{"total": 98, "limit": 50, "auction_lots": [{"slug": "patek-grandmaster-chime-6300a-only-watch", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "6300A-010", "model": "Grandmaster Chime", "case_material": "Stainless Steel", "hammer_usd": 31000000, "year_sold": 2019, "venue": "Christie's Geneva (Only Watch)", "lot_summary": "Steel-cased Grandmaster Chime made exclusively for the Only Watch 2019 charity sale. Patek's most complicated wristwatch (20 complications, double-faced reversible case) in a metal Patek never produces for retail. Sold for charity.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-grandmaster-chime-6300a-only-watch"}, {"slug": "patek-graves-supercomplication", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "Henry Graves Supercomplication", "model": "Henry Graves Supercomplication", "case_material": "18k Yellow Gold", "hammer_usd": 24000000, "year_sold": 2014, "venue": "Sotheby's Geneva", "lot_summary": "Made 1933 for American banker Henry Graves Jr. 24 complications including a chart of the night sky over New York. Held the world auction record for any watch from 1999-2014, and again 2014-2019.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-graves-supercomplication"}, {"slug": "rolex-paul-newman-daytona-6239", "brand": "Rolex", "reference": "6239", "model": "Daytona 'Paul Newman'", "case_material": "Stainless Steel", "hammer_usd": 17752500, "year_sold": 2017, "venue": "Phillips New York", "lot_summary": "Paul Newman's personal Daytona, gifted by his wife Joanne Woodward in the late 1960s. Caseback inscribed 'DRIVE CAREFULLY ME'. The watch that defined the exotic-dial Daytona category.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/rolex-paul-newman-daytona-6239"}, {"slug": "patek-1518-steel-1943", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "1518", "model": "Perpetual Calendar Chronograph", "case_material": "Stainless Steel", "hammer_usd": 11136642, "year_sold": 2016, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "Perpetual calendar chronograph in stainless steel. Only 4 known examples (the rest in gold). Held auction record for a wristwatch from 2016 until Patek 6300A in 2019.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-1518-steel-1943"}, {"slug": "patek-2523-worldtime-cloisonne", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "2523", "model": "World Time Cloisonné Enamel Dial", "case_material": "18k Pink Gold", "hammer_usd": 8968750, "year_sold": 2019, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "Two-crown world time with hand-painted cloisonné enamel North America map dial. From a series of fewer than 10 examples with map dials.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-2523-worldtime-cloisonne"}, {"slug": "patek-5004t-only-watch", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "5004T", "model": "Split-Seconds Chronograph Perpetual Calendar", "case_material": "Titanium", "hammer_usd": 8293700, "year_sold": 2013, "venue": "Phillips Geneva (Only Watch)", "lot_summary": "Unique titanium-cased 5004 made for Only Watch 2013. Patek extremely rarely uses titanium.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-5004t-only-watch"}, {"slug": "vacheron-57260", "brand": "Vacheron Constantin", "reference": "57260", "model": "Reference 57260", "case_material": "18k White Gold", "hammer_usd": 8000000, "year_sold": 2015, "venue": "Vacheron Constantin (commission)", "lot_summary": "Bespoke 8-year commission completed for the brand's 260th anniversary. 57 complications including double retrograde split-seconds chronograph + Hebrew perpetual calendar. Still holds the record for the most complicated mechanical watch ever made.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/vacheron-57260"}, {"slug": "patek-5711-tiffany-blue-charity", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "5711/1A-018", "model": "Nautilus 'Tiffany Blue'", "case_material": "Stainless Steel", "hammer_usd": 6503500, "year_sold": 2021, "venue": "Phillips New York", "lot_summary": "Made in 170 examples for Tiffany & Co's 5th Avenue boutique, celebrating Patek-Tiffany's 170-year partnership. Lot 1 sold for charity at Phillips on the same day the model was released — 124x retail.