The Record Ledger · updated July 2026 · 90 documented results
The 10 Most Expensive Watches Sold at Auction in 2025
The most expensive watch sold at auction in 2025 ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph ref. 1518, which realized $17,631,075 at Phillips Geneva in 2025 — the top of 90 documented results totaling $82,390,834.
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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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F.P. Journe FFC Prototype
$10,755,000 · 2025 · Phillips New York
A unique prototype from the personal collection of Francis Ford Coppola, featuring an articulated automaton hand that indicates the hours with its fingers.
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Audemars Piguet Grosse Pièce
$7,736,000 · 2025 · Sotheby's New York
The most complicated Audemars Piguet pocket watch in private hands, featuring 19 complications including a celestial sky chart, tourbillon, and grande sonnerie.
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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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Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "The King"
$5,230,100 · 2025 · Sotheby's Hong Kong
Commissioned by Sultan Qaboos of Oman, this is one of only eight known examples, featuring a baguette-cut diamond bezel and a pavé-set diamond dial with sapphire hour markers.
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F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance "Souscription"
$4,133,900 · 2025 · Phillips Geneva
The second Resonance ever produced, part of the legendary 20-piece subscription series that defined the brand's early success.
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F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance "Sincere Fine Watches"
$3,700,000 · 2025 · Phillips New York
One of only 10 examples produced with a black mother-of-pearl dial to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Singaporean retailer Sincere Fine Watches.
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F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance "Souscription"
$2,843,000 · 2025 · Phillips New York
An exceptionally rare two-tone subscription piece from the first series of the Resonance, featuring a brass movement and numbered 17 of 20.
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F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain TN "Régence Circulaire"
$2,104,100 · 2025 · Phillips Geneva
A rare 'Tourbillon Nouveau' featuring an intricately hand-engraved pink gold dial, setting a record for the TN reference.
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Rolex Reference 6100 "Dragon"
$1,758,000 · 2025 · Sotheby's Geneva
Features a cloisonné enamel dial depicting a coiled dragon by master enameller Nelly Richard; believed to exist in fewer than ten examples across all Rolex references.
How the record was set
Every documented result that beat all before it.
| Year | New record | Watch |
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| 2025 | $2,843,000 | F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance "Souscription" · Phillips New York |
| 2025 | $3,700,000 | F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance "Sincere Fine Watches" · Phillips New York |
| 2025 | $4,133,900 | F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance "Souscription" · Phillips Geneva |
| 2025 | $5,230,100 | Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "The King" · Sotheby's Hong Kong |
| 2025 | $6,617,010 | Breguet Sympathique Clock and Wristwatch · Phillips Geneva |
| 2025 | $7,736,000 | Audemars Piguet Grosse Pièce · Sotheby's New York |
| 2025 | $10,755,000 | F.P. Journe FFC Prototype · Phillips New York |
| 2025 | $17,631,075 | Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph · Phillips Geneva |
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