The Record Ledger · updated July 2026 · 87 documented results
The 10 Most Expensive Patek Philippe Watches Ever Sold
The most expensive Patek Philippe watch ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime ref. 6300A-010, which realized $31,000,000 at Christie's Geneva (Only Watch) in 2019 — the top of 87 documented results totaling $299,701,508.
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Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime
$31,000,000 · 2019 · Christie's Geneva (Only Watch)
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.
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Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication
$24,000,000 · 2014 · Sotheby's Geneva
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.
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Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
$17,631,075 · 2025 · Phillips Geneva
This is the first of only four known examples of the reference 1518 in stainless steel and is believed to be the first one ever produced. It set a world record as the most expensive vintage Patek Philippe wristwatch ever sold at public auction.
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Patek Philippe Grande Sonnerie Only Watch
$17,300,000 · 2024 · Christie's Geneva
A unique steel version of the Grande Sonnerie with a hand-guilloché blue enamel dial, sold to benefit research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
$11,136,642 · 2016 · Phillips Geneva
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.
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Patek Philippe "South America" World Time
$10,247,000 · 2026 · Phillips Geneva
An extraordinarily rare dual-crown world time wristwatch featuring a polychrome cloisonné enamel dial depicting the map of South America. It is one of only two known examples with this specific dial configuration.
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Patek Philippe World Time Cloisonné Enamel Dial
$8,968,750 · 2019 · Phillips Geneva
Two-crown world time with hand-painted cloisonné enamel North America map dial. From a series of fewer than 10 examples with map dials.
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Patek Philippe World Time 'North America'
$8,530,000 · 2023 · Christie's Hong Kong
An exceptionally rare world time reference featuring a cloisonné enamel dial depicting the map of North America, one of only three known.
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Patek Philippe World Time 'Eurasia'
$8,380,000 · 2024 · Christie's Hong Kong
A legendary reference featuring a cloisonné enamel dial with a map of Eurasia, representing the 'golden age' of Patek Philippe world time watches.
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Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Chronograph Perpetual Calendar
$8,293,700 · 2013 · Phillips Geneva (Only Watch)
Unique titanium-cased 5004 made for Only Watch 2013. Patek extremely rarely uses titanium.
How the record was set
Every documented result that beat all before it.
| Year | New record | Watch |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $1,200,000 | Patek Philippe Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar · Antiquorum New York |
| 2010 | $5,708,885 | Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph · Christie's Geneva |
| 2013 | $8,293,700 | Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Chronograph Perpetual Calendar · Phillips Geneva (Only Watch) |
| 2014 | $24,000,000 | Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication · Sotheby's Geneva |
| 2019 | $31,000,000 | Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime · Christie's Geneva (Only Watch) |
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