Most Expensive Watches Ever Sold at Auction

Source: Wikipedia, List of most expensive watches sold at auction

Most Expensive Watches Ever Sold at Auction

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Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010 (Patek Philippe) leads in Auction Price (US$ millions) with 31 in 2026.

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Average Auction Price (US$ millions) in 2026: 11.98 · median: 8.33.

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Gap in 2026: Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010 (Patek Philippe) is 5.2× larger than Daytona Unicorn Ref. 6265 (Rolex).

About This Dataset

Most Expensive Watches Ever Sold at Auction

Hammer prices including the buyer's premium, in millions of US dollars at the time of sale rather than adjusted for inflation. Private sales are excluded because their prices are rarely disclosed, so the true record for a watch changing hands may be higher than anything on this list.

Analysis

The Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010 sold for $31 million, 1.29 times the $23.983 million paid for the Henry Graves Supercomplication. 10 of the 12 most expensive watches were made by Patek Philippe, and 2 manufacturers appear in total. 1 of them is a pocket watch rather than a wristwatch. The cheapest watch on this chart still fetched $5.937 million.

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12 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010 (Patek Philippe)

Auction Price (US$ millions) · 2026

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Auction Price (US$ millions)

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2026

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia, List of most expensive watches sold at auction
Coverage: 12 entities · 2026 · 12 observations
Measure: Auction Price (US$ millions)
Last updated: 7 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2026.

Rankings & Full Data

12 records · Auction Price (US$ millions) · ranked by 2026

✓ 12 sourced

#	Category	2026
🥇	Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010 (Patek Philippe)	31
🥈	Henry Graves Supercomplication (Patek Philippe)	23.98
🥉	Paul Newman Daytona Ref. 6239 (Rolex)	17.75
4	Stainless Steel Ref. 1518 (Patek Philippe)	11.14
5	Prince Mohammed Tewfik A. Toussou Pink Gold Ref. 1518 with French calendar (Patek Philippe)	9.57
6	Gobbi Milan "Heures Universelles" Ref. 2523 (Patek Philippe)	8.97
7	Two-Crown Worldtime Ref. 2523 Eurasia (Patek Philippe)	7.68
8	Gobbi Milano Pink Gold Ref. 2499 (Patek Philippe)	7.68
9	Stainless Steel Ref. 5016A-010 (Patek Philippe)	7.26
10	Nautilus Ref. 5711/1A-018 Tiffany & Co (Patek Philippe)	6.50
11	Titanium Ref. 5208T-010 (Patek Philippe)	6.23
12	Daytona Unicorn Ref. 6265 (Rolex)	5.94

Data Sources & References

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