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-5711-tiffany-blue-charity"}, {"slug": "patek-philippe-96-qp-first-perpetual", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "96 QP", "model": "Quantieme Perpetuel", "case_material": "18k Yellow Gold", "hammer_usd": 5800000, "year_sold": 2023, "venue": "Phillips Hong Kong", "lot_summary": "The first perpetual calendar wristwatch ever produced by Patek Philippe, originally owned by Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the last Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. This piece is one of only eight known examples of the reference 96 with a perpetual calendar complication.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-philippe-96-qp-first-perpetual"}, {"slug": "patek-2499-first-series-yellow-gold", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "2499", "model": "Perpetual Calendar Chronograph (First Series)", "case_material": "18k Yellow Gold", "hammer_usd": 5661730, "year_sold": 2018, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "Early-1950s 'first series' 2499. Square pushers, applied Arabic numerals at 12. One of the most coveted modern Patek references.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-2499-first-series-yellow-gold"}, {"slug": "rolex-daytona-john-mayer-6263", "brand": "Rolex", "reference": "6263", "model": "Daytona 'Big Red' (John Mayer's)", "case_material": "Stainless Steel", "hammer_usd": 5400000, "year_sold": 2024, "venue": "Phillips New York", "lot_summary": "Featured in John Mayer's 'Talking Watches' episode. Black dial 6263 'Big Red' Daytona — one of the most photographed vintage Daytonas in the modern era.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/rolex-daytona-john-mayer-6263"}, {"slug": "rolex-bao-dai-6062", "brand": "Rolex", "reference": "6062", "model": "Triple-Calendar Moonphase 'Bao Dai'", "case_material": "18k Yellow Gold", "hammer_usd": 5066000, "year_sold": 2017, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "Owned by Emperor Bao Dai of Vietnam. Only known 6062 with black dial + diamond markers. One of three diamond-set 6062s known to exist.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/rolex-bao-dai-6062"}, {"slug": "rolex-6263-lemon-dial-the-legend", "brand": "Rolex", "reference": "6263", "model": "Daytona 'The Legend'", "case_material": "18k Yellow Gold", "hammer_usd": 3726000, "year_sold": 2017, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "One of only three known yellow gold 6263 Daytonas with a 'Paul Newman' lemon dial and screw-down pushers. This lot set a world record for the reference at the time of sale due to its extreme rarity and exceptional condition.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/rolex-6263-lemon-dial-the-legend"}, {"slug": "rolex-paul-newman-rcco-john-goldberger", "brand": "Rolex", "reference": "6263 'RCO'", "model": "Daytona 'RCO' Paul Newman Oysterquartz Concept Outdated", "case_material": "Stainless Steel", "hammer_usd": 3724000, "year_sold": 2018, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "Exotic-dial 6263 with 'RCO' configuration (Rosso Corsa Outline). From John Goldberger collection.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/rolex-paul-newman-rcco-john-goldberger"}, {"slug": "omega-speedmaster-2915-1-broad-arrow", "brand": "Omega", "reference": "2915-1", "model": "Speedmaster Broad Arrow", "case_material": "Stainless Steel", "hammer_usd": 3400000, "year_sold": 2021, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "A first-generation Speedmaster from 1957 featuring the 'Broad Arrow' hands and tropical brown dial. This sale shattered previous records for Omega, highlighting the surging market for early production tool watches in original condition.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/omega-speedmaster-2915-1-broad-arrow"}, {"slug": "patek-1518-pink-gold", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "1518", "model": "Perpetual Calendar Chronograph (Pink Gold)", "case_material": "18k Pink Gold", "hammer_usd": 3171000, "year_sold": 2021, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "Pink gold 1518 — fewer than 60 produced in pink gold (out of 281 total 1518 production). Cleanest period perpetual chronograph.