Most expensive wrist-watch sold at auction

The most expensive wristwatch, and indeed most expensive watch overall, sold at auction is a one-off stainless-steel edition of the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A, which achieved 31 million Swiss francs (£24,329,900; $33,649,500; €28,520,400) at the eighth Only Watch auction held at Christie’s in Geneva, Switzerland, on 9 November 2019. As this was a charity event, there were no auction fees or buyer’s premium.

In addition to its one-off steel casing, several other features made this watch unique, including golden opaline and ebony-black dials and an inscription on one of the dials of “The Only One”.

Of the total CHF 38,593,000 accrued at the eighth Only Watch charity auction, 99% of the proceeds went to funding research into muscular dystrophy.

The previous most expensive wristwatch was a Rolex Oyster Cosmograph Daytona, aka the “Paul Newman” Rolex, which sold to a private telephone bidder for $17,752,500 (£13,520,300), including buyer’s premium, on 26 October 2017 at Phillips Auctioneers in New York City, USA.

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History of Auctioneering

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Ernest C. Freund First inductee into the WAA Hall of Fame

Country: United States
Year: 1979
Date: June 26
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Youngest auctioneer (male)

Darron Blankenship (USA, b.9 April 1970) became certified as an auctioneer on 17 August 1984, aged 14 years 99 days.

Country: United States
Year: 1984
Date: August 17
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WAA 38th Annual Convention

Holiday Inn in La Crosse, WI

Country: United States
Year: 1988
Date: June 7
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WAA 40th Anniversary Celebration

Seminars on Bankruptcy, heavy construction, & collector car auctions

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Year: 1990
Date: June 13
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WAA 41st Annual Convention

Midway Motor Lodge, Eau Claire, WI

Country: United States
Year: 1991
Date: June 11
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WAA 42nd Annual Convention

Don Q Inn in Dodgeville, WI

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Year: 1992
Date: June 9
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1993 WAA Annual Convention

WAA 43nd Annual Convention, Papa’s Place in Baraboo, WI

Country: United States
Year: 1993
Date: June 8
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1994 WAA Annual Convention

Best Western Hudson House Inn, Hudson, WI

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Year: 1994
Date: June 13
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First Annual State Champion Auctioneer Contest

Crown Plaza Madison

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Year: 2000
Date: January 17
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First Woman (Carol Miller) to win Auctioneer Championship

Country: United States
Year: 2010
Date: August 11
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