive watch ever sold at auction worldwide is the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010, which fetched 31.19 million US dollars (31,000,000 CHF) in Geneva on November 9, 2019 (by Christie's).[3][4]
- Asia: The most expensive watch ever sold at auction in Asia is the Patek Philipe Gobbi Milan Double Signed "Heures Universelles" Ref. 2523, which fetched 8.967 million US dollars (70,175,000 HKD) in Hong Kong on November 23, 2019 (by Christie's).[9][10]
- Europe: The most expensive watch ever sold at auction in Europe is the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010, which fetched 31.19 million US dollars (31,000,000 CHF) in Geneva on November 9, 2019 (by Christie's).[3][4]
- North America: The most expensive watch ever sold at auction in North America is the Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona, which fetched 17.75 million US dollars in New York on October 26, 2017 (by Phillips).[11]
Auction houses
The following table shows the breakdown of auction houses that have sold the most expensive watches at auctions (for at least 2 million US dollars). As of December 2020, there are at least five auction houses that have sold watches for no less than two million US dollars: Christie's, Phillips, Antiquorum, Sotheby's, and Poly Auction.[12]
Ranking range | Christie's | Phillips | Sotheby's | Antiquorum | Poly Auction |
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1st – 74th | 30 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
The following table has a threshold of 1.5 million US dollars.
Ranking range | Christie's | Phillips | Antiquorum | Sotheby's | Poly Auction | RR Auction |
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1st – 113th | 44 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
Manufacturers
The following table shows the brand breakdown of the most expensive watches ever sold at auction (for at least 2 million US dollars). As of December 2020, there are seven manufacturers that have manufactured watches sold at auction for at least two million US dollars: Patek Philippe, Rolex, Breguet, George Daniels, Urwerk, Zenith, Vacheron Constantin, Tag Heuer and Jehan Cremsdorff (Paris). In particular, George Daniels, Urwerk and Jehan Cremsdorff are independent watchmakers.[13]
Ranking range | Patek Philippe | Rolex | Breguet | George Daniels | Urwerk | Vacheron Constantin | Jehan Cremsdorff | Zenith | Bulova | Tag Heuer |
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1st – 10th | 8 | 2 | ||||||||
1st – 69th | 56 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The following table has a threshold of 1.5 million US dollars. Four additional manufacturers join: Richard Mille, Omega, Chopard, F. P. Journe, Bulova and Philippe Dufour.
Ranking range | Patek Philippe | Rolex | Breguet | Vacheron Constantin | George Daniels |
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1st – 114th | 85 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Ranking range | Urwerk | Jehan Cremsdorff | Richard Mille | Omega | F. P. Journe | Chopard | Zenith | Bulova | Philippe Dufour |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st – 113th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ranked list (as of December 2020)
Top 74
The following table contains details of the 74 watches auctioned for at least two million US dollars, 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 2019.
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 | 31.194 | 31.194 | 11/09/2019 | Geneva | Christie's | [3][4] |
