Hammer prices including buyer's premium, from completed auctions. Unlike an asking price, this is what a buyer actually paid.
150,140
Lots
$30,413
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 |
Reference 6239 'Paul Newman' Daytona | A stainless steel chro…
|
$120,000–240,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 96 |
Reference 6239 'Paul Newman' Daytona | A stainless steel chro…
|
$120,000–240,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 207 |
Reference 6239 'Paul Newman' Daytona | Retailed by Tiffany & …
|
$150,000–300,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 209 |
Reference 6239 'Small' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograp…
|
$25,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 207 |
Reference 6239 'Paul Newman' Daytona | Retailed by Tiffany & …
|
$150,000–300,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 209 |
Reference 6239 'Small' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograp…
|
$25,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 207 |
Reference 6239 'Paul Newman' Daytona | Retailed by Tiffany & …
|
$150,000–300,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 209 |
Reference 6239 'Small' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograp…
|
$25,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
76 recorded sales across 5 houses, 2004 to 2026. US dollar sales only.
Bar shows the full range of prices paid that year; the mark is the median. Median rather than average, so one exceptional lot does not distort the year. * Years marked with an asterisk have fewer than three recorded sales, too few to read as a market level.
Showing 1–8 of 121 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 49,72 of 340 results (filtered)
Marketplace
$52,920
Marketplace
$62,500
ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1958485, CIRCA 1966
Marketplace
$44,100
ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET SIGNED ROLEX, DAYTONA 'CHERRY LOGO' MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'597'258, CIRCA 1967
Marketplace
$18,750
ROLEX. A FINE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, CASE NO. 1193385, REF. 6239, CIRCA 1964
Marketplace
$226,800
ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH 'PAUL NEWMAN' DIAL AND BRACELET SIGNED ROLEX, DAYTONA 'PAUL NEWMAN' MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'875'534, CIRCA 1968
Marketplace
$56,700
Marketplace
$93,750
ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND EARLY STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND 'SOLO' DIAL SIGNED ROLEX, DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'053'839, CIRCA 1964
Marketplace
$275,000
ROLEX. A VERY RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH PAUL NEWMAN DIAL AND BRACELET SIGNED ROLEX, DAYTONA 'PAUL NEWMAN' MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'875'537, CIRCA 1968
Marketplace
$16,250
ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET SIGNED ROLEX, CASE NO. 1626267, REF. 6239, CIRCA 1963
Marketplace
$69,300
ROLEX. A RARE AND EARLY STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET SIGNED ROLEX, DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'090'519, CIRCA 1964
Marketplace
$1,953,000
ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND “PAUL NEWMAN” DIAL DAYTONA MODEL, “PAUL NEWMAN”, REF. 6239
Marketplace
$62,500
Marketplace
$2,016,000
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$49,000
ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, "PAUL NEWMAN", CASE NO. 2526239, REF. 6262, CIRCA 1970
Marketplace
$56,250
Marketplace
$1,625,000
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$66,000
ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND ORIGINAL GUARANTEE SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, "PAUL NEWMAN DAYTONA", CASE NO. 1597661, REF. 6239, CIRCA 1967
Marketplace
$125,000
Rolex. A Rare and Attractive Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch "Paul Newman" Dial and Bracelet Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, Paul Newman Model, Ref. 6239, Case No. 1'998'797, Circa 1968
Marketplace
$56,250
Marketplace
$1,375,000
ROLEX. A VERY RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND PAUL NEWMAN DIAL SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 2'048'330, CIRCA 1969
Marketplace
$1,625,000
ROLEX. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND PAUL NEWMAN DIAL DAYTONA, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6239, CIRCA 1969
Marketplace
$16,800
BREGUET. A FINE LADY'S 18K GOLD, DIAMOND AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH CENTER SECONDS, DATE AND BRACELET SIGNED BREGUET,"MARINE", NO. 62391, CIRCA 2000
Marketplace
$663,000
Rolex. A very fine and extremely rare 18K gold chronograph wristwatch with champagne "Paul Newman" dial, certificate and box Signed Rolex, Cosmograph Daytona, "Paul Newman" model, ref. 6239, case no. 2’056’763, circa 1969
Marketplace
$162,500
Rolex. A Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch "Paul Newman" Dial and Bracelet Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, Paul Newman Model, Ref. 6239, Case No. 1'875'578, Circa 1968