Hammer prices including buyer's premium, from completed auctions. Unlike an asking price, this is what a buyer actually paid.
208,074
Lots
$27,384
Average hammer, USD sales
$13,922,000
Record, USD sales
Antiquorum
Top house
52% of lots beat their high estimate and only 7% fell short of the low, across 34,645 completed sales at Bonhams from 2009 to Aug 2026.
Refreshed weekly, latest sale 25 Aug 2026.
| Lot | Watch | Estimate | Result | Vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3047 |
WALTHAM: 12K GOLD KEYLESS WIND OPEN FACE WATCH
|
$2,000–3,000 | $2,048 | -32% |
| 3021 |
MOVADO: 18K YELLOW GOLD WRISTWATCH
|
$500–800 | $1,920 | +140% |
| 3098 |
MOVADO: A 14K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND WRISTWATCH
|
$500–700 | $1,088 | +55% |
| 3105 |
BEDAT & C°: STAINLESS STEEL AND DIAMOND SET CALENDAR BRACELET…
|
$1,000–2,000 | $1,024 | -49% |
| 3042 |
LONGINES: 10K GOLD WATCH WITH LEATHER STRAP
|
$500–800 | $832 | +4% |
| 3107 |
EBEL: A STAINLESS STEEL 'BELUGA' AND DIAMOND WRISTWATCH
|
$400–800 | $832 | +4% |
| 3108 |
TAG HEUER: STAINLESS STEEL "CHRONOMETER" WATCH
|
$200–400 | $358 | -11% |
| 3106 |
TAG HEUER: STAINLESS STEEL AND DIAMOND WATCH
|
$500–1,000 | $333 | -67% |
| 3028 |
AMSTERDAM SAUER: STAINLESS STEEL, DIAMOND AND SYNTHETIC SAPPH…
|
$100–200 | $218 | +9% |
| 1074 |
14K GOLD, DIAMOND AND ENAMEL ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH
|
$3,000–5,000 | $5,888 | +18% |
| 1127 |
ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH
|
$2,000–3,000 | $2,176 | -27% |
| 4068 |
18K GOLD AND ENAMEL VINTAGE CUFF WATCH
|
$2,000–3,000 | $2,816 | -6% |
| 4067 |
LONGINES: 14K GOLD WATCH
1930 |
$1,000–2,000 | $1,536 | -23% |
| 274 |
An early 19th century open face key wind pocket watchCirca 18…
|
£500–700 | £2,816 | +302% |
| 277 |
Rolex. A stainless steel manual wind wristwatch Oyster Perpet…
1935 |
£500–700 | £2,048 | +193% |
| 275 |
Edward Prior. A 19th century silver pair case pocket watch ma…
|
£300–500 | £410 | -18% |
| 276 |
An unmarked keyless wind half hunter pocket watch Circa 1910
1910 |
£200–300 | £141 | -53% |
| 49 |
Patek Philippe. An 18K gold automatic calendar wristwatch Cal…
1999 |
£6,000–8,000 | £8,320 | +4% |
| 51 |
Rolex. A chrome plated manual wind purse watch retailed by C.…
1930 |
£1,500–2,000 | £7,040 | +252% |
| 55 |
Rolex. An 18K rose gold automatic calendar wristwatch with si…
|
£5,000–7,000 | £6,400 | -9% |
| 56 |
Rolex. An 18K white gold manual wind wristwatch Cellini, Ref:…
1975 |
£1,500–2,000 | £5,120 | +156% |
| 75 |
Van Cleef & Arpels. A lady's 18K gold and diamond set quartz …
2000 |
£2,500–3,500 | £4,864 | +39% |
| 4 |
Breitling. A gold plated stainless steel manual wind chronogr…
1961 |
£1,500–2,000 | £3,840 | +92% |
| 26 |
Grand Seiko. A Limited Edition stainless steel manual wind wr…
|
£1,500–2,000 | £3,584 | +79% |
| 50 |
Quinting. An unusual stainless steel quartz calendar chronogr…
2010 |
£1,000–1,500 | £3,328 | +122% |
| 27 |
Grand Seiko. A Limited Edition titanium automatic calendar br…
2017 |
£2,000–3,000 | £3,328 | +11% |
| 91 |
Sir John Bennett Ltd, 65 Cheapside & 105 Regent Street, Londo…
|
£2,000–3,000 | £3,328 | +11% |
| 17 |
Cartier. A lady's stainless steel and quartz bracelet watch P…
|
£1,200–1,800 | £3,328 | +85% |
| 87 |
Longines. A 14K gold keyless wind full hunter pocket watch Ci…
1900 |
£2,000–3,000 | £3,072 | +2% |
| 93 |
Waltham. A 9K gold keyless wind full hunter pocket watch with…
1960 |
£2,000–3,000 | £3,072 | +2% |
Showing 1–30 of 34,827 auction records at Bonhams. Prices as reported by the auction house, in the sale's original currency.
Curated from publicly documented auction results. Realized prices, hammer plus premium, never asking prices.
The most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction. A one-off in steel with 20 complications, sold for charity.
Pocket watch with 24 complications, commissioned in 1925. Held the all-time record for years.
Paul Newman's own exotic-dial Daytona, a gift from Joanne Woodward. The most expensive Rolex ever sold.
One of only four known steel examples of the first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph.
Resold at Phillips Geneva, 8 Nov 2025, for CHF 14,190,000
The only known white gold manual-wind Daytona. Sold for charity.
The first wristwatch by the master finisher, a grande sonnerie minute repeater.
Black-dial triple calendar moonphase owned by the last emperor of Vietnam.
Handmade pocket watch by the greatest watchmaker of the 20th century.
First-generation Speedmaster from 1957 with tropical dial, a record for Omega.
Worn by Brando in Apocalypse Now, bezel removed, caseback hand-engraved by Brando.
Steel prototype with 18 complications, sold for charity.
Double-faced grand complication, one of Patek's most complicated wristwatches.
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