Hammer prices including buyer's premium, from completed auctions. Unlike an asking price, this is what a buyer actually paid.
208,074
Lots
$64,442
Average hammer, USD sales
$195,000
Record, USD sales
Christie's
Top house
47% of lots beat their high estimate and only 7% fell short of the low, across 161,305 completed sales from 1989 to Sep 2026.
Refreshed weekly, latest sale 18 Sep 2026.
| Lot | Watch | Estimate | Result | Vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 655 |
Reference 4871 | A yellow gold automatic wristwatch with two-…
1955 |
$7,000–12,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 661 |
Reference 2051-1 | A white gold and diamond-set dual time zon…
1970 |
$12,000–24,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 666 |
Reference 6898 P | A yellow gold bracelet watch with tiger's …
1970 |
$8,000–12,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 668 |
Reference 5274 | A stainless steel bracelet watch, Circa 1972
1972 |
$8,000–12,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 669 |
Reference 3520/10 Calatrava | A white gold bracelet watch, Ma…
1970 |
$8,000–12,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 677 |
Reference 4498 Precision | A stainless steel wristwatch with …
1947 |
$8,000–12,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 681 |
Retailed by Cartier: An 18k yellow gold wristwatch with date,…
1970 |
$10,000–15,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 683 |
Reference 5281 | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with …
1965 |
$8,000–12,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 685 |
Reference 0958 | A yellow gold and diamond set wristwatch wit…
1990 |
$8,000–12,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 688 |
Reference 2689G | A limited edition rose gold manual-wind wri…
2004 |
$20,000–30,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 691 |
Reference 78093 Tank Normale | New York retailed: A yellow go…
1970 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 692 |
Reference 17002 Jumbo | A yellow gold automatic wristwatch, C…
1975 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 693 |
Tank Normale | a yellow gold wristwatch, Circa 1990
1990 |
$8,000–12,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 695 |
Reference 3506/3 | A white gold and diamond-set bracelet watc…
1975 |
$8,000–12,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 696 |
A white gold and diamond-set wristwatch, Circa 1980
1980 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 697 |
Reference 6822 K 30 | Retailed by Cartier: A rare yellow gold…
1980 |
$20,000–40,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 699 |
Reference 8065 K 61 | A white gold, diamond, and lapis lazuli…
1985 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 700 |
Reference 12343 D 2 | A white gold and diamond-set automatic …
1970 |
$12,000–18,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 701 |
A white gold bracelet watch with lapis lazuli dial, Circa 1970
1970 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 702 |
Reference 3772 A 6 | A white gold, diamond and ruby set wrist…
1975 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 706 |
Reference AC.6005.28B.M500 Academia Chronographe Séquentiel |…
2010 |
$6,000–12,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 707 |
Reference G.3614 Retro Classic | A stainless steel and diamon…
1995 |
$8,000–12,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 712 |
Reference 9236 E47 | A white gold and diamond-set bracelet wa…
1970 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 715 |
Reference G2860.7 'Mickey Mouse' | A steel and gold Quartz M…
1990 |
$12,000–18,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 229 |
ROLEX, OPULENT AND HEAVY PLATINUM AND DIAMOND-SET ‘DAY-DATE’,…
|
$20,000–40,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 232 |
VACHERON CONSTANTIN, RARE AND ULTRA THIN 18K GOLD WRISTWATCH …
|
$6,000–12,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 239 |
PATEK PHILIPPE, DAZZLING AND HIGHLY RARE 18K WHITE GOLD, DIAM…
|
$15,000–25,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 255 |
PATEK PHILIPPE, DAZZLING AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND …
|
$20,000–40,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 258 |
PATEK PHILIPPE, LARGE AND ELEGANT 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC 'ELLIPSE…
|
$15,000–30,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 268 |
BELL & ROSS, SPORTY LIMITED EDITION CERAMIC AND TITANIUM CHRO…
|
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
These watches were offered but did not sell, because no bid reached the reserve. An unsold lot is still a data point: it marks where the market declined to go.
Showing 121–150 of 26,523 unsold lots. 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 1,12 of 12 results (demo)
Christie's
$28,500
Cosmograph Daytona
Sotheby's
$34,800
Royal Oak Jumbo
Phillips
$52,000
Nautilus
Bonhams
$18,200
GMT-Master II Pepsi
Christie's
$67,000
Chronomètre Bleu
Sotheby's
$195,000
Sky Moon Tourbillon
Catawiki
$14,500
Submariner Hulk
Phillips
$41,000
Lange 1
Heritage Auctions
$8,900
Speedmaster Moonwatch
Antiquorum
$12,400
Portugieser Chronograph
Christie's
$31,000
Overseas
Sotheby's
$178,000
RM 011 Felipe Massa
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