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Top 10 Most Expensive Antique Clocks Ever Sold

Museum-quality antique clocks by English, French, and Swiss masters achieve extraordinary prices. A Thomas Tompion grande sonnerie bracket clock sold for $2.4 million at Christie's. French Empire automata clocks and astronomical regulators by Breguet regularly exceed $1 million. These are the highest verified prices for antique clocks in our database.

Top Tompion grande sonnerie bracket clock: $2.4M, Christie's London

The Top 10 Results

Verified hammer prices — buyer's premium not included. What is buyer's premium?

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CARTIER | PENDULE MYSTERIEUSE "MODEL A", A SUPER RARE ART DECO ROCK CRYSTAL, YELLOW GOLD, ONYX, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET MYSTERY CLOCK, CIRCA 1928

CARTIER | PENDULE MYSTERIEUSE "MODEL A", A SUPER RARE ART DECO ROCK CRYSTAL, YELLOW GOLD, ONYX, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET MYSTERY CLOCK, CIRCA 1928

CARTIER | PENDULE MYSTERIEUSE "MODEL A", A SUPER RARE ART DECO ROCK CRYSTAL, YELLOW GOLD, ONYX, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET MYSTERY CLOCK, CIRCA 1928 Case No: 794 Calibre: Hidden keywou…

BONHAMS AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS, Hong Kong, Admiralty June 2022
$6,870,000
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2
CARTIER PARIS | PENDULE MYSTERIEUSE "MODEL A", A SUPER RARE EARLY ART DECO ROCK CRYSTAL, YELLOW GOLD, WHITE AGATE, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET MYSTERY CLOCK, CIRCA 1914

CARTIER PARIS | PENDULE MYSTERIEUSE "MODEL A", A SUPER RARE EARLY ART DECO ROCK CRYSTAL, YELLOW GOLD, WHITE AGATE, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET MYSTERY CLOCK, CIRCA 1914

CARTIER PARIS | PENDULE MYSTERIEUSE "MODEL A", A SUPER RARE EARLY ART DECO ROCK CRYSTAL, YELLOW GOLD, WHITE AGATE, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET MYSTERY CLOCK, CIRCA 1914 Case No: 418 Cal…

BONHAMS AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS November 2025
$6,354,000
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3
PATEK PHILIPPE. A UNIQUE AND GORGEOUS GILT BRASS DOME CLOCK WITH ENAMEL REF. 20044M, MOVEMENT NO. 7'079'563, CASE NO. 1'805'704

PATEK PHILIPPE. A UNIQUE AND GORGEOUS GILT BRASS DOME CLOCK WITH ENAMEL REF. 20044M, MOVEMENT NO. 7'079'563, CASE NO. 1'805'704

PATEK PHILIPPE. A UNIQUE AND GORGEOUS GILT BRASS DOME CLOCK WITH ENAMEL REF. 20044M, MOVEMENT NO. 7'079'563, CASE NO. 1'805'704 …

CHRISTIE'S, Hong Kong May 2025
$1,386,000
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4
PATEK PHILIPPE | OISEAUX AQUATIQUES (AQUATIC BIRD), REF.1392M, A UNIQUE GILT BRASS AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SOLAR POWERED DOME TABLE CLOCK, CIRCA 1985

PATEK PHILIPPE | OISEAUX AQUATIQUES (AQUATIC BIRD), REF.1392M, A UNIQUE GILT BRASS AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SOLAR POWERED DOME TABLE CLOCK, CIRCA 1985

PATEK PHILIPPE | OISEAUX AQUATIQUES (AQUATIC BIRD), REF.1392M, A UNIQUE GILT BRASS AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SOLAR POWERED DOME TABLE CLOCK, CIRCA 1985 Case No: 1'804'659 Calibre: 33, p…

