Most Expensive Watches Sold at Auction (All Time)
Key Findings
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Most Expensive Watches Sold at Auction (All Time)Patek Philippe's overwhelming presence in the luxury watch market is evident, with three of the top four auction prices attributed to the brand. The Grandmaster Chime's record price of $31.2 million is nearly $7 million higher than the second-place Henry Graves Supercomplication, indicating a significant gap between the elite and the rest. The Rolex Daytona (Paul Newman) at $17.8 million, while impressive, pales in comparison to Patek's top offerings. This trend suggests a growing collector interest in unique complications and limited editions, which not only enhance the brand's prestige but also drive prices to unprecedented heights. The auction results reflect a broader trend in luxury goods, where rarity and craftsmanship command premium values.
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2014–2022 (6 years) · 8 observations
- Measure
- Auction Price (Million USD)
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
- 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.
- Missing years are left empty rather than estimated — no interpolation, no carrying a previous year forward.
- Change is measured between the first and last year in which an entity actually reported a value, so a series that starts late is not penalised for the years before it existed.
- The compound annual rate is (last ÷ first)^(1 ÷ years) − 1, using those same two reported years.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2022.
- An entity that reported nothing in the latest year is still listed — it follows the ranked entities in the table rather than being dropped.
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