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The most expensive watches ever sold at auction

The top 3 according to 12 votes from people: Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication · Patek Philippe Titanium Ref. 5208T-010 · Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010. (Updated Sep 19, 2023.)

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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Top 25

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    Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication

    Pocket watch (1932) sold for $23.98 million at Sotheby's, Geneva, on November 11, 2014.

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    Patek Philippe Titanium Ref. 5208T-010

    Wristwatch (2017) sold for $6.23 million at Christie's, Geneva, on November 11, 2017.

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  3. 3

    Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010

    Wristwatch (2019) sold for $31.0 million at Christie's, Geneva, on November 9, 2019.

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  4. 4

    Rolex Paul Newman Daytona Ref. 6239

    Wristwatch (1968) sold for $17.75 million at Phillips, New York, on October 26, 2017.

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  5. 5

    Patek Philippe Stainless Steel Ref. 1518

    Wristwatch (1943) sold for $11.14 million at Phillips, Geneva, on November 12, 2016.

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  6. 6

    Patek Philippe Prince Mohammed Tewfik A. Toussou Pink Gold Ref. 1518 with French calendar

    Wristwatch (1948) sold for $9.57 million at Sotheby's, New York, on December 9, 2021.

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  7. 7

    Rolex Daytona Unicorn Ref. 6265

    Wristwatch (1970) sold for $5.94 million at Phillips, Geneva, on May 12, 2018.

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  8. 8

    Rolex Paul Newman Big Red Daytona Ref. 6263

    Wristwatch (1980) sold for $5.48 million at Phillips, New York, on December 12, 2020.

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  9. 9

    Rolex Emperor Bảo Đại Ref. 6062

    Wristwatch (1952) sold for $5.06 million at Phillips, Geneva, on May 13, 2017.

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  10. 10

    Patek Philippe Gobbi Milan "Heures Universelles" Ref. 2523

    Wristwatch (1953) sold for $8.97 million at Christie's, Hong Kong, on November 23, 2019.

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  11. 11

    Patek Philippe Two-Crown Worldtime Ref. 2523 Eurasia

    Wristwatch (1953) sold for $7.68 million at Phillips, Geneva, on May 8, 2021.

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  12. 12

    Patek Philippe Gobbi Milano Pink Gold Ref. 2499

    Wristwatch (1957) sold for $7.68 million at Sotheby's, Hong Kong, on April 25, 2022.

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  13. 13

    Patek Philippe Stainless Steel Ref. 5016A-010

    Wristwatch (2015) sold for $7.26 million at Phillips, Geneva, on November 7, 2015.

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  14. 14

    Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711/1A-018 Tiffany & Co

    Wristwatch (2021) sold for $6.5 million at Phillips (Bacs & Russo), New York, on December 11, 2021.

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  15. 15

    Patek Philippe Gold Chronograph Ref. 1527

    Wristwatch (1943) sold for $5.71 million at Christie's, Geneva, on May 10, 2010.

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  16. 16

    Patek Philippe Worldtimer Guilloché Ref. 2523/1

    Wristwatch (1954) sold for $5.55 million at Phillips, Geneva, on November 6, 2020.

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  17. 17

    Philippe Dufour Grande et Petite Sonnerie No.1

    Wristwatch (1992) sold for $5.21 million at Phillips, Geneva, on November 5, 2021.

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  18. 18

    Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Black Panther Flying Tourbillon Unique Piece Ref. 26620IO

    Wristwatch (2021) sold for $5.2 million at Audemars Piguet, Los Angeles, on April 10, 2021.

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  19. 19

    Patek Philippe Yellow Gold Calibre 89

    Pocket watch (1989) sold for $5.04 million at Antiquorum, Geneva, on November 14, 2009.

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  20. 20

    Patek Philippe White Gold Calibre 89

    Pocket watch (1989) sold for $5.0 million at Antiquorum, Geneva, on April 24, 2004.

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  21. 21

    Patek Philippe Stainless Steel Ref. 130

    Wristwatch (1927) sold for $4.99 million at Phillips, Geneva, on May 10, 2015.

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  22. 22

    F. P. Journe F. P. Journe x Francis Ford Coppola FFC Blue

    Wristwatch (2021) sold for $4.93 million at Christie's, Geneva, on November 6, 2021.

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  23. 23

    Patek Philippe Henry Graves Minute Repeater

    Wristwatch (1895 (case in 1927)) sold for $4.61 million at Christie's, Geneva, on November 11, 2019.

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  24. 24

    George Daniels Yellow Gold Space Traveller's I

    Pocket watch (1982) sold for $4.56 million at Sotheby's, London, on July 2, 2019.

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  25. 25

    Breguet Breguet & Fils, Paris No. 2667

    Pocket watch (1814) sold for $4.69 million at Christie's, Geneva, on May 14, 2012.

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