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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 |
Reference WGCC0004 Cloche 'Cartier Privé' | A limited edition…
2021 |
$20,000–40,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 193 |
Reference WGTA0043 Asymétrique 'Cartier Privé' | A limited ed…
2020 |
$25,000–50,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 194 |
Reference WGTA0044 Asymétrique 'Cartier Privé' | A limited ed…
2020 |
$25,000–50,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 195 |
Reference 5050J-019 | A yellow gold automatic perpetual calen…
1999 |
$40,000–80,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 196 |
Reference 544A 'Hooded' | A stainless steel wristwatch with s…
1940 |
$15,000–30,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 197 |
Reference 130 | A unique pink gold chronograph wristwatch, Ci…
1948 |
$50,000–100,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 198 |
Reference 565 Calatrava | Retailed by Le Palais Royal, Habana…
1949 |
$20,000–40,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 199 |
Reference 2597J Calatrava 'The first series Travel-Time' | A …
1960 |
$70,000–140,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 200 |
Reference 3428 | A yellow gold automatic wristwatch with enam…
1962 |
$40,000–80,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 201 |
Reference 2552 'Disco Volante' | A yellow gold automatic wris…
1957 |
$15,000–30,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 202 |
Reference 2764 'Bubbleback' | Retailed by Serpico y Laino: A …
1941 |
$6,000–12,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 203 |
Reference 3353 Oyster Perpetual 'Scalloped' | A stainless ste…
1935 |
$7,000–14,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 204 |
Reference 4130 'Empire' | A rare pink gold bubble-back automa…
1948 |
$7,000–14,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 205 |
Reference 1019 Milgauss | A stainless steel automatic antimag…
1980 |
$20,000–40,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 206 |
Reference 1665 ‘Double Red’ Sea-Dweller | A stainless steel a…
1975 |
$24,000–48,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 207 |
Reference 6239 'Paul Newman' Daytona | Retailed by Tiffany & …
1967 |
$150,000–300,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 208 |
Reference 6263 Daytona | A stainless steel chronograph wristw…
1973 |
$50,000–100,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 209 |
Reference 6239 'Small' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograp…
1966 |
$25,000–50,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 210 |
Reference 1675 GMT-Master 'Fuchsia' | A stainless steel autom…
1967 |
$20,000–40,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 211 |
Reference 6236 Datocompax 'Jean Claude Killy' | A stainless s…
1960 |
$100,000–200,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 1 |
Reference 116610LN Submariner 'Secret Service' | A stainless …
2020 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 1 |
Reference 116610LN Submariner 'Secret Service' | A stainless …
2020 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 12 |
Octa Automatique Réserve Sport Titanium | A titanium automati…
2015 |
$70,000–140,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 13 |
Vagabondage I | A limited edition platinum semi-skeletonized …
2006 |
$200,000–400,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 14 |
Vagabondage II Owned and Worn by Tom Brady | A limited editio…
2017 |
$400,000–800,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 15 |
Chronomètre Bleu Byblos | A rare limited edition tantalum sem…
2015 |
$200,000–400,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 16 |
Reference 77.147.302 Chronomètre Artisans Rose | A limited ed…
2025 |
$100,000–200,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 17 |
Reference 5216P | Retailed by Tiffany & Co.: A unique platinu…
2015 |
$400,000–800,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 18 |
Reference 5951P-011 | Retailed by Tiffany & Co.: A platinum p…
2014 |
$200,000–400,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 19 |
Tank Normale ‘Grande’ | New York retailed: A rare yellow gold…
1945 |
$40,000–60,000 | 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 151–180 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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