BONHAMS AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS, Hong Kong, Admiralty November 2023
$956,500
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5
CHARLES FRODSHAM. A UNIQUE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT GRANDE AND PETITE SONNERIE SMALL SILVER HUMP-BACK CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH ONE-MINUTE TOURBILLON, 7-DAY POWER RESERVE, ORIGINAL FITTED CASE AND WINDING KEY SIGNED CHAS. FROSHAM, 27, SOUTH MOLTON STREET, LONDON, NO. 2297, THE MOVEMENT BY NICOLE NIELSEN & CO., CIRCA 1917
CHRISTIE'S, New York December 2025
$952,500
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6
CARTIER ART DECO LACQUER AND MULTI-GEM MINUTE REPEATER TABLE CLOCK

CARTIER ART DECO LACQUER AND MULTI-GEM MINUTE REPEATER TABLE CLOCK

CARTIER ART DECO LACQUER AND MULTI-GEM MINUTE REPEATER TABLE CLOCK …

CHRISTIE'S, Geneva May 2024
$945,000
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7
AN IMPERIAL CHINESE ORMOLU AND PASTE-SET AUTOMATON, MUSICAL AND STRIKING TABLE CLOCK GUANGZHOU WORKSHOPS, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795), LATE 18TH CENTURY

AN IMPERIAL CHINESE ORMOLU AND PASTE-SET AUTOMATON, MUSICAL AND STRIKING TABLE CLOCK GUANGZHOU WORKSHOPS, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795), LATE 18TH CENTURY

AN IMPERIAL CHINESE ORMOLU AND PASTE-SET AUTOMATON, MUSICAL AND STRIKING TABLE CLOCK GUANGZHOU WORKSHOPS, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795), LATE 18TH CENTURY …

CHRISTIE'S, London July 2024
$756,000
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8
A. LANGE & SÖHNE. A VERY RARE PLATINUM SEMI-SKELETONISED LIMITED EDITION ONE-MINUTE TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH FUSÉE-AND-CHAIN TRANSMISSION, PATENTED STOP SECONDS MECHANISM AND REGULATOR-STYLE DIAL WITH PIVOTED SEGMENT RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON POUR LE MÉRITE MODEL, REF. 760.025F, CASE NO. 62⁄100 AND 198'370, CIRCA 2012
CHRISTIE'S, Hong Kong November 2025
$698,500
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9
BOVET | FLEURIER GRANDES COMPLICATIONS - AMADÉO 46, REF.AIRM001, AN IMPORTANT AND RARE NEW OLD STOCK LIMITED EDITION PINK GOLD MINUTE REPEATING TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH OPEN-WORKED DIAL, CONVERTIBLE INTO POCKET WATCH AND DESK CLOCK, CIRCA 2010

BOVET | FLEURIER GRANDES COMPLICATIONS - AMADÉO 46, REF.AIRM001, AN IMPORTANT AND RARE NEW OLD STOCK LIMITED EDITION PINK GOLD MINUTE REPEATING TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH OPEN-WORKED DIAL, CONVERTIBLE INTO POCKET WATCH AND DESK CLOCK, CIRCA 2010

BOVET | FLEURIER GRANDES COMPLICATIONS - AMADÉO 46, REF.AIRM001, AN IMPORTANT AND RARE NEW OLD STOCK LIMITED EDITION PINK GOLD MINUTE REPEATING TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH OPEN-WORK…

BONHAMS AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS, Hong Kong, Admiralty June 2022
$633,000
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10
CARTIER ART DECO MOTHER-OF-PEARL, ROCK CRYSTAL, ONYX AND DIAMOND 'MODEL A' MYSTERY CLOCK

CARTIER ART DECO MOTHER-OF-PEARL, ROCK CRYSTAL, ONYX AND DIAMOND 'MODEL A' MYSTERY CLOCK

CARTIER ART DECO MOTHER-OF-PEARL, ROCK CRYSTAL, ONYX AND DIAMOND 'MODEL A' MYSTERY CLOCK …

CHRISTIE'S, Geneva May 2024
$541,800
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