Watches
Canonical watches, references, and makers that shape collecting culture.
Brands
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Rolex Datejust White Rolesor, sunray dial
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional Steel, black step dial
Rolex Submariner Oystersteel, black lacquer dial
Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Steel
Cartier Santos de Cartier Steel, silvered opaline dial
Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Steel
Rolex GMT-Master II Oystersteel, "Pepsi"
Grand Seiko Shunbun SBGA413 / SBGA443 Titanium
Notable Sales
Reported auction results shown in US dollars, ranked by price. Sales made in another currency are converted at the Federal Reserve rate for the sale date, and each one notes its original amount. Images show the watch that sold.
103 sales
![Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime [Steel, Only Watch 2019 unique piece]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fobjects%2Fwatches%2Fsales%2Fchristie-s-2019-11-09-28.webp&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_PbhQfTDTUd553eaVpDgvK7yojLdU)
Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Steel, Only Watch 2019 unique piece
$31,090,161
Unique piece in stainless steel, made for Only Watch 2019 Sold for CHF 31,000,000, shown in USD at the Federal Reserve rate of November 8, 2019 November 2019 Christie's, Geneva, lot 28 Reported result; premium not confirmed
Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication
$24,010,126
Made for Henry Graves Jr. Sold for CHF 23,237,000, shown in USD at the Federal Reserve rate of November 10, 2014 November 2014 Sotheby's, Geneva, lot 345 Includes buyer’s premium
![Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Paul Newman [1963–1969]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fobjects%2Fwatches%2Fsales%2Fphillips-newman-2017.webp&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_PbhQfTDTUd553eaVpDgvK7yojLdU)
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Paul Newman 1963–1969
$17,752,500
Paul Newman’s own ref. 6239 October 2017 Phillips, New York, lot 8 Includes buyer’s premium
![Patek Philippe 1518 [1941–1954]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fobjects%2Fwatches%2Fsales%2Fphillips-steel-1518-2025.webp&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_PbhQfTDTUd553eaVpDgvK7yojLdU)
Patek Philippe 1518 1941–1954
$17,649,254
Ref. 1518 in stainless steel Sold for CHF 14,190,000, shown in USD at the Federal Reserve rate of November 7, 2025 November 2025 Phillips, Geneva, lot 23 Includes buyer’s premium
![Patek Philippe Grande et Petite Sonnerie [ref. 6301A-010]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fobjects%2Fwatches%2Fsales%2Fchristie-s-2024-05-10-32.webp&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_PbhQfTDTUd553eaVpDgvK7yojLdU)
Patek Philippe Grande et Petite Sonnerie ref. 6301A-010
$17,323,182
Unique piece in stainless steel, made for Only Watch 2024 Sold for CHF 15,700,000, shown in USD at the Federal Reserve rate of May 10, 2024 May 2024 Christie's, Geneva (Palexpo), lot 32 Reported result; premium not confirmed
F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance Souscription No. 007
$13,922,000
Souscription No. 007, one of 20 June 2026 Phillips, New York, lot 10 Includes buyer’s premium
Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication
$11,002,500
Made for Henry Graves Jr. December 1999 Sotheby's, New York, lot 7 Reported result; premium not confirmed
![F.P. Journe FFC [Platinum]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fobjects%2Fwatches%2Fsales%2Fphillips-2025-12-06-17.webp&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_PbhQfTDTUd553eaVpDgvK7yojLdU)
F.P. Journe FFC Platinum
$10,755,000
Unique prototype from Francis Ford Coppola’s collection December 2025 Phillips, New York, lot 17 Includes buyer’s premium
![Patek Philippe 2499 [1950–1985]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fobjects%2Fwatches%2Fsales%2Fphillips-2026-05-30-80370000.webp&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_PbhQfTDTUd553eaVpDgvK7yojLdU)
Patek Philippe 2499 1950–1985
$10,255,723
First Series in pink gold, Vichet case, British hallmarks Sold for HKD 80,370,000, shown in USD at the Federal Reserve rate of May 29, 2026 May 2026 Phillips, Hong Kong, lot 941 Includes buyer’s premium
