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
40% of lots beat their high estimate and only 11% fell short of the low, across 11,800 completed sales at Sotheby's from 2019 to Aug 2026.
Refreshed weekly, latest sale 6 Aug 2026.
| Lot | Watch | Estimate | Result | Vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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…
1985 |
$10,000–15,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 174 |
Reference 25854ST Royal Oak Offshore | A stainless steel auto…
2000 |
$40,000–80,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 173 |
Reference 4010U/000G-H070 Patrimony Moon Phase Retrograde Dat…
2024 |
$30,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 211 |
Reference 6236 Datocompax 'Jean Claude Killy' | A stainless s…
1960 |
$100,000–200,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 210 |
Reference 1675 GMT-Master 'Fuchsia' | A stainless steel autom…
1967 |
$20,000–40,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 209 |
Reference 6239 'Small' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograp…
1966 |
$25,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 208 |
Reference 6263 Daytona | A stainless steel chronograph wristw…
1973 |
$50,000–100,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 207 |
Reference 6239 'Paul Newman' Daytona | Retailed by Tiffany & …
1967 |
$150,000–300,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 206 |
Reference 1665 ‘Double Red’ Sea-Dweller | A stainless steel a…
1975 |
$24,000–48,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 205 |
Reference 1019 Milgauss | A stainless steel automatic antimag…
1980 |
$20,000–40,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 204 |
Reference 4130 'Empire' | A rare pink gold bubble-back automa…
1948 |
$7,000–14,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 203 |
Reference 3353 Oyster Perpetual 'Scalloped' | A stainless ste…
1935 |
$7,000–14,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 202 |
Reference 2764 'Bubbleback' | Retailed by Serpico y Laino: A …
1941 |
$6,000–12,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 201 |
Reference 2552 'Disco Volante' | A yellow gold automatic wris…
1957 |
$15,000–30,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 200 |
Reference 3428 | A yellow gold automatic wristwatch with enam…
1962 |
$40,000–80,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 199 |
Reference 2597J Calatrava 'The first series Travel-Time' | A …
1960 |
$70,000–140,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 198 |
Reference 565 Calatrava | Retailed by Le Palais Royal, Habana…
1949 |
$20,000–40,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 197 |
Reference 130 | A unique pink gold chronograph wristwatch, Ci…
1948 |
$50,000–100,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 196 |
Reference 544A 'Hooded' | A stainless steel wristwatch with s…
1940 |
$15,000–30,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 195 |
Reference 5050J-019 | A yellow gold automatic perpetual calen…
1999 |
$40,000–80,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 194 |
Reference WGTA0044 Asymétrique 'Cartier Privé' | A limited ed…
2020 |
$25,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 192 |
Reference WGCC0004 Cloche 'Cartier Privé' | A limited edition…
2021 |
$20,000–40,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 193 |
Reference WGTA0043 Asymétrique 'Cartier Privé' | A limited ed…
2020 |
$25,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 175 |
Reference 26242OR.ZZ.1322OR.02 Royal Oak | A pink gold and di…
2022 |
$120,000–140,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 176 |
Reference 6265 Daytona | A stainless steel chronograph wristw…
1974 |
$35,000–70,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 177 |
Reference 6263 'Big Red' Daytona | A stainless steel chronogr…
1986 |
$50,000–100,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 178 |
Reference 1655 Explorer II | A stainless steel automatic wris…
1980 |
$15,000–20,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 179 |
Reference 6429 Commando | A stainless steel wristwatch, Circa…
1969 |
$12,000–24,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 180 |
Reference 3009 Chronometer 'Scientific' | A yellow gold wrist…
1937 |
$7,000–14,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 181 |
Reference 971 Prince 'Tiger Stripe' | A two-tone white and ye…
1926 |
$10,000–20,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 182 |
Oyster | Retailed by Perry's: A rare early silver wristwatch …
|
$5,000–10,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 184 |
Reference 16589 Daytona | A white gold and diamond-set automa…
1997 |
$120,000–240,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 185 |
Reference 151.2.67.S Master Minute Repeater | A limited editi…
2010 |
$60,000–80,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 186 |
Reference 5236P-001 Grand Complications | A platinum automati…
2022 |
$60,000–120,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 187 |
Reference 5520P-001 Alarm Travel Time | A platinum dual time …
2022 |
$80,000–160,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 188 |
Reference 5235/50R-001 | A pink gold automatic annual calenda…
2022 |
$25,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 189 |
Reference 5077P-059 Rare Handcrafts 'Indien d'Amérique à Chev…
2010 |
$70,000–120,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 190 |
Reference 20071 'Lake in the Savannah' | A unique gilt brass …
2019 |
$100,000–200,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 191 |
Reference WGCC0003 Cloche 'Cartier Privé' | A limited edition…
2021 |
$20,000–40,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 183 |
Reference 116519 Daytona | A white gold automatic chronograph…
2005 |
$25,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 10 |
Reference 5711/1A-011 Nautilus | A stainless steel automatic …
2013 |
$60,000–120,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 3 |
Reference 126710BLRO GMT-Master II 'Pepsi' | A stainless stee…
2019 |
$10,000–20,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 2 |
Reference 126610LV Submariner ‘Starbucks’ | A stainless steel…
2021 |
$10,000–20,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 1 |
Reference 116610LN Submariner 'Secret Service' | A stainless …
2020 |
$10,000–20,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 9 |
Reference 5167A-012 Aquanaut 'Singapore Edition' | A stainles…
|
$80,000–160,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 8 |
Reference 5167A-001 Aquanaut | An early stainless steel autom…
2007 |
$40,000–80,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 7 |
Reference 116519 Daytona | A white gold chronograph wristwat…
2010 |
$40,000–60,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 135 |
Reference 60626-3 StarMoon Goldberger | A limited edition yel…
2025 |
$20,000–40,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
These watches were catalogued and offered at auction, but the house does not publish what they sold for. The estimate is what the specialists expected them to make.
Showing 1–50 of 13,973 lots with prices not disclosed 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.
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