Sotheby's New York · 2025
Audemars Piguet — Grosse Pièce
Reference 16869 · 18k Yellow Gold
$7,736,000
≈ CHF6.81M · €7.12M · £6.11M · HK$60.57M · ¥1,206,816,000
About this lot
The most complicated Audemars Piguet pocket watch in private hands, featuring 19 complications including a celestial sky chart, tourbillon, and grande sonnerie.
Ranks #1 of 63 Audemars Piguet auction lots we track (top 2%) · #16 of 1,119 documented luxury watch sales overall (top 1%) · all Audemars Piguet records →
Source: https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-top-5-most-expensive-audemars-piguet-watches
Other documented Audemars Piguet auction lots
| Reference | Model | Hammer | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15202ST.OO.1240ST.01 | Royal Oak Jumbo 15202ST (final 50th anniversary) | $280,000 | 2022 | Phillips Geneva |
| 26591IO | Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie | $1,152,000 | 2024 | Phillips Geneva |
| 5402ST | Royal Oak Jumbo A-Series | $1,220,000 | 2022 | Phillips Hong Kong |
| 25548BA | Quantième Perpétuel (1990) | $142,000 | 2023 | Phillips Geneva |
| 5516 | Perpetual Calendar Leap Year | $545,000 | 2015 | Christie's Geneva |
| 1533 | Oversized Chronograph | $300,000 | 2015 | Phillips Geneva |
Comparable lots in this hammer band (cross-brand)
Other watches sold within ±35% of $7,736,000, excluding Audemars Piguet.
| Brand · Reference | Model | Hammer | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patek Philippe 2523 |
"Eurasia" World Time | $7,819,051 | 2021 | Phillips Geneva |
| Vacheron Constantin 57260 |
Reference 57260 | $8,000,000 | 2015 | Vacheron Constantin (commission) |
| Patek Philippe 5016A-010 |
Grand Complication Only Watch | $7,259,348 | 2015 | Phillips Geneva |
| Patek Philippe 5004T |
Split-Seconds Chronograph Perpetual Calendar | $8,293,700 | 2013 | Phillips Geneva (Only Watch) |
| F.P. Journe 15/93 |
Tourbillon Souverain à Remontoire d'Egalité | $8,357,441 | 2024 | Phillips Geneva |
| Patek Philippe 2523J |
World Time 'Eurasia' | $8,380,000 | 2024 | Christie's Hong Kong |