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
Every lot below is a completed sale, newest first.
| Lot | Watch | Estimate | Result | Vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
Octa Zodiaque | A limited edition platinum wristwatch with zo…
|
$280,000–400,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 2 |
Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar, Reference 26579CE.OO.1225 | A b…
|
$150,000–250,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 9 |
Reference 5975 | A limited edition white gold multi-scale chr…
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$50,000–80,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 7 |
Day-Date, Reference 18208 | A yellow gold wristwatch with day…
|
$130,000–200,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 1 |
‘Rafael Nadal’, Reference RM35-03 | A white quartz TPT skelet…
|
$350,000–600,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 10 |
Octa Quantième Perpétuel | A platinum perpetual calendar wris…
|
$200,000–400,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 8 |
Chronomètre Bleu | A tantalum wristwatch, Circa 2017
|
$140,000–200,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 11 |
Reference 5975 | A limited edition yellow gold multi-scale ch…
|
$35,000–60,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 13 |
‘Full Titanium Jacket’, Reference UR-100V | A limited edition…
|
$30,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 39 |
A gold and enamel verge watch, Circa 1765
|
$3,000–5,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 41 |
A gold and enamel verge watch, Circa 1750
|
$3,000–5,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 82 |
Tank Louis | A yellow gold wristwatch with engraved case back…
|
$10,000–15,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 39 |
A gold and enamel verge watch, Circa 1765
|
$3,000–5,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 41 |
A gold and enamel verge watch, Circa 1750
|
$3,000–5,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 82 |
Tank Louis | A yellow gold wristwatch with engraved case back…
|
$10,000–15,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 301 |
A watch tool kit by Scatola del Tempo accompanied by a cap, C…
|
$3,000–6,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 302 |
Pendulette Réveil Souveraine | A stainless steel table clock …
|
$4,000–8,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 303 |
A group of accessories comprising a brass painted ashtray and…
|
$3,000–6,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 304 |
A group of accessories comprising a paperweight, lighter, wal…
|
$2,000–4,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 305 |
A rare yellow gold and diamond-set Rolex necklace, Circa 1980
|
$15,000–30,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 306 |
Ellipse | A set of white gold and enamel cufflinks with match…
|
$5,000–10,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 307 |
Reference 3788 Golden Ellipse | A yellow gold wristwatch wit…
|
$7,000–12,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 308 |
Reference 5036/1 | A pink gold automatic annual calendar wris…
|
$20,000–40,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 309 |
Reference 6007G-011 Calatrava 'Blue' | A white gold automatic…
|
$20,000–40,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 310 |
Reference 126900 Air-King | A stainless steel automatic wrist…
|
$6,000–12,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 311 |
Reference 216570 Explorer II | A stainless steel automatic du…
|
$6,000–12,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 312 |
Reference 116719BLRO GMT-Master II 'Pepsi' | A white gold aut…
|
$20,000–30,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 313 |
Reference 16518 ‘Zenith Inverted 6’ Daytona | A yellow gold a…
|
$15,000–30,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 314 |
Reference 16523 'Floating Cosmograph Zenith' Daytona | A yell…
|
$20,000–40,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 315 |
Reference 126506 Daytona | A platinum automatic chronograph w…
|
$80,000–160,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
Showing 1–30 of 24,885 auction records at Sotheby's. 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 145,168 of 153,811 results (filtered)
Marketplace
$900.00
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$1,680
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$1,495
A gentleman's 18ct. gold "Cellini" quartz wristwatch, Ref: 6623, circa 1993/4, gilt monogrammed dial signed Rolex, Geneve, Cellini, with gilt baton markers, signed eight jewel quartz movement, stepped circular case with signed snap on back, ostrich strap with 18ct. gold Rolex deployant clasp, diameter 36mm.
Marketplace
$720.00
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$5,400
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$977.00
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$780.00
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$14,400
A Victorian engraved gilt-brass, malachite, lapis lazuli and glass-mounted eight day miniature chiffonier timepiece THOMAS COLE. MID 19TH CENTURY
Marketplace
$552.00
A stainless steel Oyster Perpetual Turn-O-Graph automatic diver's wristwatch, Ref: 6202, circa 1952, signed black dial with luminous baton and dot markers, sweep centre seconds, rotating calibrated black bezel, case with screw down crown and screw back, diameter 34mm.
Marketplace
$300.00
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$15,000
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$552.00
A gentleman's stainless steel early Oyster Perpetual Submariner automatic wristwatch, Ref: 5508, circa 1958, black dial with dot and baton markers, mercedes hour hand, sweep centre seconds, 26-jewel movement, case with revolving black calibrated bezel, screw down crown and screw back, dial, movement and case signed, Rolex stainless steel Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp, diameter 37mm.
Marketplace
$900.00
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$6,000
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$460.00
A stainless steel Oyster Perpetual Precision wristwatch, Ref: 4220, circa 1940, matt silvered dial with raised gilt baton and Arabic numerals, 15-jewel movement, case with screw down crown and screw back, dial, movement and case signed, diameter 29mm.
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$600.00
An English oak and mahogany thirty-hour longcase clock DIAL AND MOVEMENT BY EDWARD GRATREX, BIRMINGHAM, MID 18TH CENTURY; CASE EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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$22,800
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$977.00
A gentleman's 9ct. gold Oyster Imperial wristwatch with applied minute track, Ref: 2574, 1937, silvered dial signed Rolex Oyster Imperial Chronometre, applied raised gilt Arabic numerals and outer minute track, subsidiary seconds, 18-jewel Ultra Prima chronometer movement timed to six positions, R.W.C. Ltd/Oyster Watch Co. water resistant case with screw down crown and screw back, Glasgow import marks for 1937, 28mm.
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$288.00
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$2,640
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$402.00
A gentleman's stainless steel Oyster Imperial wristwatch, circa 1940, silvered dial signed Rolex Oyster Imperial, Extra Precision, applied Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, 17-jewel Extra Prima movement timed to six positions, water resistant Oyster Watch Co. case with flat bezel, screw back numbered 68519, later and associated winding crown, diameter 28mm.
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$432.00
An unusual Austrian grey marble and ormolu short duration timepiece mantel clock with twenty-four hour dial JOSEPH WEBER, VIENNA. EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Marketplace
$19,200
A Victorian ebonised and gilt-brass mounted striking and repeating eight day five-glass travel clock E.I. DENT, LONDON, NO.15051. MID 19TH CENTURY
Marketplace
$1,035
A gentleman's stainless steel Oyster wristwatch, Ref: 1873, circa 1940, black dial signed Rolex Oyster, raised baton markers, luminous hands, subsidiary seconds, 15-jewel Extra Prima movement timed to six positions for all climates, Oyster Watch Co. case with screw down crown and screw back numbered 100459, diameter 31mm.