The Record Ledger · updated July 2026 · 62 documented results
The 10 Most Expensive Watches Sold at Auction in 2019
The most expensive watch sold at auction in 2019 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 62 documented results totaling $56,156,824.
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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 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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Rolex GMT-Master "Marlon Brando"
$1,952,000 · 2019 · Phillips New York
Worn by Marlon Brando in 'Apocalypse Now', featuring a hand-engraved 'M. Brando' signature on the caseback and missing its bezel.
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Rolex Split-Seconds Chronograph
$1,945,000 · 2019 · Christie's Geneva
One of only 12 examples ever produced, this oversized 44mm split-seconds chronograph is among the rarest and most complicated Rolex watches.
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Rolex Triple Calendar Moonphase "Stelline"
$1,940,000 · 2019 · Phillips Geneva
Formerly in the collection of Gordon Bethune, this pink gold 'Stelline' features star hour markers and is noted for its exceptional preservation.
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F.P. Journe Astronomic Blue Only Watch 2019
$1,854,000 · 2019 · Christie's Geneva
A grand complication prototype with 18 functions, including a minute repeater and tourbillon, developed specifically for the Only Watch charity auction.
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Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon
$1,437,500 · 2019 · Phillips Geneva
12 complications including double-faced display with tourbillon, perpetual calendar, sidereal time, sky chart. Successor model 6002G traded at $1.7M+ retail.
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Rolex Day-Date "Jack Nicklaus"
$1,220,000 · 2019 · Phillips New York
The personal watch of golf legend Jack Nicklaus, worn daily for 50 years and present for 12 of his 18 major championship wins.
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Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 'Padellone'
$1,155,000 · 2019 · Christie's New York
A rare white gold example of the first self-winding perpetual calendar wristwatch, featuring an integrated white gold bracelet.
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Patek Philippe Calatrava Oversized
$600,000 · 2019 · Phillips Geneva
An oversized 38mm Calatrava, which was massive for its era. This example in white gold is one of only a few known, representing the transition to modern proportions in the mid-20th century.
How the record was set
Every documented result that beat all before it.
| Year | New record | Watch |
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| 2019 | $1,220,000 | Rolex Day-Date "Jack Nicklaus" · Phillips New York |
| 2019 | $1,437,500 | Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon · Phillips Geneva |
| 2019 | $1,854,000 | F.P. Journe Astronomic Blue Only Watch 2019 · Christie's Geneva |
| 2019 | $1,940,000 | Rolex Triple Calendar Moonphase "Stelline" · Phillips Geneva |
| 2019 | $1,945,000 | Rolex Split-Seconds Chronograph · Christie's Geneva |
| 2019 | $1,952,000 | Rolex GMT-Master "Marlon Brando" · Phillips New York |
| 2019 | $8,968,750 | Patek Philippe World Time Cloisonné Enamel Dial · Phillips Geneva |
| 2019 | $31,000,000 | Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime · Christie's Geneva (Only Watch) |
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“The most expensive watch sold at auction in 2019 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 62 documented results totaling $56,156,824.” — MostExpensiveWatches, July 2026. https://mostexpensivewatches.net/most-expensive/sold-in/2019
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