The Record Ledger · updated July 2026 · 21 documented results
The 10 Most Expensive Watches of the 2000s
The most expensive watch sold in the 2000s ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the Vacheron Constantin King Fouad I Pocket Watch ref. 402833, which realized $2,755,000 at Antiquorum Geneva in 2005 — the top of 21 documented results totaling $9,968,215.
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Vacheron Constantin King Fouad I Pocket Watch
$2,755,000 · 2005 · Antiquorum Geneva
An exceptionally complicated pocket watch made for King Fouad I of Egypt in 1929, featuring a carillon minute repeater and split-seconds chronograph; it set a world record for a Vacheron Constantin at the time.
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Vacheron Constantin Tour de l'Ile
$1,564,000 · 2005 · Antiquorum Geneva
Created for the brand's 250th anniversary, this was the world's most complicated wristwatch at the time of its release, featuring 16 complications and 834 components.
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Cartier Tortue Minute Repeater
$1,500,000 · 2002 · Antiquorum Geneva
An exceptionally rare Art Deco minute repeater entered into Cartier's registers in 1929; it was the only known minute repeating watch made by Cartier during that era at the time of sale.
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Patek Philippe Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar
$1,200,000 · 2009 · Antiquorum New York
A rare platinum example of the self-winding minute repeater, notable for being accompanied by three different dials as confirmed by the Extract from the Archives.
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A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Pour Le Mérite
$757,000 · 2008 · Sotheby's Hong Kong
One of only 51 pieces produced, this masterpiece combines a tourbillon with a fusée-and-chain mechanism and a split-seconds chronograph.
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Cartier Tortue Minute Repeater
$640,500 · 2004 · Antiquorum Geneva
Dating to 1928, this example is recognized as the first known Cartier minute repeater, featuring a movement manufactured by the European Watch & Clock Co.
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Blancpain Minute Repeater Limited Edition
$261,538 · 2007 · Christie's Hong Kong
A rare limited-edition platinum minute repeater, which achieved a record price for the brand at Christie's in 2007.
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Rolex COMEX Sea-Dweller
$248,800 · 2008 · Antiquorum New York
Sold during the 'Revolution' thematic sale, this example was issued to the French diving company COMEX and remains a benchmark for the reference.
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Rolex Milgauss
$190,400 · 2008 · Antiquorum New York
A very fine and rare antimagnetic wristwatch with a honeycomb dial and lightning bolt seconds hand, sold during the 'Revolution' auction.
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Rolex Submariner COMEX
$155,000 · 2008 · Antiquorum New York
A Submariner reference 1680 featuring the COMEX logo on the dial, issued to the commercial diving firm in 1978.
How the record was set
Every documented result that beat all before it.
| Year | New record | Watch |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $21,448 | Blancpain Ladybird Unique Piece · Christie's Hong Kong |
| 2002 | $1,500,000 | Cartier Tortue Minute Repeater · Antiquorum Geneva |
| 2005 | $1,564,000 | Vacheron Constantin Tour de l'Ile · Antiquorum Geneva |
| 2005 | $2,755,000 | Vacheron Constantin King Fouad I Pocket Watch · Antiquorum Geneva |
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“The most expensive watch sold in the 2000s ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the Vacheron Constantin King Fouad I Pocket Watch ref. 402833, which realized $2,755,000 at Antiquorum Geneva in 2005 — the top of 21 documented results totaling $9,968,215.” — MostExpensiveWatches, July 2026. https://mostexpensivewatches.net/most-expensive/decade/2000s
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