![Patek Philippe World Time [Gold]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fobjects%2Fwatches%2Fsales%2Fphillips-2026-05-09-27.webp&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_PbhQfTDTUd553eaVpDgvK7yojLdU)
Patek Philippe World Time Gold
$10,241,863
Yellow gold two-crown world time Sold for CHF 7,961,000, shown in USD at the Federal Reserve rate of May 8, 2026 May 2026 Phillips, Geneva (Hôtel Président Wilson), lot 27 Includes buyer’s premium
![Patek Philippe 1518 [1941–1954]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fobjects%2Fwatches%2Fsales%2Fsotheby-s-2021-12-09-55.webp&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_PbhQfTDTUd553eaVpDgvK7yojLdU)
Patek Philippe 1518 1941–1954
$9,570,900
Pink gold, made in 1948 December 2021 Sotheby's, New York, lot 55 Includes buyer’s premium
![Patek Philippe World Time [Gold]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fobjects%2Fwatches%2Fsales%2Fchristie-s-2019-11-23-70175000.webp&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_PbhQfTDTUd553eaVpDgvK7yojLdU)
Patek Philippe World Time Gold
$8,968,968
Retailed by Gobbi Milano, blue enamel dial Sold for HKD 70,175,000, shown in USD at the Federal Reserve rate of November 22, 2019 November 2019 Christie's, Hong Kong Includes buyer’s premium
F.P. Journe Tourbillon à Remontoir d’Egalité 15/93
$8,360,937
Unique prototype marked 15/93 Sold for CHF 7,320,000, shown in USD at the Federal Reserve rate of November 8, 2024 November 2024 Phillips, Geneva, lot 14 Includes buyer’s premium
![Patek Philippe World Time [Gold]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fobjects%2Fwatches%2Fsales%2Fphillips-2021-05-08-33.webp&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_PbhQfTDTUd553eaVpDgvK7yojLdU)
Patek Philippe World Time Gold
$7,823,288
Yellow gold with cloisonné enamel Eurasia dial Sold for CHF 7,048,000, shown in USD at the Federal Reserve rate of May 7, 2021 May 2021 Phillips, Geneva, lot 33 Includes buyer’s premium
Audemars Piguet Grosse Pièce No. 16869
$7,736,000
Commissioned 1914, completed 1921 December 2025 Sotheby's, New York, lot 39 Includes buyer’s premium
![Patek Philippe Stainless Steel Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar [Steel, blue grand-feu enamel dial]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fobjects%2Fwatches%2Fsales%2Fphillips-2015-11-07-16.webp&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_PbhQfTDTUd553eaVpDgvK7yojLdU)
Patek Philippe Stainless Steel Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar Steel, blue grand-feu enamel dial
$7,265,127
Unique piece in stainless steel, made for Only Watch 2015 Sold for CHF 7,300,000, shown in USD at the Federal Reserve rate of November 6, 2015 November 2015 Phillips, Geneva, lot 16 Reported result; premium not confirmed
Richard Mille RM 52-01 Skull Tourbillon
$6,908,090
Unique piece with a brown sapphire case Sold for EUR 6,747,500, shown in USD at the Federal Reserve rate of July 19, 2022 July 2022 Antiquorum, Monaco, lot 373 Reported result; premium not confirmed
![Patek Philippe Nautilus Tiffany Blue [Steel, Tiffany Blue lacquer dial]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fobjects%2Fwatches%2Fsales%2Fphillips-2021-12-11-1t.webp&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_PbhQfTDTUd553eaVpDgvK7yojLdU)
Patek Philippe Nautilus Tiffany Blue Steel, Tiffany Blue lacquer dial
$6,503,500
Tiffany & Co. double-signed dial, sold for the Nature Conservancy December 2021 Phillips, New York, lot 1T Includes buyer’s premium
![Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Rainbow [ref. 16599SAAEC]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fobjects%2Fwatches%2Fsales%2Fphillips-2024-11-08-27.webp&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_PbhQfTDTUd553eaVpDgvK7yojLdU)
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Rainbow ref. 16599SAAEC
$6,287,836
White gold, made in 1994 Sold for CHF 5,505,000, shown in USD at the Federal Reserve rate of November 8, 2024 November 2024 Phillips, Geneva, lot 27 Includes buyer’s premium
![Patek Philippe 96QL [Triple date moon phase]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fobjects%2Fwatches%2Fsales%2Fphillips-2023-05-23-3.webp&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_PbhQfTDTUd553eaVpDgvK7yojLdU)
Patek Philippe 96QL Triple date moon phase
$6,234,287
Formerly owned by Aisin-Gioro Puyi, last Emperor of the Qing Dynasty Sold for HKD 48,850,000, shown in USD at the Federal Reserve rate of May 23, 2023 May 2023 Phillips, Hong Kong, lot 3 Includes buyer’s premium