2 | Patek Philippe | Henry Graves Supercomplication | 1932 | 23.983 | 25.901 | 11/11/2014 | Geneva | Sotheby's | [5][6] | |
3 | Rolex | Paul Newman Daytona Ref. 6239 | 1968 | Wrist | 17.753 | 18.517 | 10/26/2017 | New York | Phillips | [11] |
4 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 1518 | 1943 | Wrist | 11.137 | 11.864 | 11/12/2016 | Geneva | Phillips | [14][15] |
5 | Patek Philippe | Gobbi Milan "Heures Universelles" Ref. 2523 | 1953 | Wrist | 8.967 | 8.967 | 11/23/2019 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [9][10] |
6 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 5016A-010 | 2015 | Wrist | 7.259 | 7.83 | 11/07/2015 | Geneva | Phillips | [16][17] |
7 | Patek Philippe | Titanium Ref. 5208T-010 | 2017 | Wrist | 6.226 | 6.494 | 11/11/2017 | Geneva | Christie's | [18][19] |
8 | Rolex | Daytona Unicorn Ref. 6265 | 1970 | Wrist | 5.937 | 6.045 | 05/12/2018 | Geneva | Phillips | [20][21] |
9 | Patek Philippe | Gold Chronograph Ref. 1527 | 1943 | Wrist | 5.709 | 6.693 | 05/10/2010 | Geneva | Christie's | [22][23] |
10 | Patek Philippe | Worldtimer Guilloché Ref. 2523/1 | 1954 | Wrist | 5.553 | 5.553 | 11/06/2020 | Geneva | Phillips | [24] |
11 | Rolex | Paul Newman Big Red Daytona Ref. 6263 | 1980 | Wrist | 5.475 | 5.475 | 12/12/2020 | New York | Phillips | [25] |
12 | Rolex | Emperor Bảo Đại Ref. 6062 | 1952 | Wrist | 5.060 | 5.278 | 05/13/2017 | Geneva | Phillips | [26][27] |
13 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Calibre 89 | 1989 | 5.042 | 6.009 | 11/14/2009 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [28][29] | |
14 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Calibre 89 | 1989 | 5.003 | 6.772 | 04/24/2004 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [30][31] | |
15 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 130 | 1927 | Wrist | 4.987 | 5.379 | 05/10/2015 | Geneva | Phillips | [32][33] |
16 | Breguet | Breguet & Fils, Paris No. 2667 | 1814 | 4.686 | 5.219 | 05/14/2012 | Geneva | Christie's | [34][35] | |
17 | Patek Philippe | Henry Graves Minute Repeater | [Note 1] | Wrist | 4.607 | 4.607 | 11/11/2019 | Geneva | Christie's | [36][37] |
18 | George Daniels | Yellow Gold Space Traveller's I | 1982 | 4.561 | 4.561 | 07/02/2019 | London | Sotheby's | [38] | |
19 | George Daniels | Yellow Gold Space Traveller's II | 1982 | 4.325 | 4.511 | 11/19/2017 | London | Sotheby's | [39][40] | |
18 | Patek Philippe | Platinum World Time Ref. 1415 | 1939 | Wrist | 4.027 | 5.724 | 04/13/2002 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [41][42] |
20 | Patek Philippe | J.B. Champion Ref. 2458 | 1952 | Wrist | 3.993 | 4.447 | 11/12/2012 | Geneva | Christie's | [43][44] |
21 | Patek Philippe | Titanium Ref. 5004T | 2013 | Wrist | 3.985 | 4.374 | 09/28/2013 | Monaco | Antiquorum | [45][46] |
22 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 1526 | 1949 | Wrist | 3.956 | 4.698 | 05/12/2008 | Geneva | Christie's | [47][48] |
23 | Patek Philippe | Asprey Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1952 | Wrist | 3.880 | 3.95 | 11/13/2018 | Geneva | Sotheby's | [49] |
24 | Rolex | Daytona Oyster Ref. 6263 | 1969 | Wrist | 3.718 | 3.878 | 05/14/2017 | Geneva | Phillips | [50][51] |
25 | Patek Philippe | Eric Clapton Ref. 2499/100 | 1987 | Wrist | 3.656 | 4.071 | 11/12/2012 | Geneva | Christie's | [52][53] |
26 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Chronograph | 1928 | Wrist | 3.636 | 4.132 | 05/16/2011 | Geneva | Christie's | [54][55] |
