TOP 1: $31.2 Million Patek Philippe 6300 Grandmaster Chime Watch
In 2014, on the occasion of its 175th anniversary, Patek Philippe debuted the Grandmaster Chime watch, which was sold in 2019 for a record-breaking price of $3,100, under the number 6300A-010.With 20 complications, it is the most complicated watch ever made by Patek Philippe, equipped with five acoustic functions and two A-world Firsts: the minute repeater calls out preset times and alarms and sends the requested date. The double-faced case is engraved with a Parisian stud motif and is equipped with a patented flip-flop mechanism.
Top 2: $24 Million Patek Philippe Henri Graves Grande Complication Pocket Watch
It’s not a watch, but it’s certainly noteworthy. New York financier Henry Graves, Jr. wanted the world’s most complicated wristwatch, so in 1933, Patek Philippe fulfilled his request by creating the Henry Graves Supercomplication, Ref. 198.385.
His pocket watch, with 24 complications, surpassed the James Ward Packard watch, which was also a Grand Heinrich.
In 1999, it was auctioned for $11 million, setting a new record for the highest price ever paid for a watch at the time, and in 2014, it was sold again for $24 million.
Top3: $17.8 Million Rolex “Paul Newman” Ditonner
During his racing career, Hollywood legend and car enthusiast Paul Newman wore a rare and unique Rolex Daytona ref. 6239, which has since become a favorite on the secondary market.
The rare and unique Rolex Daytona ref. 6239 has since become a coveted watch on the secondary market.
Known as the “Paul Newman” Daytona, the watch was a gift to him from his wife, actress Joanne Nieuwoldt, who
It was a gift from his wife, actress Joanne Nieuwold, who engraved the watch with the words “Drive Carefully – I am”. At auction, it sold for $17.75 million, making it the most expensive Rolex ever sold.
Top 4: $17.3 million Patek Philippe Minute Repeater
This one-of-a-kind steel Patek Philippe timepiece went under the hammer for CHF 15.7 million at the recent Only Watch auction for the Patek Philippe Stainless Steel Special Ref. 6301A-010 Big and Small Minute Repeater.
The watch is traditionally enameled and has a dial set with 12 baguette diamond hour markers. The buyer was Zach Lu, the same watch collector who sold the Tiffany Nautilus 5711 in 2021 for $6.5 million.
Top 5: $11 Million Patek Philippe Stainless Steel Ref. 1518.
This Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph was made in 1941, and in 2016, for 9.6 million Swiss francs
which briefly held the record for the most expensive watch ever sold at auction.
Not only was this watch expensive, but it was the first watch to combine a perpetual calendar with a chronograph. Due to material shortages during World War II, only four steel models were produced during this era.
Top 6: $9.6 Million Patek Philippe “Prince Mohammed of Egypt”
Previously owned by Prince Mohammed Tewfik a. Toussou of Egypt (a direct descendant of the founder of modern Egypt, Muhammad Ali), who acquired this watch in 1951.
This watch, number 1518, with its perpetual calendar and chronograph, was one of only 340 watches produced by Patek Philippe in 1941.
It was one of only 340 watches produced by Patek Philippe in 1941. This version with the copper-pink dial is even rarer, with only 14 known examples.
Top 7: $9 Million Patek Philippe Gobbi Milant World Time
This rare 1953 Patek Philippe is one of only seven watches to set a record for the most expensive watch ever sold in Asia at Christie’s Hong Kong 2019.
Crafted by watchmaker Louis Cottier, this unique timepiece features the coveted World Time function and is the only known ref. 2523 to bear the signatures of Patek Philippe and Milanese retailer Gobbi.
Top 8: $7.7 Million Patek Philippe Double Crown World Timer “Eurasia”
Sold in 2021 for $7.8 million, this Patek Philippe World Timer broke the record for the “Heuer Universelle” world time function and was the most expensive gold watch ever produced, dubbed the “Silk Road”.
This model 2523 is famous for its exquisite colored filigree enamel dial, which depicts the vast region of Eurasia.
Top9:$7.3 Million Patek Philippe Grande Complication Chronograph Ref. 5016A-010
This unique steel Patek Philippe ref.5016A-10 sold for over $7 million at the 2015 Only Watch sale.
At one time it was the most complicated watch they had ever produced, featuring three complications: a tourbillon, a minute repeater and a perpetual calendar with retrograde hands.
Top 10: $6.5 million Patek Philippe “Tiffany” Nautilus
Amidst the furore caused by the discontinuation of the Nautilus ref. 5711, Patek Philippe collaborated with Tiffany & Co. to launch a limited edition Nautilus model with a Tiffany blue dial: Ref. 5711/1a-018.
This iconic last tribute was quickly snapped up by VIPs who snapped up 170 pieces, leaving only one special edition for auction. 2021 saw the winning bid of $6.5 million by Zach Lu, an avid Patek Philippe collector.
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