Hammer prices including buyer's premium, from completed auctions. Unlike an asking price, this is what a buyer actually paid.
150,147
Lots
£20,412
Average hammer, USD sales
£10,244,058
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 531 |
Reference 216570 Explorer II | A stainless steel automatic du…
Steel · Automatic · 2016 |
$6,000–9,000 | $10,160 | +13% |
| 532 |
Reference 216570 Explorer II | A stainless steel automatic du…
Steel · Automatic · 2017 |
$6,000–9,000 | $9,525 | +6% |
| 74 |
ROLEX. AN EXTREMELY WELL-PRESERVED AND ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS S…
Steel · 2011 |
$5,000–10,000 | $10,795 | +8% |
| 356 |
ROLEX, STAINLESS STEEL 'EXPLORER II', REF. 16570 SERIAL NO. 9…
Steel |
CHF 5,000–10,000 | CHF 7,620 | -24% |
| 31 |
ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT STAINLESS STEEL DUAL TIME WR…
Steel · 2012 |
CHF 20,000–40,000 | CHF 57,150 | +43% |
| 2159 |
Explorer II, Reference 16570 | A stainless steel wristwatch w…
Steel · 2004 |
HK$60,000–100,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 2159 |
Explorer II, Reference 16570 | A stainless steel wristwatch w…
Steel · 2004 |
HK$60,000–100,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 2159 |
Explorer II, Reference 16570 | A stainless steel wristwatch w…
Steel · 2004 |
HK$60,000–100,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
52 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 9–16 of 347 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 193,216 of 263 results (filtered)
Marketplace
£18,395
Rolex. A stainless steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch with dual time zone Explorer II, Ref:16570, Serial No.D64****, Circa 2000
Marketplace
£2,299
Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch with dual time zone Explorer II, Ref:16570, Serial No.S62****, Movement No.670****, Circa 1993
Marketplace
£2,575
Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch with dual time zone Explorer II, Ref:16570T, Serial No.Z17****, Movement No.127****, Circa 2006
Marketplace
£2,299
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch with dual time zone, Explorer II, Ref:16570, Serial No.T79****, Movement No.769****, Sold 1st June 1997
Marketplace
£9,198
Vacheron Constantin. A fine lady's 18K rose gold and diamond set rectangular quartz wristwatch Kalla Rome, Ref:16570, Case No.653835, Movement No.800791, Circa 1980
Marketplace
£4,599
Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch with dual time zone indication and 'Tiffany & Co' signed dial Explorer II, Ref:16570, Serial No. N219***, sold by Rolex Inc USA in February 1992
Marketplace
£2,207
Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch with dual time zone Explorer II, Ref:16570, Serial No.X86****, Movement No.659****, Circa 1991
Marketplace
£3,495
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£2,759
Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch with dual time zone Explorer II, Ref:16570 T, Serial No.Z64****, Movement No.139****, Sold 24th December 2007
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£2,299
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£2,759
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£2,943
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£2,575
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£2,943
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£2,759
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£10,163
Rolex. A military commissioned stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch Explorer II, UK Attack Helicopter Force, Limited Edition No.40/48, Ref: 216570, Circa 2015
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£32,652
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£2,943
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£41,850
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£5,629
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£32,652
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£149,003