Hammer prices including buyer's premium, from completed auctions. Unlike an asking price, this is what a buyer actually paid.
150,147
Lots
£22,315
Average hammer, USD sales
£10,211,453
Record, USD sales
Antiquorum
Top house
49% of lots beat their high estimate and only 6% fell short of the low, across 73,697 completed sales from 1991 to Aug 2026.
Refreshed weekly, latest sale 21 Aug 2026.
| Lot | Watch | Estimate | Result | Vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 |
Rolex Ref. 6239 Cosmograph Daytona “Paul Newman”
Steel · P.9010 · 2023 |
$120,000–240,000 | $381,000 | +59% |
| 102 |
Reference 6239 'Small' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograp…
Steel · 1966 |
$30,000–60,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 102 |
Reference 6239 'Small' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograp…
Steel · 1966 |
$30,000–60,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 102 |
Reference 6239 'Small' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograp…
Steel · 1966 |
$30,000–60,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 102 |
Reference 6239 'Small' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograp…
Steel · 1966 |
$30,000–60,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 273 |
ROLEX, STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH 'DAYTONA' WITH PAUL NEWMAN…
Steel |
CHF 100,000–150,000 | CHF 88,200 | -41% |
| 274 |
ROLEX, STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH 'SMALL DAYTONA', REF. 6239
Steel |
CHF 40,000–60,000 | CHF 52,920 | -12% |
| 2258 |
ROLEX. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRIS…
Steel |
HK$800,000–1,600,000 | HK$2,016,000 | +26% |
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 129–136 of 465 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 49,72 of 340 results (filtered)
Marketplace
£38,816
Marketplace
£45,842
ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1958485, CIRCA 1966
Marketplace
£32,346
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
£13,753
ROLEX. A FINE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, CASE NO. 1193385, REF. 6239, CIRCA 1964
Marketplace
£166,352
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
£41,588
Marketplace
£68,763
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
£201,706
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
£11,919
ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET SIGNED ROLEX, CASE NO. 1626267, REF. 6239, CIRCA 1963
Marketplace
£50,830
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
£1,432,479
ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND “PAUL NEWMAN” DIAL DAYTONA MODEL, “PAUL NEWMAN”, REF. 6239
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£45,842
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£1,478,688
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£35,940
ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, "PAUL NEWMAN", CASE NO. 2526239, REF. 6262, CIRCA 1970
Marketplace
£41,258
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£1,191,899
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£48,409
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
£91,685
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
£41,258
Marketplace
£1,008,530
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
£1,191,899
ROLEX. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND PAUL NEWMAN DIAL DAYTONA, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6239, CIRCA 1969
Marketplace
£12,322
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
£486,295
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
£119,190
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