27 | Patek Philippe | Jean-Claude Biver Pink Gold Ref. 1518 | 1948 | Wrist | 3.567 | 3.567 | 06/27/2020 | Geneva | Phillips | [56] |
28 | Rolex | Rolex Daytona Lapis Lazuli Platinum Ref. 16516 | 1999 | Wrist | 3.270 | 3.27 | 07/12/2020 | Hong Kong | Sotheby's | [57][58] |
29 | Breguet | Breguet & Fils, No. 217 | 1800 | 3.333 | 3.873 | 05/16/2016 | Geneva | Christie's | [59][60] | |
30 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 1436 | 1945 | Wrist | 3.301 | 3.561 | 11/07/2015 | Geneva | Phillips | [33][61] |
31 | Patek Philippe | Star Calibre 2000 Ref. 990/1 | 2008 | 3.281 | 3.654 | 11/28/2012 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [62][63] | |
32 | Patek Philippe | Serpico y Laino Gold Ref. 2499 | 1952 | Wrist | 3.235 | 3.294 | 11/12/2018 | Geneva | Christie's | [64][65] |
33 | Patek Philippe | Platinum Ref. 2497 | 1954 | Wrist | 3.067 | 3.642 | 05/12/2008 | Geneva | Christie's | [66][67] |
34 | Rolex | Daytona Neanderthal Ref. 6240 | 1966 | Wrist | 3.010 | 3.065 | 05/12/2018 | Geneva | Phillips | [68][69] |
35 | Patek Philippe | Tiffany & Co. Ref. 2499 | 1971 | Wrist | 2.999 | 3.053 | 10/02/2018 | Hong Kong | Sotheby's | [70] |
36 | Patek Philippe | Gold World Time Ref. 2523 | 1955 | Wrist | 2.990 | 3.33 | 05/14/2012 | Geneva | Christie's | [71][72] |
37 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Split-seconds Chronograph | 1923 | Wrist | 2.965 | 3.202 | 06/10/2014 | New York | Sotheby's | [73] |
38 | Urwerk | Atomic Master Clock & Titanium Wristwatch | 2018 | Wrist | 2.900 | 2.9 | 12/10/2019 | New York | Phillips | [74] |
39 | Patek Philippe | Emperor Haile Selassie Ref. 2497 | 1954 | Wrist | 2.898 | 3.023 | 05/15/2017 | Geneva | Christie's | [75][76] |
40 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold World Time Ref. 2523 | 1953 | Wrist | 2.857 | 2.98 | 11/28/2017 | Hong Kong | Phillips | [77][78] |
41 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Ref. 2499 | 1971 | Wrist | 2.782 | 2.902 | 11/11/2017 | Geneva | Phillips | [79][80] |
42 | Patek Philippe | Gold Ref. 1526 | [Note 2] | Wrist | 2.773 | 3.305 | 11/16/2009 | Geneva | Christie's | [81][82] |
43 | Vacheron Constantin | King Fuad I No. 402833 | 1929 | 2.77 | 3.63 | 04/03/2005 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [83][84] | |
44 | Breguet | Breguet, Paris, No. 4111 | 1827 | 2.751 | 3.064 | 05/14/2012 | Geneva | Christie's | [85][86] | |
Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Ref. 2499 | 1950 | Wrist | 2.751 | 3.064 | 05/14/2012 | Geneva | Christie's | [86][87] | |
45 | Patek Philippe | Jean-Claude Biver Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1957 | Wrist | 2.743 | 2.743 | 06/28/2020 | Geneva | Phillips | [88] |
46 | Jehan Cremsdorff | Gold, Enamel and Diamond-set Verge Watch | 1650 | 2.734 | 2.734 | 07/03/2019 | London | Sotheby's | [89] | |
47 | Patek Philippe | Gobbi Milan World Time Ref. 2523 | 1953 | Wrist | 2.728 | 3.198 | 11/15/2010 | Geneva | Christie's | [90][91] |
48 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 6002G | 2014 | Wrist | 2.717 | 2.766 | 10/03/2018 | Hong Kong | Poly Auction | [92] |
49 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Ref. 2499 | 1951 | Wrist | 2.678 | 2.892 | 11/09/2014 | Geneva | Christie's | [93][94] |
50 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Ref. 2499 | 1968 | Wrist | 2.538 | 2.704 | 05/31/2016 | Hong Kong | Phillips | [95][96] |
51 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold World Time Ref. 2523/1 | 1954 | Wrist | 2.509 | 2.673 | 05/31/2016 | Hong Kong | Phillips | [96][97] |
