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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – |
| 96 |
Reference 6239 'Paul Newman' Daytona | A stainless steel chro…
|
$120,000–240,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 104 |
Rolex Ref. 6239 Cosmograph Daytona “Paul Newman”
|
$600,000–1,200,000 | $1,079,500 | -10% |
| 150 |
Rolex Ref. 6239 Cosmograph Daytona “Jumbo Logo”
|
$30,000–60,000 | $57,150 | -5% |
| 53 |
ROLEX. A HIGHLY IMPORTANT, RARE AND EARLY STAINLESS STEEL CHR…
|
$50,000–100,000 | $82,550 | -17% |
| 99 |
ROLEX. AN ICONIC AND ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH W…
|
CHF 150,000–250,000 | CHF 203,200 | -19% |
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 9–16 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 121,144 of 340 results (filtered)
Marketplace
$62,500
Rolex. A rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6262/6239, CASE NO. 2'379'276, MANUFACTURED IN 1970
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$87,500
Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with black dial and bracelet SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'626'373, CIRCA 1967
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$35,850
Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel water-resistant chronograph wristwatch with bracelet SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER, COSMOGRAPH, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6240/6239, CIRCA 1970
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$57,360
Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel water-resistant chronograph wristwatch with bracelet SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6239, CIRCA 1962
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$112,500
Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with black dial and bracelet SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 6239, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, CASE NO. 1'997'755, CIRCA 1969
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$87,500
Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and box SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'988'017, CIRCA 1968
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$48,750
Rolex. A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, chocolate brown subsidiary dials, original invoice, guarantee, brochure and presentation box SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'695'467, MANUFACTURED IN 1968
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$118,750
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$129,000
Rolex. A rare and attractive 18K gold chronograph wristwatch with black dial and bracelet SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'757'920, MANUFACTURED IN 1968
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$25,000
Rolex. A fine stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'419'109, MANUFACTURED IN 1966
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$39,360
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$81,250
Rolex. A Rare and Early Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with "Double Swiss Underline" Dial Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Ref. 6239, Case No. 923'367, Circa 1963
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$37,500
Rolex. A Very Fine and Extremely Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with Black Dial and "Floating Daytona" Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, Ref. 6239, Case No. 1'048'954, Circa 1964
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$37,500
Rolex. A Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Ref. 6239, Case No. 1'419'104, Circa 1964
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$137,000
Rolex. A Very Rare and Attractive Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with Black Dial Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, Retailed by Tiffany & Co., Ref. 6239, Case No. 1'475'609, Circa 1966
Marketplace
$118,750
Rolex. A Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with Bracelet Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, Paul Newman Model, Ref. 6239, Case No. 2'011'230, Circa 1968
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$2,500
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$37,500
Rolex. A Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with Bracelet Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, Ref. 6239, Case No. 2'046'816, Circa 1969
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$8,125
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$12,500
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$118,750
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$229,600
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$28,864