Hammer prices including buyer's premium, from completed auctions. Unlike an asking price, this is what a buyer actually paid.
150,147
Lots
$27,741
Average hammer, USD sales
$13,922,000
Record, USD sales
Antiquorum
Top house
48% of lots beat their high estimate and only 7% fell short of the low, across 148,889 completed sales from 1989 to Aug 2026.
Refreshed weekly, latest sale 21 Aug 2026.
| Lot | Watch | Estimate | Result | Vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2044 |
ROLEX. A VERY RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WIT…
Steel · 1967 |
CHF 66,000–160,000 | CHF 83,160 | -48% |
| 102 |
ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRA…
Steel · 1967 |
CHF 35,000–55,000 | CHF 44,100 | -20% |
| 243 |
ROLEX, SWITZERLAND, REF. 6262/6239, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA PAUL N…
Steel |
CHF 150,000–200,000 | CHF 187,500 incl. 25% premium | -6% |
| 204 |
ROLEX, SWITZERLAND, REF. 6262/6239, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, STAIN…
Steel |
CHF 35,000–45,000 | CHF 55,000 incl. 25% premium | +22% |
| 585 |
ROLEX, SWITZERLAND, REF. 6239, DAYTONA, SILVER DIAL WITH TROP…
Steel |
CHF 40,000–60,000 | CHF 52,500 incl. 25% premium | -13% |
| 568 |
ROLEX, SWITZERLAND, REF. 6239, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, STAINLESS …
Steel |
CHF 35,000–45,000 | CHF 40,000 incl. 25% premium | -11% |
| 569 |
ROLEX, SWITZERLAND, REF. 6239, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, "BLUE DAYT…
Steel |
CHF 20,000–30,000 | CHF 40,000 incl. 25% premium | +33% |
| 179 |
Rolex Ref. 6239 Cosmograph Daytona "Paul Newman"
Gold · Automatic |
CHF 150,000–300,000 | CHF 279,400 | -7% |
117 recorded sales across 6 houses, 1998 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 121–128 of 770 auction records. 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 73,96 of 535 results (filtered)
Marketplace
$2,016,000
Marketplace
$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
Marketplace
$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
Marketplace
$40,000
ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BOX, MADE FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1’463’570, CIRCA 1966
Marketplace
$1,125,000
ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND FINE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND JUMBO LOGO AND TROPICAL SUB-DIALS SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'520'036, CIRCA 1967
Marketplace
$937,500
ROLEX. A FINE AND VERY RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND "PAUL NEWMAN" DIAL SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'781'585, CIRCA 1968
Marketplace
$150,000
Marketplace
$106,250
Marketplace
$43,750
ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND EARLY STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, BLANK GUARANTEE, BOX AND "FLOATING DAYTONA" DIAL, MADE FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, ref. 6239, case no. 1’083’385, circa 1964
Marketplace
$150,000
Rolex. A very fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with Paul Newman dial, bracelet and box Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, Paul Newman model, ref. 6239, case no. 1’958’523, circa 1969
Marketplace
$60,000
Rolex. A Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with Bracelet, Formerly Belonging to Apollo 11 Technician, Robert W. Lightner Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Ref. 6239, Case No. 1'079'757, Circa 1965
Marketplace
$187,500
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. 1'958'323, Circa 1968
Marketplace
$68,750
Rolex. A Very Fine Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with Bracelet Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona “Cherry Red” Model, Ref. 6239, Case No. 2'011'191, Circa 1969
Marketplace
$150,000
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. 1'781'611, Circa 1969
Marketplace
$137,500
ROLEX. A VERY FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND "PAUL NEWMAN" DIAL SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 874’240, CIRCA 1963