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Most Expensive Rolex Watches Sold at Auction

Every documented Rolex auction sale we track on MostExpensiveWatches.net. Top hammer: Daytona 'Paul Newman' at Phillips New York for $17,752,500.

67Documented lots
$112MAggregate hammer
$18MTop lot
1Brands

Hammer prices over time

$100k$1M$10M1996: $800,851 at Antiquorum Geneva2008: $248,800 at Antiquorum New York2008: $190,400 at Antiquorum New York2008: $155,000 at Antiquorum New York2008: $155,000 at Antiquorum New York2008: $155,000 at Antiquorum New York2008: $155,000 at Antiquorum New York2012: $590,500 at Christie's New York2013: $1,145,000 at Christie's New York2013: $1,089,186 at Christie's Geneva2013: $864,521 at Christie's Geneva2013: $838,090 at Christie's Geneva2013: $345,034 at Christie's Geneva2015: $1,418,000 at Phillips Geneva2015: $317,000 at Christie's New York2015: $93,750 at Christie's New York2016: $2,466,793 at Phillips Geneva2016: $1,113,106 at Phillips Geneva2016: $1,020,000 at Phillips Hong Kong2016: $804,000 at Phillips Geneva2016: $350,000 at Phillips Geneva2017: $17,752,500 at Phillips New York2017: $5,066,000 at Phillips Geneva2017: $3,726,000 at Phillips Geneva2017: $871,500 at Christie's New York2017: $628,572 at Christie's Geneva2017: $579,000 at Phillips Geneva2017: $78,602 at Bonhams London New Bond Street2018: $5,936,906 at Phillips Geneva2018: $3,724,000 at Phillips Geneva2018: $3,012,422 at Phillips Geneva2018: $1,662,106 at Phillips Geneva2018: $1,572,500 at Christie's New York2018: $1,068,500 at Christie's New York2018: $947,776 at Sotheby's Geneva2018: $871,000 at Sotheby's Hong Kong2019: $1,952,000 at Phillips New York2019: $1,945,000 at Christie's Geneva2019: $1,940,000 at Phillips Geneva2019: $1,220,000 at Phillips New York2020: $5,475,000 at Phillips New York2020: $1,545,723 at Sotheby's London2020: $200,000 at Bonhams London2021: $3,100,000 at Sotheby's Hong Kong2021: $679,474 at Christie's Hong Kong2021: $250,000 at Antiquorum Geneva2022: $1,724,000 at Christie's Geneva2022: $819,000 at Sotheby's New York2022: $800,000 at Phillips Geneva2022: $630,000 at Christie's Geneva2022: $543,000 at Phillips Geneva2022: $504,000 at Sotheby's New York2022: $238,000 at Bonhams London New Bond Street2023: $2,800,000 at Sotheby's Geneva2023: $2,100,000 at Phillips Geneva2023: $1,140,000 at Phillips Geneva2023: $525,000 at Phillips Hong Kong2024: $5,400,000 at Phillips New York2024: $1,675,000 at Phillips Geneva2024: $1,140,000 at Sotheby's New York2024: $743,000 at Phillips New York2024: $220,000 at Phillips New York2025: $5,230,100 at Sotheby's Hong Kong2025: $1,758,000 at Sotheby's Geneva2025: $1,728,558 at Sotheby's Geneva2025: $952,500 at Sotheby's New York2026: $1,300,000 at Sotheby's Geneva199620112026

Each dot is a documented public auction sale; click to view the lot. Log scale (Y).