52 | Patek Philippe | Gradowski Clockwatch | 1890 | 2.48 | 3.53 | 06/08/2002 | Hong Kong | Antiquorum | [83][98] | |
53 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 6002G | 2016 | Wrist | 2.470 | 2.47 | 11/23/2019 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [99] |
54 | Rolex | Antimagnetique 4113 | 1942 | Wrist | 2.466 | 2.627 | 05/14/2016 | Geneva | Phillips | [100][101] |
55 | George Daniels | Grand Complication | 1987 | 2.391 | 2.391 | 05/12/2019 | Geneva | Phillips | [102][103] | |
56 | Patek Philippe | Freccero Pink Gold Ref. 3448 | 1968 | Wrist | 2.338 | 2.657 | 11/14/2011 | Geneva | Christie's | [104][105] |
57 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 5002G-010 | 2012 | Wrist | 2.320 | 2.32 | 11/25/2019 | Hong Kong | Phillips | [106][107] |
58 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 2497 | 1954 | Wrist | 2.300 | 2.399 | 11/11/2017 | Geneva | Phillips | [80][108] |
59 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Ref. 1518 | 1947 | Wrist | 2.300 | 2.3 | 12/10/2019 | New York | Phillips | [109] |
60 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Repeater | 1894 | 2.29 | 2.603 | 11/13/2011 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [110][111] | |
61 | Patek Philippe | Rose Gold Ref. 2499 | 1957 | Wrist | 2.280 | 2.811 | 05/14/2007 | Geneva | Christie's | [112][113] |
62 | Patek Philippe | Gold World Time Ref. 2523 | 1953 | Wrist | 2.267 | 2.448 | 11/09/2014 | Geneva | Christie's | [94][114] |
63 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 1591 | 1944 | Wrist | 2.264 | 2.792 | 11/12/2007 | Geneva | Christie's | [113][115] |
64 | Patek Philippe | Stephen Palmer No. 97912 | 1898 | 2.252 | 2.472 | 06/11/2013 | New York | Christie's | [116][117] | |
65 | Patek Philippe | Trossi Leggenda Chronograph | 1932 | Wrist | 2.236 | 2.656 | 05/11/2008 | Geneva | Sotheby's | [118][119] |
66 | Patek Philippe | Platinum Ref. 1579 | 1946 | Wrist | 2.213 | 2.515 | 11/14/2011 | Geneva | Christie's | [110][120] |
67 | Tag Heuer | Steve McQueen Monaco Ref. 1133 | 1969 | Wrist | 2.208 | 2.208 | 12/12/2020 | New York | Phillips | [121][122] |
68 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold Ref. 2499 | [Note 3] | Wrist | 2.161 | 2.372 | 11/11/2013 | Geneva | Christie's | [123][124] |
69 | Patek Philippe | Rose Gold Ref. 2499 | 1951 | Wrist | 2.129 | 3.026 | 10/19/2002 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [42][125] |
70 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 2497 | 1953 | Wrist | 2.083 | 2.25 | 11/09/2014 | Geneva | Christie's | [94][126] |
71 | Zenith | Mahatma Gandhi No. 421357 [Note 4] | 1910 | 2.069 | 2.466 | 03/05/2009 | New York | Antiquorum | [127][128] | |
72 | Patek Philippe | Jean-Claude Biver Spider Lugs Stainless Steel Ref. 1579 | 1946 | Wrist | 2.047 | 2.047 | 06/28/2020 | Geneva | Phillips | [129] |
73 | Rolex | Daytona Oyster Ref. 6263 | 1969 | Wrist | 2.036 | 2.169 | 05/14/2016 | Geneva | Phillips | [101][130] |
74 | Patek Philippe | Gübelin Ref. 2499 | 1951 | Wrist | 2.024 | 2.024 | 12/10/2019 | New York | Phillips | [131] |
75th–113th
The following table contains details of the watches auctioned for close to (but did not reach) two million US dollars, ranked according to their original auction prices. The threshold is 1.5 million US dollars. The inflation-adjusted price is given by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value of United States dollars in 2019.
