The Record Ledger · updated July 2026 · 55 documented results
The 10 Most Expensive Vacheron Constantin Watches Ever Sold
The most expensive Vacheron Constantin watch ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 ref. 57260, which realized $8,000,000 at Vacheron Constantin (commission) in 2015 — the top of 55 documented results totaling $17,529,651.
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Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260
$8,000,000 · 2015 · Vacheron Constantin (commission)
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.
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Vacheron Constantin King Fouad I Pocket Watch
$2,755,000 · 2005 · Antiquorum Geneva
An exceptionally complicated pocket watch made for King Fouad I of Egypt in 1929, featuring a carillon minute repeater and split-seconds chronograph; it set a world record for a Vacheron Constantin at the time.
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Vacheron Constantin Tour de l'Ile
$1,564,000 · 2005 · Antiquorum Geneva
Created for the brand's 250th anniversary, this was the world's most complicated wristwatch at the time of its release, featuring 16 complications and 834 components.
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Vacheron Constantin Cioccolatone
$769,104 · 2021 · Phillips Geneva
A previously unknown and unique platinum example of the iconic square-shaped 'Cioccolatone' with a brushed case finish.
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Vacheron Constantin Chronograph
$457,000 · 2021 · Phillips Geneva
An exceptionally rare stainless steel chronograph featuring a highly desirable salmon-colored pulsations dial.
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Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar
$310,586 · 2021 · Bonhams London
An exceptionally fine platinum manual wind minute repeating perpetual calendar wristwatch with tourbillon.
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Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle
$307,000 · 2021 · Sotheby's Hong Kong
A highly complicated model from the Traditionnelle line, featuring a stepped case and railway minute track, significantly exceeding its estimate.
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Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Skeleton
$265,000 · 2022 · Sotheby's Geneva
A skeletonized version of the ultra-thin perpetual calendar, this model features the automatic Caliber 1120/1 and a translucent moon phase display.
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Vacheron Constantin Minute Repeater
$261,294 · 2015 · Phillips Geneva
An extremely fine and rare ultra-slim minute repeating wristwatch with teardrop lugs, one of fewer than 40 examples produced.
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Vacheron Constantin 222 'Jumbo'
$192,780 · 2022 · Phillips Geneva
A world record for the reference in stainless steel at the time of sale, highlighting the surging demand for vintage integrated-bracelet sports watches.
How the record was set
Every documented result that beat all before it.
| Year | New record | Watch |
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| 2005 | $1,564,000 | Vacheron Constantin Tour de l'Ile · Antiquorum Geneva |
| 2005 | $2,755,000 | Vacheron Constantin King Fouad I Pocket Watch · Antiquorum Geneva |
| 2015 | $8,000,000 | Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 · Vacheron Constantin (commission) |
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“The most expensive Vacheron Constantin watch ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 ref. 57260, which realized $8,000,000 at Vacheron Constantin (commission) in 2015 — the top of 55 documented results totaling $17,529,651.” — MostExpensiveWatches, July 2026. https://mostexpensivewatches.net/most-expensive/vacheron-constantin
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