All 67 lots

Brand · ReferenceModelHammerYearVenue
Rolex
6239		 Daytona 'Paul Newman' $17,752,500 2017 Phillips New York
Rolex
6265		 Cosmograph Daytona "The Unicorn" $5,936,906 2018 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
6263		 Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red" $5,475,000 2020 Phillips New York
Rolex
6263		 Daytona 'Big Red' (John Mayer's) $5,400,000 2024 Phillips New York
Rolex
6270		 Cosmograph Daytona "The King" $5,230,100 2025 Sotheby's Hong Kong
Rolex
6062		 Triple-Calendar Moonphase 'Bao Dai' $5,066,000 2017 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
6263		 Daytona 'The Legend' $3,726,000 2017 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
6263 'RCO'		 Daytona 'RCO' Paul Newman Oysterquartz Concept Outdated $3,724,000 2018 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
16516		 Cosmograph Daytona $3,100,000 2021 Sotheby's Hong Kong
Rolex
6240		 Cosmograph Daytona "The Neanderthal" $3,012,422 2018 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
6241		 Daytona "John Player Special" $2,800,000 2023 Sotheby's Geneva
Rolex
4113		 Split-Seconds Chronograph $2,466,793 2016 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
6062		 Cosmograph 'Black Dial' $2,100,000 2023 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
1675		 GMT-Master "Marlon Brando" $1,952,000 2019 Phillips New York
Rolex
4113		 Split-Seconds Chronograph $1,945,000 2019 Christie's Geneva
Rolex
6062		 Triple Calendar Moonphase "Stelline" $1,940,000 2019 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
6100		 Reference 6100 "Dragon" $1,758,000 2025 Sotheby's Geneva
Rolex
34075		 "The Companion Oyster" $1,728,558 2025 Sotheby's Geneva
Rolex
6269		 Cosmograph Daytona "Jack of Diamonds" $1,724,000 2022 Christie's Geneva
Rolex
Deep Sea Special 3		 Deep Sea Special prototype 3 $1,675,000 2024 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
6263		 Cosmograph Daytona "Oyster Sotto" $1,662,106 2018 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
6062		 Oyster Perpetual "Dark Star" $1,572,500 2018 Christie's New York
Rolex
6264		 Daytona "JPS Paul Newman" $1,545,723 2020 Sotheby's London
Rolex
6263		 Cosmograph Daytona "Albino" $1,418,000 2015 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
6239		 Daytona "Paul Newman" $1,300,000 2026 Sotheby's Geneva
Rolex
1803		 Day-Date "Jack Nicklaus" $1,220,000 2019 Phillips New York
Rolex
8171		 Triple Calendar "Padellone" $1,145,000 2013 Christie's New York
Rolex
6062		 Stelline (Stars Markers) $1,140,000 2023 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
6241		 Daytona "John Player Special" $1,140,000 2024 Sotheby's New York
Rolex
6239		 Cosmograph Daytona "The Doctor" $1,113,106 2016 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
6263/6239		 Cosmograph Daytona "RCO" Paul Newman $1,089,186 2013 Christie's Geneva
Rolex
6538		 Submariner "Big Crown" Explorer Dial $1,068,500 2018 Christie's New York
Rolex
8171		 Triple Calendar Moonphase "Padellone" $1,020,000 2016 Phillips Hong Kong
Rolex
6263		 Daytona "Albino" $952,500 2025 Sotheby's New York
Rolex
6239		 Daytona "Paul Newman" Tropical $947,776 2018 Sotheby's Geneva
Rolex
6264		 Cosmograph Daytona "Lemon Dial" Paul Newman $871,500 2017 Christie's New York
Rolex
16516		 Cosmograph Daytona $871,000 2018 Sotheby's Hong Kong
Rolex
6263		 Cosmograph Daytona "Sultan Qaboos" $864,521 2013 Christie's Geneva
Rolex
6239		 Cosmograph Daytona "Pulsation Dial" $838,090 2013 Christie's Geneva
Rolex
6264		 Daytona "Paul Newman Lemon" $819,000 2022 Sotheby's New York
Rolex
6263		 Cosmograph Daytona "Tiffany & Co." $804,000 2016 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
4113		 Split-Seconds Chronograph $800,851 1996 Antiquorum Geneva
Rolex
6241		 Daytona 'Cherry Logo' $800,000 2022 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
116595RBOW		 Daytona Rainbow Everose Gold $743,000 2024 Phillips New York
Rolex
6036		 Oyster Chronograph "Jean-Claude Killy" $679,474 2021 Christie's Hong Kong
Rolex
6236		 Dato-Compax 'Killy' $630,000 2022 Christie's Geneva
Rolex
1680		 Submariner Prototype $628,572 2017 Christie's Geneva
Rolex
6062		 Oyster Perpetual "Gordon Bethune Stelline" $590,500 2012 Christie's New York
Rolex
6200		 Submariner 'Big Crown' $579,000 2017 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
6036		 Dato-Compax 'Killy' Triple Calendar Chronograph $543,000 2022 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
5514		 COMEX Submariner $525,000 2023 Phillips Hong Kong
Rolex
6263		 Daytona "Panda" Paul Newman $504,000 2022 Sotheby's New York
Rolex
6542		 GMT-Master $350,000 2016 Phillips Geneva
Rolex
6541		 Milgauss "Honeycomb" $345,034 2013 Christie's Geneva
Rolex
6100		 Oyster Perpetual "Les Armoiries" $317,000 2015 Christie's New York
Rolex
6262		 Daytona Paul Newman $250,000 2021 Antiquorum Geneva
Rolex
1665		 COMEX Sea-Dweller $248,800 2008 Antiquorum New York
Rolex
5513/5517		 Military Submariner 'MilSub' $238,000 2022 Bonhams London New Bond Street
Rolex
1665		 Double Red Sea-Dweller Mk1 $220,000 2024 Phillips New York
Rolex
5513		 Military Submariner $200,000 2020 Bonhams London
Rolex
6541		 Milgauss $190,400 2008 Antiquorum New York
Rolex
1680		 Submariner COMEX $155,000 2008 Antiquorum New York
Rolex
5510		 James Bond Submariner $155,000 2008 Antiquorum New York
Rolex
5513		 Military Submariner $155,000 2008 Antiquorum New York
Rolex
6263		 Daytona Tiffany & Co. $155,000 2008 Antiquorum New York
Rolex
1675		 GMT-Master "Quraysh Hawk" $93,750 2015 Christie's New York
Rolex
5513		 Submariner 'Comex' $78,602 2017 Bonhams London New Bond Street

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