Rank | Manufacturer | Watch model | M.Y. | Style | Price (USD millions) | Auction Date |
Auction Place |
Auction House |
Ref. | |
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Original | Inflation- Adjusted | |||||||||
70 | Rolex | Stainless Steel Ref. 6062 | 1953 | Wrist | 1.988 | 2.074 | 05/13/2017 | Geneva | Phillips | [132][133] |
71 | Patek Philippe | Henry Graves Grande Complication | 1926 | 1.981 | 2.593 | 11/14/2005 | Geneva | Christie's | [134][135] | |
71 | Breguet | King George III Recordon, London, Gold Four Minute Tourbillon No. 1297 | 1808 | 1.979 | 1.979 | 07/14/2020 | London | Sotheby's | [136] | |
72 | Rolex | Marlon Brando Stainless Steel Ref. 1675 | 1972 | Wrist | 1.952 | 1.952 | 11/10/2019 | New York | Phillips | [137] |
73 | Patek Philippe | Titanium Cathedral Minute Repeating Annual Calendar Ref. 5033 | 2003 | Wrist | 1.951 | 1.951 | 07/13/2020 | Hong Kong | Christie's | [138] |
74 | Patek Philippe | Grogan Split-seconds Chronograph | 1925 | Wrist | 1.945 | 2.467 | 11/13/2006 | Geneva | Christie's | [113][139] |
75 | Rolex | Stainless Steel Ref. 4113 | 1942 | Wrist | 1.945 | 1.945 | 11/09/2019 | Geneva | Phillips | [140][141] |
Rolex | Pink Gold Ref. 6062 | 1952 | Wrist | 1.945 | 1.945 | 11/09/2019 | Geneva | Phillips | [141][142] | |
76 | Rolex | Daytona The Arabian Knight Ref. 6263 | 1974 | Wrist | 1.931 | 1.966 | 05/12/2018 | Geneva | Phillips | [143][144] |
77 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Officer | 1923 | Wrist | 1.918 | 2.944 | 11/14/1999 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [113][145] |
78 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 3939 | 2011 | Wrist | 1.911 | 2.172 | 09/23/2011 | Monaco | Antiquorum | [146][147] |
79 | Richard Mille | Sapphire RM56-02 | 2015 | Wrist | 1.856 | 1.936 | 10/02/2017 | Hong Kong | Sotheby's | [148][149] |
80 | Omega | Elvis Presley Tiffany & Co. Ref. H6582/D96043 | 1960 | Wrist | 1.812 | 1.845 | 05/12/2018 | Geneva | Phillips | [150][151] |
81 | F. P. Journe | Astronomic Blue | 2019 | Wrist | 1.811 | 1.811 | 11/09/2019 | Geneva | Christie's | [152] |
82 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1952 | Wrist | 1.797 | 1.938 | 11/07/2015 | Geneva | Phillips | [153] |
83 | Patek Philippe | Henry Graves Platinum Ref. 811 | 1930 | 1.779 | 2.408 | 05/18/2004 | Geneva | Christie's | [154][155] | |
84 | Vacheron Constantin | James W. Packard Minute Repeater | 1918 | 1.763 | 2.004 | 06/15/2011 | New York | Christie's | [156] | |
85 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 130 | 1944 | Wrist | 1.751 | 2.489 | 04/13/2002 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [157] |
86 | Patek Philippe | Gobbi Milan Ref. 2499 | 1960 | Wrist | 1.750 | 2.086 | 05/11/2009 | Geneva | Christie's | [158] |
87 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1956 | Wrist | 1.727 | 1.84 | 05/15/2016 | Geneva | Phillips | [159] |
88 | Patek Philippe | Gold World Time Ref. 2523 | 1953 | Wrist | 1.722 | 2.184 | 04/02/2006 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [160] |
89 | Patek Philippe | Platinum Calatrava Minute Repeater | 1939 | Wrist | 1.711 | 2.789 | 04/20/1996 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [161] |
90 | Patek Philippe | Aviator Prototype Wristwatch | 1936 | Wrist | 1.710 | 2.038 | 05/11/2009 | Geneva | Christie's | [162][163] |
91 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 3448 | 1981 | Wrist | 1.696 | 1.861 | 05/13/2013 | Geneva | Christie's | [164] |
92 | Chopard | Happy Diamond Wristwatch | 2015 | Wrist | 1.6735 | 1.805 | 11/10/2015 | Geneva | Christie's | [165] |
93 | Patek Philippe | Stainless Steel Ref. 530 | 1939 | Wrist | 1.6730 | 2.265 | 04/24/2004 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [166] |