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-1518-pink-gold"}, {"slug": "patek-philippe-3448-senza-luna", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "3448", "model": "Perpetual Calendar 'Senza Luna'", "case_material": "18k Yellow Gold", "hammer_usd": 2500000, "year_sold": 2023, "venue": "Christie's Geneva", "lot_summary": "A rare variant of the first automatic perpetual calendar by Patek Philippe, lacking the moonphase indicator. Only a handful of these 'Senza Luna' (without moon) examples were produced, often at the specific request of clients.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-philippe-3448-senza-luna"}, {"slug": "lange-grand-complication-1", "brand": "A. Lange & Söhne", "reference": "912.032", "model": "Grand Complication", "case_material": "Pink Gold", "hammer_usd": 2485000, "year_sold": 2024, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "Lange's most complicated watch ever. Grande/petite sonnerie, minute repeater, split-seconds rattrapante chronograph, perpetual calendar. 6 examples made — Lange repurchases the unsold ones to maintain market position.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/lange-grand-complication-1"}, {"slug": "patek-1591-stainless", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "1591", "model": "Calatrava 1591 Stainless Steel", "case_material": "Stainless Steel", "hammer_usd": 2440000, "year_sold": 2024, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "Patek made just 4 examples of 1591 in steel. Calatrava cross hour markers. One of the rarest steel Pateks in existence.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-1591-stainless"}, {"slug": "george-daniels-anniversary-yellow-gold", "brand": "George Daniels", "reference": "Anniversary", "model": "Anniversary Watch", "case_material": "18k Yellow Gold", "hammer_usd": 2389000, "year_sold": 2022, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "Created to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Co-Axial escapement, this piece is one of only 35 examples. It represents the pinnacle of 20th-century independent watchmaking, hand-finished to the standards of the Daniels Method.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/george-daniels-anniversary-yellow-gold"}, {"slug": "heuer-monaco-1133b-steve-mcqueen", "brand": "Heuer", "reference": "1133B", "model": "Monaco", "case_material": "Stainless Steel", "hammer_usd": 2208000, "year_sold": 2020, "venue": "Phillips New York", "lot_summary": "One of the original watches worn by Steve McQueen during the filming of 'Le Mans'. It was gifted by McQueen to his personal mechanic, Haig Alltounian, and remains one of the most culturally significant Heuer chronographs in existence.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/heuer-monaco-1133b-steve-mcqueen"}, {"slug": "rm-56-02-sapphire-tourbillon", "brand": "Richard Mille", "reference": "RM 56-02", "model": "Sapphire Tourbillon", "case_material": "Sapphire Crystal", "hammer_usd": 2207500, "year_sold": 2024, "venue": "Phillips Hong Kong", "lot_summary": "Full sapphire-crystal case (~1000 hours of machining per case). 10 made. Movement cabled-suspended.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/rm-56-02-sapphire-tourbillon"}, {"slug": "rolex-6062-black-dial-pyramid", "brand": "Rolex", "reference": "6062", "model": "Cosmograph 'Black Dial'", "case_material": "18k Yellow Gold", "hammer_usd": 2100000, "year_sold": 2023, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "A triple calendar moonphase featuring a rare black lacquer dial with pyramid indexes. Unlike the 'Stelline', this configuration is exceptionally scarce, representing the peak of Rolex's mid-century dress watch complications.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/rolex-6062-black-dial-pyramid"}, {"slug": "patek-3940g-platinum-anniversary", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "3940P", "model": "Perpetual Calendar (Platinum Anniversary)", "case_material": "Platinum", "hammer_usd": 1810000, "year_sold": 2021, "venue": "Phillips Hong Kong", "lot_summary": "Limited platinum 3940 made for Patek's 150th anniversary. Standard 3940 trades in the $80k-$120k range.