Hammer prices including buyer's premium, from completed auctions. Unlike an asking price, this is what a buyer actually paid.
150,147
Lots
$30,423
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 34,636 completed sales at Bonhams from 2009 to Aug 2026.
Refreshed weekly, latest sale 11 Aug 2026.
| Lot | Watch | Estimate | Result | Vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1074 |
14K GOLD, DIAMOND AND ENAMEL ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH
|
$3,000–5,000 | $5,888 incl. 28% premium | +18% |
| 1127 |
ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH
|
$2,000–3,000 | $2,176 incl. 28% premium | -27% |
| 4068 |
18K GOLD AND ENAMEL VINTAGE CUFF WATCH
|
$2,000–3,000 | $2,816 incl. 28% premium | -6% |
| 4067 |
LONGINES: 14K GOLD WATCH
|
$1,000–2,000 | $1,536 incl. 28% premium | -23% |
| 274 |
An early 19th century open face key wind pocket watchCirca 18…
|
£500–700 | £2,816 incl. 28% premium | +302% |
| 277 |
Rolex. A stainless steel manual wind wristwatch Oyster Perpet…
|
£500–700 | £2,048 incl. 28% premium | +193% |
| 275 |
Edward Prior. A 19th century silver pair case pocket watch ma…
|
£300–500 | £410 incl. 28% premium | -18% |
| 276 |
An unmarked keyless wind half hunter pocket watch Circa 1910
|
£200–300 | £141 incl. 28% premium | -53% |
| 49 |
Patek Philippe. An 18K gold automatic calendar wristwatch Cal…
|
£6,000–8,000 | £8,320 incl. 28% premium | +4% |
| 51 |
Rolex. A chrome plated manual wind purse watch retailed by C.…
|
£1,500–2,000 | £7,040 incl. 28% premium | +252% |
| 55 |
Rolex. An 18K rose gold automatic calendar wristwatch with si…
|
£5,000–7,000 | £6,400 incl. 28% premium | -9% |
| 56 |
Rolex. An 18K white gold manual wind wristwatch Cellini, Ref:…
|
£1,500–2,000 | £5,120 incl. 28% premium | +156% |
| 75 |
Van Cleef & Arpels. A lady's 18K gold and diamond set quartz …
|
£2,500–3,500 | £4,864 incl. 28% premium | +39% |
| 4 |
Breitling. A gold plated stainless steel manual wind chronogr…
|
£1,500–2,000 | £3,840 incl. 28% premium | +92% |
| 26 |
Grand Seiko. A Limited Edition stainless steel manual wind wr…
|
£1,500–2,000 | £3,584 incl. 28% premium | +79% |
| 91 |
Sir John Bennett Ltd, 65 Cheapside & 105 Regent Street, Londo…
|
£2,000–3,000 | £3,328 incl. 28% premium | +11% |
| 50 |
Quinting. An unusual stainless steel quartz calendar chronogr…
|
£1,000–1,500 | £3,328 incl. 28% premium | +122% |
| 27 |
Grand Seiko. A Limited Edition titanium automatic calendar br…
|
£2,000–3,000 | £3,328 incl. 28% premium | +11% |
| 17 |
Cartier. A lady's stainless steel and quartz bracelet watch P…
|
£1,200–1,800 | £3,328 incl. 28% premium | +85% |
| 95 |
Wordley, 84 Cannon Street, London. An 18K gold keyless wind o…
|
£2,000–3,000 | £3,072 incl. 28% premium | +2% |
| 93 |
Waltham. A 9K gold keyless wind full hunter pocket watch with…
|
£2,000–3,000 | £3,072 incl. 28% premium | +2% |
| 87 |
Longines. A 14K gold keyless wind full hunter pocket watch Ci…
|
£2,000–3,000 | £3,072 incl. 28% premium | +2% |
| 63 |
Signoretti. A lady's 18K gold diamond-set quartz bracelet wat…
|
£2,500–3,500 | £3,072 incl. 28% premium | -12% |
| 1 |
A lady's platinum and diamond set manual wind bracelet watch …
|
£2,500–3,500 | £3,072 incl. 28% premium | -12% |
| 29 |
Hermès. A lady's 18K rose gold diamond set quartz wristwatch …
|
£2,000–3,000 | £2,816 incl. 28% premium | -6% |
| 6 |
Breitling. A Limited Edition stainless steel automatic calend…
|
£2,000–3,000 | £2,816 incl. 28% premium | -6% |
| 89 |
Patek Philippe. An 18K gold keyless wind open face pocket wat…
|
£2,000–3,000 | £2,560 incl. 28% premium | -15% |
| 52 |
Rolex. A lady's stainless steel and gold automatic calendar b…
|
£1,000–1,500 | £2,560 incl. 28% premium | +71% |
| 21 |
Chopard for Kutchinsky. A lady's 18K gold and diamond set man…
|
£2,000–3,000 | £2,560 incl. 28% premium | -15% |
| 74 |
Vacheron Constantin. An 18K gold and stainless steel quartz r…
|
£1,000–1,500 | £2,432 incl. 28% premium | +62% |
Showing 1–30 of 34,698 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.
