The Record Ledger · updated July 2026 · 172 documented results
The 10 Most Expensive Yellow Gold Watches Ever Sold
The most expensive Yellow Gold watch ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication ref. Henry Graves Supercomplication, which realized $24,000,000 at Sotheby's Geneva in 2014 — the top of 172 documented results totaling $190,896,342.
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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 "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 '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 "Eurasia" World Time
$7,819,051 · 2021 · Phillips Geneva
Nicknamed the "Silk Road," this previously unknown example features a cloisonné enamel dial depicting the Eurasian landmass. It established a record for any yellow gold wristwatch at the time of its sale.
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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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Patek Philippe Quantieme Perpetuel
$5,800,000 · 2023 · Phillips Hong Kong
The first perpetual calendar wristwatch ever produced by Patek Philippe, originally owned by Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the last Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. This piece is one of only eight known examples of the reference 96 with a perpetual calendar complication.
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Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
$5,708,885 · 2010 · Christie's Geneva
A unique and historically important tonneau-shaped perpetual calendar chronograph that served as a precursor to the legendary Ref. 2499.
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Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph (First Series)
$5,661,730 · 2018 · Phillips Geneva
Early-1950s 'first series' 2499. Square pushers, applied Arabic numerals at 12. One of the most coveted modern Patek references.
How the record was set
Every documented result that beat all before it.
| Year | New record | Watch |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $1,500,000 | Cartier Tortue Minute Repeater · Antiquorum Geneva |
| 2005 | $2,755,000 | Vacheron Constantin King Fouad I Pocket Watch · Antiquorum Geneva |
| 2010 | $5,708,885 | Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph · Christie's Geneva |
| 2014 | $24,000,000 | Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication · Sotheby's Geneva |
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“The most expensive Yellow Gold watch ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication ref. Henry Graves Supercomplication, which realized $24,000,000 at Sotheby's Geneva in 2014 — the top of 172 documented results totaling $190,896,342.” — MostExpensiveWatches, July 2026. https://mostexpensivewatches.net/most-expensive/material/yellow-gold
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