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-3940g-platinum-anniversary"}, {"slug": "patek-3974-minute-repeater", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "3974", "model": "Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar", "case_material": "Platinum", "hammer_usd": 1810000, "year_sold": 2024, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "150th-anniversary Patek (1989). Mini repeater + perpetual calendar + moon phase. ~50 made in platinum.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-3974-minute-repeater"}, {"slug": "philippe-dufour-duality-platinum", "brand": "Philippe Dufour", "reference": "Duality", "model": "Duality", "case_material": "Platinum", "hammer_usd": 1800000, "year_sold": 2017, "venue": "Phillips New York", "lot_summary": "The first wristwatch to feature a dual escapement with a differential system. Only nine examples were ever produced, as the complexity of regulating two balances proved too time-consuming even for Dufour.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/philippe-dufour-duality-platinum"}, {"slug": "rolex-deepsea-special-3", "brand": "Rolex", "reference": "Deep Sea Special 3", "model": "Deep Sea Special prototype 3", "case_material": "Stainless Steel", "hammer_usd": 1675000, "year_sold": 2024, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "Prototype to test the Trieste bathyscaphe dive to the Mariana Trench (1960). Only 7 known.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/rolex-deepsea-special-3"}, {"slug": "fpj-tourbillon-souverain-souscription", "brand": "F.P. Journe", "reference": "TN", "model": "Tourbillon Souverain (Souscription, brass movement)", "case_material": "Platinum", "hammer_usd": 1540000, "year_sold": 2022, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "One of 20 'Souscription' Journe tourbillons made in 1999 with brass movements (later production used gold). The piece that established F.P. Journe at the top of independent watchmaking auctions.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/fpj-tourbillon-souverain-souscription"}, {"slug": "philippe-dufour-simplicity-34mm-platinum", "brand": "Philippe Dufour", "reference": "Simplicity", "model": "Simplicity", "case_material": "Platinum", "hammer_usd": 1512000, "year_sold": 2020, "venue": "Phillips Hong Kong", "lot_summary": "A 34mm execution of the Simplicity, widely considered the finest hand-finished time-only watch in the world. This example features the movement number 57 and the signature guilloché dial.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/philippe-dufour-simplicity-34mm-platinum"}, {"slug": "cartier-london-crash-1967", "brand": "Cartier", "reference": "Crash", "model": "London Crash", "case_material": "18k Yellow Gold", "hammer_usd": 1500000, "year_sold": 2022, "venue": "Sotheby's Geneva", "lot_summary": "An original 1967 London-hallmarked Crash, the most coveted iteration of the surrealist design. This example achieved a record price for the model, driven by the provenance of the London workshop and its untouched aesthetic.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/cartier-london-crash-1967"}, {"slug": "cartier-crash-london", "brand": "Cartier", "reference": "London Crash", "model": "London Crash (original 1967)", "case_material": "18k Yellow Gold", "hammer_usd": 1490000, "year_sold": 2022, "venue": "Phillips New York", "lot_summary": "Original 1967 London-produced Crash — Cartier's most iconic 20th-century design. Fewer than 10 known examples from the original London Crash run.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/cartier-crash-london"}, {"slug": "patek-2497-perpetual-pink-gold", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "2497", "model": "Perpetual Calendar (Mid-century)", "case_material": "18k Pink Gold", "hammer_usd": 1452000, "year_sold": 2023, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "1950s perpetual calendar in pink gold. ~600 produced across all variants. Predecessor to 3940 and 5140 lineages.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-2497-perpetual-pink-gold"}, {"slug": "patek-sky-moon-tourbillon-platinum", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "5002P", "model": "Sky Moon Tourbillon", "case_material": "Platinum", "hammer_usd": 1437500, "year_sold": 2019, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "12 complications including double-faced display with tourbillon, perpetual calendar, sidereal time, sky chart. Successor model 6002G traded at $1.7M+ retail.