WATCHES
Selected auction results from Phillips, Christie’s, and Sotheby’s, ordered by sale price including buyer’s premium.
Scope: these three selected sales only. Highest reported USD result first; no inflation adjustment. Fee treatment follows each source.
Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A
The most expensive watch ever sold at auction. Christie's Only Watch charity sale benefiting Duchenne muscular dystrophy research. Geneva, November 2019.
CHF 31,000,000 including buyer's premium. Christie's Only Watch, Geneva, 9 November 2019.
Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona Ref. 6239
The most expensive Rolex ever sold at auction. Paul Newman's personal Rolex Daytona, gifted to him by his wife Joanne Woodward. Phillips New York, October 2017.
Total including buyer's premium. Phillips New York, 26 October 2017.
Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 Stainless Steel
The first perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch ever made. Only four stainless steel examples exist. Phillips Geneva, November 2025. Most expensive vintage Patek wristwatch ever.
CHF 14,190,000 hammer. Phillips Geneva, November 2025.