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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 |
Reference 6239 ‘Small’ Daytona | A stainless steel chronograp…
|
$30,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 183 |
Reference 6239 ‘Small’ Daytona | A stainless steel chronograp…
|
$30,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 182 |
Reference 6239 ‘Small’ Daytona | A stainless steel chronograp…
|
$30,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 183 |
Reference 6239 ‘Small’ Daytona | A stainless steel chronograp…
|
$30,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 2423 |
ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND IMPRESSIVE 18K GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTW…
|
HK$4,000,000–8,000,000 | HK$6,350,000 | -21% |
| 1073 |
Rolex Ref. 6239 Cosmograph Daytona “Paul Newman”
|
HK$2,000,000–4,000,000 | HK$3,302,000 | -17% |
| 1113 |
Rolex Ref. 6239 Cosmograph Daytona, "Double Swiss"
|
HK$250,000–500,000 | HK$482,600 | -3% |
| 231 |
Retailed by Serpico y Laino: Daytona, Reference 6239 | A stai…
|
CHF 24,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
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 33–40 of 458 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 73,96 of 340 results (filtered)
Marketplace
$40,000
ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BOX, MADE FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1’463’570, CIRCA 1966
Marketplace
$1,125,000
ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND FINE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND JUMBO LOGO AND TROPICAL SUB-DIALS SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'520'036, CIRCA 1967
Marketplace
$937,500
ROLEX. A FINE AND VERY RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND "PAUL NEWMAN" DIAL SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'781'585, CIRCA 1968
Marketplace
$150,000
Marketplace
$106,250
Marketplace
$43,750
ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND EARLY STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, BLANK GUARANTEE, BOX AND "FLOATING DAYTONA" DIAL, MADE FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, ref. 6239, case no. 1’083’385, circa 1964
Marketplace
$150,000
Rolex. A very fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with Paul Newman dial, bracelet and box Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, Paul Newman model, ref. 6239, case no. 1’958’523, circa 1969
Marketplace
$60,000
Rolex. A Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with Bracelet, Formerly Belonging to Apollo 11 Technician, Robert W. Lightner Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Ref. 6239, Case No. 1'079'757, Circa 1965
Marketplace
$187,500
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. 1'958'323, Circa 1968
Marketplace
$68,750
Rolex. A Very Fine Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with Bracelet Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona “Cherry Red” Model, Ref. 6239, Case No. 2'011'191, Circa 1969
Marketplace
$150,000
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. 1'781'611, Circa 1969
Marketplace
$137,500
ROLEX. A VERY FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND "PAUL NEWMAN" DIAL SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 874’240, CIRCA 1963
Marketplace
$37,500
Rolex. A Fine Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with Bracelet Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, Ref. 6239, Case No. 1’428,682, Circa 1966
Marketplace
$52,500
Rolex. A Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with Bracelet Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Ref. 6239, Case No. 1'079'817, Circa 1964
Marketplace
$150,000
Rolex. A very fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with Paul Newman dial and bracelet Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, “Paul Newman” model, ref. 6239, case no. 1’781’585, circa 1968
Marketplace
$125,000
Rolex. A very fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with Paul Newman dial Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, "Paul Newman" model, Ref. 6239, Case No. 1’782’149, Circa 1968
Marketplace
$625,000
ROLEX. A FINE, VERY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'597'740, CIRCA 1967
Marketplace
$1,625,000
ROLEX. A FINE, VERY RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND PAUL NEWMAN DIAL SIGNED. ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'958'575, CIRCA 1969
Marketplace
$1,437,500
ROLEX. A FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND PAUL NEWMAN DIAL SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'695'230, CIRCA 1967
Marketplace
$56,250
Rolex. A very fine stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Guarantee and box Signed Rolex, Oyster, Cosmograph, Ref. 6239, Case No. 1’196’056, Circa 1965
Marketplace
$336,500
Rolex. A very fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with Paul Newman dial and bracelet Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, Paul Newman model, ref. 6239, case no. 1’695’232, circa 1967
Marketplace
$35,000
Rolex. A very fine chronograph wristwatch with black dial and bracelet SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'090'547, CIRCA 1964
Marketplace
$106,250
Rolex. A very fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with Paul Newman dial, bracelet and box Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, ref. 6239, case no. 1’875’537, circa 1968
Marketplace
$47,500
Rolex. A very fine and early stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, additional black dial, Garantie, invoice and box Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, ref. 6239, case no. 923’477, circa 1963