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-sky-moon-tourbillon-platinum"}, {"slug": "rm-27-04-nadal-prototype", "brand": "Richard Mille", "reference": "RM 27-04", "model": "Tourbillon Rafael Nadal Prototype", "case_material": "Quartz TPT", "hammer_usd": 1415000, "year_sold": 2023, "venue": "Phillips New York", "lot_summary": "Movement-suspension via PEEK/steel cable network — designed to withstand 12,000G of shock during tennis play. 50 pieces total.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/rm-27-04-nadal-prototype"}, {"slug": "patek-3939-tourbillon", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "3939H", "model": "Minute Repeater Tourbillon", "case_material": "Platinum", "hammer_usd": 1360000, "year_sold": 2023, "venue": "Phillips Hong Kong", "lot_summary": "Hong Kong-market 3939 (the H denotes Hong Kong delivery). Tourbillon + minute repeater. ~50 made.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-3939-tourbillon"}, {"slug": "audemars-1499-jumbo-vintage", "brand": "Audemars Piguet", "reference": "5402ST", "model": "Royal Oak Jumbo A-Series", "case_material": "Stainless Steel", "hammer_usd": 1220000, "year_sold": 2022, "venue": "Phillips Hong Kong", "lot_summary": "1972 A-series Royal Oak — first 1000 examples ever made. Designed by Gérald Genta in a single night.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/audemars-1499-jumbo-vintage"}, {"slug": "patek-philippe-530-steel-chronograph", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "530", "model": "Oversized Chronograph", "case_material": "Stainless Steel", "hammer_usd": 1200000, "year_sold": 2021, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "An extremely rare oversized (36.5mm) chronograph in stainless steel. While the 130 was the standard, the 530 offered a modern presence that makes it one of the most sought-after vintage Patek sport-dress hybrids.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-philippe-530-steel-chronograph"}, {"slug": "ap-royal-oak-concept-supersonnerie", "brand": "Audemars Piguet", "reference": "26591IO", "model": "Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie", "case_material": "Titanium", "hammer_usd": 1152000, "year_sold": 2024, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "Minute repeater + tourbillon + flyback chronograph. The Supersonnerie research project's flagship — produced ~5 per year.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/ap-royal-oak-concept-supersonnerie"}, {"slug": "rolex-stelline-6062", "brand": "Rolex", "reference": "6062", "model": "Stelline (Stars Markers)", "case_material": "18k Yellow Gold", "hammer_usd": 1140000, "year_sold": 2023, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "Triple-calendar moonphase with star hour markers ('stelline'). Fewer than 100 made between 1950 and 1953.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/rolex-stelline-6062"}, {"slug": "cartier-cheich-desert-race", "brand": "Cartier", "reference": "Cheich", "model": "Cheich", "case_material": "18k Yellow Gold", "hammer_usd": 1100000, "year_sold": 2022, "venue": "Sotheby's Paris", "lot_summary": "Awarded to Gaston Rahier for winning the Cartier Challenge (back-to-back Paris-Dakar rallies). It is one of only four known examples, featuring a unique case design inspired by the Tuareg tagelmust.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/cartier-cheich-desert-race"}, {"slug": "roger-smith-series-2-pink-gold", "brand": "Roger Smith", "reference": "Series 2", "model": "Series 2", "case_material": "18k Pink Gold", "hammer_usd": 1100000, "year_sold": 2023, "venue": "Phillips New York", "lot_summary": "A masterpiece of British horology from the protégé of George Daniels. This Series 2 features the latest evolution of the Co-Axial escapement and Smith's signature engine-turned dial.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/roger-smith-series-2-pink-gold"}, {"slug": "fp-journe-resonance-brass-movement", "brand": "F.P. Journe", "reference": "Resonance", "model": "Chronomètre à Résonance", "case_material": "Platinum", "hammer_usd": 1100000, "year_sold": 2021, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "An early production Resonance featuring a rhodium-plated brass movement. Collectors prize these early 'brass' pieces for their historical importance before Journe switched to 18k gold movements in 2004.