94 | Rolex | Daytona Oyster Ref. 6263 | 1969 | Wrist | 1.660 | 1.69 | 05/12/2018 | Geneva | Phillips | [167] |
95 | Patek Philippe | Pink Gold World Time Ref. 1415 | 1939 | Wrist | 1.652 | 2.348 | 04/13/2002 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [168] |
96 | Bulova | David Scott Apollo 15 Chronograph No. 885104/01 | 1971 | Wrist | 1.652 | 1.782 | 10/22/2015 | Boston | RR Auction | [169][170] |
97 | Patek Philippe | Platinum Ref. 1579 | 1946 | Wrist | 1.623 | 1.807 | 11/12/2012 | Geneva | Christie's | [171] |
98 | Patek Philippe | Trucchi Italian Calendar Ref. 2499 | 1971 | Wrist | 1.584 | 1.584 | 11/09/2019 | Geneva | Phillips | [141][172] |
99 | Patek Philippe | Platinum Automatic Perpetual Calendar Minute Repeater Ref. 3974 | 2001 | Wrist | 1.579 | 1.579 | 11/06/2020 | Geneva | Phillips | [173] |
100 | Patek Philippe | Gold Ref. 3449 | 1961 | Wrist | 1.5726 | 1.775 | 11/14/2011 | Geneva | Christie's | [174] |
101 | Rolex | Gold Oyster Perpetual Ref. 6062 | 1952 | Wrist | 1.57250 | 1.601 | 12/06/2018 | New York | Christie's | [175] |
102 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 2499/100 | 1979 | Wrist | 1.57247 | 1.601 | 05/13/2018 | Geneva | Phillips | [176] |
103 | Patek Philippe | Gold Ref. 1563 | 1947 | Wrist | 1.572 | 1.725 | 11/11/2013 | Geneva | Christie's | [163][177] |
104 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1960 | Wrist | 1.566 | 1.633 | 08/13/2017 | Geneva | Phillips | [178] |
105 | Vacheron Constantin | Pink Gold Tour de I'lle | 2005 | Wrist | 1.564 | 2.047 | 04/03/2005 | Geneva | Antiquorum | [179][180] |
106 | Patek Philippe | White Gold Ref. 3450 | 1985 | Wrist | 1.553 | 1.675 | 12/01/2015 | Hong Kong | Phillips | [181][182] |
107 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 3448J | 1975 | Wrist | 1.550 | 1.841 | 11/16/2008 | Geneva | Sotheby's | [183] |
108 | Patek Philippe | Platinum Ref. 69 | 1929 | Wrist | 1.549 | 2.153 | 05/13/2003 | Geneva | Sotheby's | [184] |
109 | Rolex | Paul Newman Daytona John Player Special Ref. 6264 | 1969 | Wrist | 1.545 | 1.545 | 07/31/2020 | London | Sotheby's | [185][186] |
110 | Patek Philippe | George Thompson Minute Repeater | 1914 | 1.541 | 1.954 | 05/16/2006 | Geneva | Sotheby's | [187] | |
111 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1951 | Wrist | 1.537 | 1.537 | 04/03/2019 | Hong Kong | Sotheby's | [188] |
112 | Patek Philippe | Yellow Gold Ref. 2499 | 1956 | Wrist | 1.514 | 1.798 | 10/17/2008 | New York | Antiquorum | [189] |
113 | Philippe Dufour | Simplicity 20th Anniversary 00/20 | 2020 | Wrist | 1.512 | 1.512 | 11/08/2020 | Geneva | Phillips | [190][191] |
Temporary list (January - December 2021)
The following table contains details of the latest auction results from January to December 2021. The information is updated to the main list at the end of the year.
Rank | Manufacturer | Watch model | M.Y. | Style | Original price
(USD millions) |
Adjusted price
(USD millions) |
Auction
Date |
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Unranked results
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 |
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- | Patek Philippe | Titanium Ref. 5524T | 2018 | Wrist | 2.33 | 2.37 | 10/15/2018 | Geneva | Children Action 2018 Auction (with Christie's) [192][193] |
See also
Notes
- The movement was manufactured in 1895 and the case in 1927.
- The movement was manufactured in 1942 and the case in 1948.
- The movement was manufactured in 1951 and the watch was encased in 1957.
- The lot included the sandals, bowl, plate and a pair of glasses owned by Mahatma Gandhi along with his images and letters of authenticities issued by noted Indian historians.
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