The Record Ledger · updated July 2026 · 48 documented results
The 10 Most Expensive Breguet Watches Ever Sold
The most expensive Breguet watch ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the Breguet Sympathique Clock and Wristwatch ref. Sympathique No. 1, which realized $6,617,010 at Phillips Geneva in 2025 — the top of 48 documented results totaling $11,611,284.
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Breguet Sympathique Clock and Wristwatch
$6,617,010 · 2025 · Phillips Geneva
A unique horological ensemble created by F.P. Journe and THA in 1991; the master clock automatically winds and sets the accompanying tourbillon wristwatch.
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Breguet Tourbillon No. 1176
$821,000 · 2014 · Christie's Geneva
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.
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Breguet Tonneau Perpetual Calendar
$475,000 · 2011 · Christie's Geneva
The earliest purpose-made perpetual calendar wristwatch ever made, featuring an instantaneous calendar and a unique tonneau-shaped case.
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Breguet 250th Anniversary Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon
$410,800 · 2014 · Sotheby's Hong Kong
A highly rare limited edition of only 3 pieces produced in 1997 to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Abraham-Louis Breguet.
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Breguet Breguet Chaumet Hijri Calendar
$273,158 · 2024 · Phillips Geneva
An exceptionally rare white gold wristwatch with a Hijri calendar, one of only two known examples produced during the Chaumet era.
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Breguet 250th Anniversary Tourbillon
$235,500 · 2021 · Christie's Hong Kong
A grand complication created to mark the 250th anniversary of Abraham-Louis Breguet's birth, featuring a tourbillon, minute repeater, and perpetual calendar.
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Breguet Type XX No. 499
$213,716 · 2025 · Phillips Geneva
One of only two known stainless steel Type XX examples from 1954 featuring a yellow gold bezel.
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Breguet Type XX
$200,000 · 2018 · Phillips Geneva
One of only three known examples of the Type XX produced in gold; the Breguet archives confirm its sale in 1956 to a private client.
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Breguet Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar
$183,185 · 2025 · Phillips Geneva
A 1990s grand complication combining a minute repeater and perpetual calendar, produced in a handful of examples under the direction of Daniel Roth.
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Breguet Triple Calendar Chronograph
$162,500 · 2018 · Phillips Geneva
An extremely rare stainless steel complication from 1972, featuring a Valjoux 88 movement and a design reminiscent of the Patek Philippe 1518.
How the record was set
Every documented result that beat all before it.
| Year | New record | Watch |
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| 2008 | $112,500 | Breguet Classique Chronograph · Christie's Geneva |
| 2011 | $475,000 | Breguet Tonneau Perpetual Calendar · Christie's Geneva |
| 2014 | $821,000 | Breguet Tourbillon No. 1176 · Christie's Geneva |
| 2025 | $6,617,010 | Breguet Sympathique Clock and Wristwatch · Phillips Geneva |
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Every figure above is a documented hammer price with a primary source on its lot page. Cite as “MostExpensiveWatches Record Ledger”, e.g.:
“The most expensive Breguet watch ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the Breguet Sympathique Clock and Wristwatch ref. Sympathique No. 1, which realized $6,617,010 at Phillips Geneva in 2025 — the top of 48 documented results totaling $11,611,284.” — MostExpensiveWatches, July 2026. https://mostexpensivewatches.net/most-expensive/breguet
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