The Record Ledger · updated July 2026 · 65 documented results
The 10 Most Expensive Audemars Piguet Watches Ever Sold
The most expensive Audemars Piguet watch ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the Audemars Piguet Grosse Pièce ref. 16869, which realized $7,736,000 at Sotheby's New York in 2025 — the top of 65 documented results totaling $41,220,040.
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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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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak "Jumbo" Extra-Thin Only Watch
$3,400,700 · 2021 · Christie's Geneva
A unique piece created for the Only Watch 2021 charity auction, this was the last unique 15202 powered by the legendary Calibre 2121 and the first AP to use Bulk Metallic Glass.
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Audemars Piguet Coussin Tortue Single-Button Chronograph
$2,747,696 · 2026 · Christie's Geneva
Setting a world auction record for a vintage Audemars Piguet chronograph, this 1930s piece is one of only two known surviving examples of the manufacture's first chronograph wristwatches.
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Audemars Piguet "Coussin Tortue" Single-Button Chronograph
$2,700,000 · 2026 · Christie's Geneva
Verified result from Rare Watches (Christie's Geneva), concluded 2026-05-12. Reported by the MostExpensiveWatches auction desk with primary sources on file.
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak "Jumbo" (Gérald Genta's Personal Watch)
$2,107,000 · 2022 · Sotheby's Geneva
Owned and customized by Gérald Genta himself, this unique Reference 5402 features an 18k yellow gold bezel he added in his own workshop.
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo A-Series
$1,220,000 · 2022 · Phillips Hong Kong
1972 A-series Royal Oak — first 1000 examples ever made. Designed by Gérald Genta in a single night.
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie
$1,152,000 · 2024 · Phillips Geneva
Minute repeater + tourbillon + flyback chronograph. The Supersonnerie research project's flagship — produced ~5 per year.
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Grand Complication
$1,134,000 · 2022 · Sotheby's New York
A special-order ceramic Grand Complication integrating a split-second chronograph, perpetual calendar, and minute repeater.
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar "Asprey"
$1,036,511 · 2022 · Phillips Geneva
A unique platinum perpetual calendar featuring a copper brown dial, retailed by Asprey of London and bearing case number 1.
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Audemars Piguet Jumping Hour (circa 1928)
$1,016,000 · 2026 · Christie's New York
Verified result from Important Watches (Christie's New York), concluded 2026-06-12. Reported by the MostExpensiveWatches auction desk with primary sources on file.
How the record was set
Every documented result that beat all before it.
| Year | New record | Watch |
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| 2010 | $35,250 | Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore T3 · Christie's Hong Kong |
| 2015 | $300,000 | Audemars Piguet Oversized Chronograph · Phillips Geneva |
| 2015 | $545,000 | Audemars Piguet Perpetual Calendar Leap Year · Christie's Geneva |
| 2017 | $675,000 | Audemars Piguet Perpetual Calendar with Leap Year Indication · Phillips New York |
| 2021 | $3,400,700 | Audemars Piguet Royal Oak "Jumbo" Extra-Thin Only Watch · Christie's Geneva |
| 2025 | $7,736,000 | Audemars Piguet Grosse Pièce · Sotheby's New York |
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“The most expensive Audemars Piguet watch ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the Audemars Piguet Grosse Pièce ref. 16869, which realized $7,736,000 at Sotheby's New York in 2025 — the top of 65 documented results totaling $41,220,040.” — MostExpensiveWatches, July 2026. https://mostexpensivewatches.net/most-expensive/audemars-piguet
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