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/fp-journe-resonance-brass-movement"}, {"slug": "rexhep-rexhepi-cc1-platinum", "brand": "Rexhep Rexhepi", "reference": "CC1", "model": "Chronomètre Contemporain I", "case_material": "Platinum", "hammer_usd": 920000, "year_sold": 2023, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "The first model released under Rexhep Rexhepi's own name within the Akrivia atelier. This platinum example with a black grand feu enamel dial represents the modern peak of independent neo-classical watchmaking.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/rexhep-rexhepi-cc1-platinum"}, {"slug": "patek-5208p-grand-complication", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "5208P", "model": "Grand Complication", "case_material": "Platinum", "hammer_usd": 826000, "year_sold": 2023, "venue": "Phillips New York", "lot_summary": "Minute repeater + monopusher chronograph + instantaneous perpetual calendar. ~10/year produced.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-5208p-grand-complication"}, {"slug": "breguet-1176-tourbillon-pocket-watch", "brand": "Breguet", "reference": "1176", "model": "Tourbillon No. 1176", "case_material": "18k Yellow Gold", "hammer_usd": 821000, "year_sold": 2014, "venue": "Christie's Geneva", "lot_summary": "The very first four-minute tourbillon ever created by Abraham-Louis Breguet. It features a fan-shaped power reserve indicator and was sold to Count Potocki in 1809, making it a foundational piece of horological history.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/breguet-1176-tourbillon-pocket-watch"}, {"slug": "rolex-6241-paul-newman-cherry-logo", "brand": "Rolex", "reference": "6241", "model": "Daytona 'Cherry Logo'", "case_material": "18k Yellow Gold", "hammer_usd": 800000, "year_sold": 2022, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "A rare 6241 Paul Newman Daytona featuring the 'Daytona' text in red (Cherry) above the 6 o'clock subdial. The contrast against the gold case and black acrylic bezel makes this one of the most visually striking vintage Rolexes.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/rolex-6241-paul-newman-cherry-logo"}, {"slug": "george-daniels-millennium-yellow-gold", "brand": "George Daniels", "reference": "Millennium", "model": "Millennium Watch", "case_material": "18k Yellow Gold", "hammer_usd": 800000, "year_sold": 2021, "venue": "Sotheby's London", "lot_summary": "Produced in 1999 to celebrate the acceptance of the Co-Axial escapement by the industry. It uses a modified Omega movement, finished and cased by Daniels himself.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/george-daniels-millennium-yellow-gold"}, {"slug": "rolex-daytona-rainbow-pucci", "brand": "Rolex", "reference": "116595RBOW", "model": "Daytona Rainbow Everose Gold", "case_material": "Everose Gold", "hammer_usd": 743000, "year_sold": 2024, "venue": "Phillips New York", "lot_summary": "Diamond-set baguette rainbow bezel Daytona, owned by Emanuel Pucci. Strong modern reference at the $700k-$900k tier.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/rolex-daytona-rainbow-pucci"}, {"slug": "patek-5101g-tourbillon", "brand": "Patek Philippe", "reference": "5101G", "model": "10-Day Tourbillon", "case_material": "18k White Gold", "hammer_usd": 705000, "year_sold": 2024, "venue": "Phillips Hong Kong", "lot_summary": "Patek's 10-day tourbillon — rectangular case. Cushion-cased manual tourbillon at the apex of mid-2000s Patek complications.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/patek-5101g-tourbillon"}, {"slug": "greubel-double-tourbillon-30-prototype", "brand": "Greubel Forsey", "reference": "DT30", "model": "Double Tourbillon 30° Édition Historique", "case_material": "Platinum", "hammer_usd": 685000, "year_sold": 2024, "venue": "Phillips Geneva", "lot_summary": "Inner tourbillon cage inclined 30° within outer cage. Greubel's first invention. Production ~50/yr across the entire brand.", "url": "https://mostexpensivewatches.net/auctions/greubel-double-tourbillon-30-prototype"}]}