Showing 313,336 of 153,818 results (filtered)
Marketplace
$747.00
A gentleman's stainless steel wristwatch with curved lugs, Ref:4542, circa 1948, silvered dial with raised gilt Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds, 15-jewel movement, circular case with polished curving lugs, snap on domed back, dial, movement and case signed, diameter 32mm.
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$2,400
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$13,200
Iron-Clad Battleship A rare French gilt and silvered brass eight day timepiece with barometer, thermometer and automaton gun turrets and propeller CIRCA 1890
Marketplace
$483.00
A stainless steel boys size Oyster wristwatch, Ref:3121, circa 1935, silvered dial signed Rolex Oyster, Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds, case with screw down crown and milled edge screw back, diameter 28mm, stainless steel Rolex bracelet with deployant clasp.
Marketplace
$1,440
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$1,680
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$713.00
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$3,000
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$12,000
Bicyclist A rare French rouge griotte marble, gilt and patinated bronze eight day timepiece with barometer, thermometer and automaton wheels CIRCA 1890
Marketplace
$4,600
A gentleman's 18ct. gold Oyster Perpetual wristwatch, circa 1940, silvered dial with baton markers and Arabic quarters, subsidiary seconds, Auto Rotor movement, Oyster Watch Co. case with screw down crown and milled edge screw back, numbered 30847, dial, movement and case signed, diameter 30mm, Rolex strap with 18ct. gold buckle.
Marketplace
$2,160
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$12,000
Locomotive A rare French brass and silvered brass eight day striking clock with barometer, thermometer and automaton wheels CIRCA 1900
Marketplace
$1,840
A gentleman's stainless steel Oyster Perpetual Explorer I automatic wristwatch, Ref: 5504, 1970's, signed black dial with baton markers and Arabic quarters, Mercedes hands, sweep centre seconds, case with screw down crown and screw back, diameter 34mm.
Marketplace
$3,000
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$2,400
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$2,185
A gentleman's rare 18ct. gold Oyster Imperial wristwatch, circa 1935, silvered dial signed Rolex Oyster Imperial, Extra Precision, gilt baton markers, subsidiary seconds, case with flat bezel, screw down crown and milled edge screw back, numbered 36096, diameter of bezel 28mm, associated gold bracelet.
Marketplace
$3,000
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$13,200
Balloonist A rare French brass, gilt and silvered brass and rouge griotte marble eight day mystery timepiece with swinging balloon CIRCA 1900
Marketplace
$2,300
A gentleman's rare early stainless steel Oyster Perpetual Explorer I automatic wristwatch, Ref: 6150, circa 1953, black dial signed Rolex Oyster Perpetual Precision, luminous baton markers and Arabic quarters, Mercedes hands, sweep centre seconds, case with screw down crown and slightly domed milled edge screw back, diameter 35mm.
Marketplace
$7,200
A Victorian gilt-brass circular desk timepiece THOMAS COLE, LONDON, NO. 1336/13. RETAILED BY TEGELSTON & THORNLEY ST. PETERSBURG. CIRCA 1855
Marketplace
$6,000
Wallace Fountain A French ormolu and rouge griotte marble timepiece with barometer and automaton fountain DENLAU & BORIUS, PARIS, NO.582. CIRCA 1890
Marketplace
$862.00
Two gentleman's stainless steel wristwatches, boys size Oyster, Ref:3121, circa 1935/Oyster, circa 1945, the first with silvered dial, Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, case with screw down crown and milled edge screw back, diameter 28mm; the second with silvered dial, gilt baton and Arabic numerals, sweep centre seconds, case with screw down crown and milled edge screw back, diameter 30mm.
Marketplace
$1,800
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$2,160