The Record Ledger · updated July 2026 · 20 documented results
The 10 Most Expensive Watches Sold at Auction in 2013
The most expensive watch sold at auction in 2013 ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Chronograph Perpetual Calendar ref. 5004T, which realized $8,293,700 at Phillips Geneva (Only Watch) in 2013 — the top of 20 documented results totaling $21,296,500.
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Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Chronograph Perpetual Calendar
$8,293,700 · 2013 · Phillips Geneva (Only Watch)
Unique titanium-cased 5004 made for Only Watch 2013. Patek extremely rarely uses titanium.
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Patek Philippe Stephen S. Palmer Grand Complication
$2,251,750 · 2013 · Christie's New York
A historically significant pocket watch manufactured in 1898, it is the earliest known Patek Philippe grand complication.
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Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
$2,186,081 · 2013 · Christie's Geneva
An exceptionally rare pink gold example from 1951, featuring the first-series dial with square chronograph pushers.
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Rolex Triple Calendar "Padellone"
$1,145,000 · 2013 · Christie's New York
A rare stainless steel example of the 'Padellone' featuring diamond-set hour markers and a triple calendar moonphase complication.
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Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "RCO" Paul Newman
$1,089,186 · 2013 · Christie's Geneva
The first Daytona to break the $1 million mark, featuring the 'Oyster Sotto' dial configuration where 'Oyster' appears below 'Cosmograph'.
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Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Sultan Qaboos"
$864,521 · 2013 · Christie's Geneva
Commissioned by the Sultan of Oman, this lot features the Sultan's signature (Khanjar) on the dial and was sold by Asprey.
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Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Pulsation Dial"
$838,090 · 2013 · Christie's Geneva
An extremely rare medical-themed Daytona featuring a pulsations scale on the outer track of the dial.
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Patek Philippe Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar
$795,750 · 2013 · Antiquorum Geneva
An extremely fine and rare platinum version of the reference 3974, which was Patek Philippe's most complicated wristwatch at the time of its launch in 1989.
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Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
$794,500 · 2013 · Antiquorum New York
A highly well-preserved example of the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, featuring a rare pink gold case and matching link bracelet.
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Patek Philippe Tourbillon Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar
$788,569 · 2013 · Antiquorum Geneva
This lot set a world record for the reference in pink gold at the time; it was the first example of its kind to appear at auction with a black dial.
How the record was set
Every documented result that beat all before it.
| Year | New record | Watch |
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| 2013 | $795,750 | Patek Philippe Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar · Antiquorum Geneva |
| 2013 | $838,090 | Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Pulsation Dial" · Christie's Geneva |
| 2013 | $864,521 | Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Sultan Qaboos" · Christie's Geneva |
| 2013 | $1,089,186 | Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "RCO" Paul Newman · Christie's Geneva |
| 2013 | $1,145,000 | Rolex Triple Calendar "Padellone" · Christie's New York |
| 2013 | $2,186,081 | Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph · Christie's Geneva |
| 2013 | $2,251,750 | Patek Philippe Stephen S. Palmer Grand Complication · Christie's New York |
| 2013 | $8,293,700 | Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Chronograph Perpetual Calendar · Phillips Geneva (Only Watch) |
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