# The most expensive watches ever sold at auction

Patek Philippe's $31 million Grandmaster Chime, the Henry Graves Supercomplication and Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona: the 25 most expensive watches sold at auction, with the auction house, city and date, as ranked at the end of 2022.

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- Sep 19, 2023 · baroudeur_lent
- https://even.best/en/l/5096/the-most-expensive-watches-ever-sold-at-auction

## Top 25

1. **Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Pocket watch (1932) sold for $23.98 million at Sotheby's, Geneva, on November 11, 2014.
2. **Patek Philippe Titanium Ref. 5208T-010** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Wristwatch (2017) sold for $6.23 million at Christie's, Geneva, on November 11, 2017.
3. **Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Wristwatch (2019) sold for $31.0 million at Christie's, Geneva, on November 9, 2019.
4. **Rolex Paul Newman Daytona Ref. 6239** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Wristwatch (1968) sold for $17.75 million at Phillips, New York, on October 26, 2017.
5. **Patek Philippe Stainless Steel Ref. 1518** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Wristwatch (1943) sold for $11.14 million at Phillips, Geneva, on November 12, 2016.
6. **Patek Philippe Prince Mohammed Tewfik A. Toussou Pink Gold Ref. 1518 with French calendar** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Wristwatch (1948) sold for $9.57 million at Sotheby's, New York, on December 9, 2021.
7. **Rolex Daytona Unicorn Ref. 6265** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Wristwatch (1970) sold for $5.94 million at Phillips, Geneva, on May 12, 2018.
8. **Rolex Paul Newman Big Red Daytona Ref. 6263** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Wristwatch (1980) sold for $5.48 million at Phillips, New York, on December 12, 2020.
9. **Rolex Emperor Bảo Đại Ref. 6062** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Wristwatch (1952) sold for $5.06 million at Phillips, Geneva, on May 13, 2017.
10. **Patek Philippe Gobbi Milan "Heures Universelles" Ref. 2523** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wristwatch (1953) sold for $8.97 million at Christie's, Hong Kong, on November 23, 2019.
11. **Patek Philippe Two-Crown Worldtime Ref. 2523 Eurasia** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wristwatch (1953) sold for $7.68 million at Phillips, Geneva, on May 8, 2021.
12. **Patek Philippe Gobbi Milano Pink Gold Ref. 2499** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wristwatch (1957) sold for $7.68 million at Sotheby's, Hong Kong, on April 25, 2022.
13. **Patek Philippe Stainless Steel Ref. 5016A-010** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wristwatch (2015) sold for $7.26 million at Phillips, Geneva, on November 7, 2015.
14. **Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711/1A-018 Tiffany & Co** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wristwatch (2021) sold for $6.5 million at Phillips (Bacs & Russo), New York, on December 11, 2021.
15. **Patek Philippe Gold Chronograph Ref. 1527** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wristwatch (1943) sold for $5.71 million at Christie's, Geneva, on May 10, 2010.
16. **Patek Philippe Worldtimer Guilloché Ref. 2523/1** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wristwatch (1954) sold for $5.55 million at Phillips, Geneva, on November 6, 2020.
17. **Philippe Dufour Grande et Petite Sonnerie No.1** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wristwatch (1992) sold for $5.21 million at Phillips, Geneva, on November 5, 2021.
18. **Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Black Panther Flying Tourbillon Unique Piece Ref. 26620IO** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wristwatch (2021) sold for $5.2 million at Audemars Piguet, Los Angeles, on April 10, 2021.
19. **Patek Philippe Yellow Gold Calibre 89** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pocket watch (1989) sold for $5.04 million at Antiquorum, Geneva, on November 14, 2009.
20. **Patek Philippe White Gold Calibre 89** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pocket watch (1989) sold for $5.0 million at Antiquorum, Geneva, on April 24, 2004.
21. **Patek Philippe Stainless Steel Ref. 130** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wristwatch (1927) sold for $4.99 million at Phillips, Geneva, on May 10, 2015.
22. **F. P. Journe F. P. Journe x Francis Ford Coppola FFC Blue** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wristwatch (2021) sold for $4.93 million at Christie's, Geneva, on November 6, 2021.
23. **Patek Philippe Henry Graves Minute Repeater** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wristwatch (1895 (case in 1927)) sold for $4.61 million at Christie's, Geneva, on November 11, 2019.
24. **George Daniels Yellow Gold Space Traveller's I** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pocket watch (1982) sold for $4.56 million at Sotheby's, London, on July 2, 2019.
25. **Breguet Breguet & Fils, Paris No. 2667** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Pocket watch (1814) sold for $4.69 million at Christie's, Geneva, on May 14, 2012.

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