page_title: List of most expensive watches sold at auction
hierarchical_section_title: List of most expensive watches sold at auction
caption_attribution_description: English: Patek Philippe &amp; Co. watch
context_page_description: This list of most expensive watches sold at auction documents the watches sold at auction worldwide for at least 1.5 million US dollars. The final price listed includes the buyer's premium paid to the auction houses, and has been converted to US dollars, if needed, according to the currency exchange rate at the time of auction. Inflation-adjusted prices are also listed for reference. If a watch has been sold at auction for several times, only the highest final price is included. Finally, any auctioned watch without public online records from auctioneers will not be included in the ranking.
  As of December 2019, the most expensive watch ever sold at auction is the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010, fetching US$31.19 million in Geneva on November 9, 2019. The most expensive pocket watch ever sold at auction is the Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication, fetching US$23.98 million in Geneva on November 11, 2014.
  As of December 2019, at least 68 watches have been sold at auction for over two million US dollars, and at least 108 watches have been sold at auction for over 1.5 million US dollars.
context_section_description: This list of most expensive watches sold at auction documents the watches sold at auction worldwide for at least 1.5 million US dollars. The final price listed includes the buyer's premium paid to the auction houses, and has been converted to US dollars, if needed, according to the currency exchange rate at the time of auction. Inflation-adjusted prices are also listed for reference. If a watch has been sold at auction for several times, only the highest final price is included. Finally, any auctioned watch without public online records from auctioneers (e.g. major auction houses) will not be included in the ranking.
  As of December 2019, the most expensive watch (and wristwatch) ever sold at auction is the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010, fetching US$31.19 million (31,000,000 CHF) in Geneva on November 9, 2019. The most expensive pocket watch ever sold at auction is the Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication, fetching US$23.98 million (23,237,000 CHF) in Geneva on November 11, 2014.
  As of December 2019, at least 68 watches have been sold at auction for over two million US dollars, and at least 108 watches have been sold at auction for over 1.5 million US dollars. Among the top 10 of these watches, 7 are Patek Philippe watches and 3 are Rolex watches.
caption: A Patek Philippe pocket watch
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