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
49% of lots beat their high estimate and only 6% fell short of the low, across 73,690 completed sales from 1991 to Aug 2026.
Refreshed weekly, latest sale 19 Aug 2026.
| Lot | Watch | Estimate | Result | Vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 214 |
Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red"
|
CHF 40,000–80,000 | CHF 88,900 | +11% |
| 518 |
Rolex Ref 6265 Cosmograph Daytona
|
– | CHF 65,000 incl. 25% premium | – |
| 193 |
Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona
|
CHF 30,000–60,000 | CHF 63,500 | +6% |
| 172 |
Rolex Ref. 6265 Cosmograph Daytona
|
CHF 30,000–60,000 | CHF 57,150 | -5% |
| 175 |
Rolex Ref 6265 Daytona Big Red Stainless Steel Libyan Armed F…
|
– | €72,160 incl. 31.2% premium | – |
| 176 |
Rolex Ref 6265 Daytona Big Red
|
– | €68,224 incl. 31.2% premium | – |
| 97 |
ROLEX. A VERY ATTRACTIVE AND COVETED 18K GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRI…
|
$70,000–120,000 | $127,000 | +6% |
| 62 |
ROLEX. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH …
|
$100,000–200,000 | $114,300 | -43% |
48 recorded sales across 5 houses, 2006 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 17–24 of 370 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 1,24 of 267 results (filtered)
Marketplace
$22,800
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Water Resistant Chronograph Wristwatch on Bracelet SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER COSMOGRAPH, PAUL NEWMAN, CASE NO 2921322, REF NO 6265/0, CIRCA 1970
Marketplace
$161,000
Rolex. A very rare and highly attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with brown subsidiary dials, original guarantee and box SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER, COSMOGRAPH, REF. 6265, CASE NO. 2851466, MANUFACTURED IN 1971
Marketplace
$185,000
Rolex. A highly exclusive and attractive 14K gold chronograph wristwatch with champagne dial and bracelet SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER, SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER, OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED, COSMOGRAPH, RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO., REF. 6265, CASE NO. 5'060'433, MANUFACTURED IN 1976
Marketplace
$161,000
Rolex. A fine and rare 18K gold chronograph wristwatch with original guarantee and box SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER, SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED, COSMOGRAPH, REF. 6265, CASE NO. 7'426'329, MANUFACTURED IN 1982
Marketplace
$158,600
Rolex. A fine and rare 18K gold chronograph wristwatch with champagne dial, bracelet, original guarantee and box SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER, SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED, COSMOGRAPH, REF. 6265, CASE NO. 6'250'502, MANUFACTURED IN 1980
Marketplace
$40,000
Rolex. A Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with Original Guarantee, Bill of Sale and Tie Tag SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER CHRONOGRAPH, DAYTONA, REF. 6265, CASE NO. 932'870, CIRCA 1986
Marketplace
$250,000
ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER COSMOGRAPH, REF. 6263/6265, CASE NO. 3'590'445, CIRCA 1973
Marketplace
$72,500
Rolex. A Fine and Very Attractive Chronograph Wristwatch with Bracelet Signed Rolex, Oyster, Cosmograph, Daytona, Retailed by Tiffany & Co., Ref. 6265, Case No. 9’324’043, Circa 1986
Marketplace
$87,500
Rolex. A Rare and Very Fine 18k Gold Chronograph Wristwatch with Bracelet Signed Rolex, Oyster, Cosmograph, Ref. 6265, Case No. 9'649'250, Circa 1987
Marketplace
$269,000
Rolex. A Fine and Very Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch "Panda" Dial and Bracelet Signed Rolex, Oyster, Cosmograph, Paul Newman Model, Ref. 6265, Case No. 2’921’277, Circa 1972
Marketplace
$312,500
ROLEX. A FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, BLACK DIAL, GUARANTEE AND BOX SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 6265, CASE NO. 4'138'236, CIRCA 1975
Marketplace
$775,000
ROLEX. A FINE 18K GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, GUARANTEE AND BOX SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER, COSMOGRAPH MODEL, REF. 6265/6263, CASE NO. R328819, CIRCA 1987
Marketplace
$187,500
ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 6265 STAINLESS STEEL MANUALLY-WOUND CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET CASE NO. 3731270, CIRCA 1972
Marketplace
$237,500
ROLEX, OYSTER COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, REF. 6265/6263 STAINLESS STEEL MANUALLY-WOUND CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET CASE 8707080, MANUFACTURED IN 1985
Marketplace
$38,100
ROLEX. A COVETED STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 6265, CASE NO. 3'976'466, CIRCA 1975
Marketplace
$368,300
ROLEX. AN ICONIC AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH 'PAUL NEWMAN' DIAL AND BRACELET DAYTONA 'PAUL NEWMAN' MODEL, REF. 6265, CASE NO. 3'032’089, CIRCA 1972
ROLEX. A RARE AND ICONIC STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET DAYTONA 'BIG RED' MODEL, REF. 6265, CASE NO. 7'426'507, CIRCA 1983
Marketplace
$508,000
Marketplace
$50,000
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with Bracelet SIGNED ROLEX, RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO., REF. 6265, CASE NO. 3'347'764, MANUFACTURED IN 1973
Marketplace
$107,950
Marketplace
$53,340
ROLEX. AN ATTRACTIVE AND EARLY STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BLACK DIAL DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 6265, CASE NO. 2’788’279, CIRCA 1971
Marketplace
$138,600
ROLEX. AN ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET SIGNED ROLEX, DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 6265, CASE NO. 6'123'297, CIRCA 1979
Marketplace
$114,300
ROLEX. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 6265, CASE NO. 5’953’794, CIRCA 1979
Marketplace
$82,550
ROLEX. AN ATTRACTIVE AND SPORTY STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET DAYTONA 'BIG RED' MODEL, REF. 6265, CASE NO. 6'197'376, CIRCA 1979