Records and rankings
The most expensive watches sold at auction of the 1800s
Hammer prices in USD at the rate of the sale day, across nine auction houses. Every entry links to its lot. Rare references show their price to Premium members.
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Breguet1806 · Antiquorum · 14 May 2006USD ••••••rare reference · Premium -
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Breguet1805 · Antiquorum · 15 Oct 2006USD ••••••rare reference · Premium -
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Breguet1805 · Christie's · 13 May 2024USD ••••••rare reference · Premium -
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Breguet1802 · Antiquorum · 15 Oct 2006USD ••••••rare reference · Premium -
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A COUNTRY RAMBLE1800 · Sotheby's · 8 Jun 2016USD ••••••rare reference · Premium -
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Berthoud1800 · Antiquorum · 15 May 2005USD ••••••rare reference · Premium -
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?Day and Night Calendar? Hahn a Echter Dingen. Made circa 1800. Extremely fine, rare and unusual, large, astronomic, 18K gold pocket watch with dead center seconds, date and month calendar, day a1800 · Antiquorum · 12 Nov 2006USD ••••••rare reference · Premium -
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Breguet N°1351 Turkish Quarter Repeater1804 · Phillips · 12 May 2019USD ••••••rare reference · Premium -
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Ilbery1800 · Antiquorum · 14 May 2017USD ••••••rare reference · Premium -
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HAHN - LARGE PINK GOLD ASTRONOMICAL WATCH - HALF SECOND BEATING BALANCE Hahn à Echterdingen. Made circa 1800. Extremely fine, very rare and complicated, large, astronomic, 18K pink gold pocket w1800 · Antiquorum · 10 Nov 2013USD ••••••rare reference · Premium
Most auctioned references
| Rolex 1675 | 1,105 |
| Rolex 1803 | 735 |
| Rolex 5513 | 703 |
| Rolex 1680 | 689 |
| Rolex 6263 | 614 |
Record by brand
| Patek Philippe | USD 19.9 M |
| Rolex | USD 17.8 M |
| Philippe Dufour | USD 6.5 M |
| F.P. Journe | USD 5.7 M |
| George Daniels | USD 5.2 M |
| Urban Jürgensen | USD 4.7 M |
| Richard Mille | USD 4.6 M |
| Audemars Piguet | USD 3.9 M |
Updated
Rankings refresh with every data sync; last update 2026-10-05. 20 lots with doubtful prices are excluded pending review.