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Record $42.8M at Sotheby’s Inaugural Watch Auction

12/9/2025

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Sotheby’s inaugural Important Watches auction on December 8, 2025, at the Breuer Building, totaled $42.8 million.
The total surpassed Sotheby’s previous high estimate, marking the highest amount ever for a watch auction.
The standout item was the Audemars Piguet pocket watch known as the Grosse Pièce, selling for $7.7 million.
Two rare Patek Philippe watches sold for $6.2 million.

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Story summary

Sotheby’s inaugural Important Watches auction on December 8, 2025, at the Breuer Building, totaled $42.8 million.
The total surpassed Sotheby’s previous high estimate, marking the highest amount ever for a watch auction.
The standout item was the Audemars Piguet pocket watch known as the Grosse Pièce, selling for $7.7 million.
Two rare Patek Philippe watches sold for $6.2 million.