Records and rankings
The most expensive watches sold at auction at Phillips
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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1
Rolex Daytona ref. 62391968 · Phillips · 26 Oct 2017USD 17,752,500 -
2
Patek Philippe ref. 15181943 · Phillips · 13 Nov 2016USD 11,289,463 -
3
Patek Philippe Reference 5016A-010 ref. 5016A-0101993 · Phillips · 7 Nov 2015USD 7,490,736 -
4
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Rainbow ref. 16599SAAEC1994 · Phillips · 8 Nov 2024USD 6,999,747 -
5
Rolex Oyster Cosmograph ref. 62651970 · Phillips · 12 May 2018USD 6,092,637 -
6
Philippe Dufour Grande & Petite Sonnerie1992 · Phillips · 7 Nov 2021USD 6,082,630 -
7
Patek Philippe World Time ref. 2523/11954 · Phillips · 7 Nov 2020USD 5,476,666 -
8
George Daniels Spring Case Tourbillon1992 · Phillips · 5 Nov 2022USD 5,230,242 -
9
Rolex Bao Dai ref. 60621952 · Phillips · 14 May 2017USD 5,198,366 -
10
Patek Philippe ref. 1301927 · Phillips · 10 May 2015USD 4,766,366
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.