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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 |
Ronde à Escalier | New York retailed: A rare and elegant 18ct…
1945 |
$15,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 21 |
Triple Date Calendar | A yellow gold triple calendar wristwat…
1946 |
$10,000–15,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 22 |
Helm | New York retailed: A rare yellow gold wristwatch in th…
1946 |
$20,000–40,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 23 |
Grande Ronde | New York retailed: A yellow gold over-sized ce…
1955 |
$6,000–8,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 24 |
Ronde | New York retailed: A very slim white gold circular wr…
1960 |
$6,000–8,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 25 |
Carré | Retailed by Cartier New York: A rare, fine and very s…
1961 |
$20,000–30,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 26 |
Poire | New York retailed: An unusual yellow gold asymmetric …
1965 |
$30,000–50,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 27 |
Reference 9136 | Retailed by Cartier New York: A white gold r…
1968 |
$5,000–8,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 28 |
Bamboo | New York Retailed: A rare and unusual lady’s yellow …
1968 |
$8,000–12,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 29 |
Reference 903 | Retailed by Cartier New York: A very slim yel…
1970 |
$4,000–6,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 30 |
Stepped Tank | New York retailed: A yellow gold rectangular w…
1970 |
$8,000–12,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 31 |
A fine and unusual yellow gold miniature prism mystery clock …
1955 |
$15,000–30,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 32 |
Catalogue of the Collection of Watches, The Property of J. Pi…
1912 |
$20,000–40,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 33 |
Reference 1485 'Carree Estanche'| A stainless steel wristwatc…
1941 |
$9,000–18,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 34 |
Reference 96 Calatrava | Retailed by Tiffany & Co.: A yellow …
1943 |
$10,000–15,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 35 |
Reference 565 Calatrava | Retailed by Tiffany & Co.: A stainl…
1944 |
$80,000–160,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 36 |
Reference 1594 Calatrava 'Pink on Pink' | Retailed by Freccer…
1944 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 37 |
Reference 1491 'Ricciolo Pink on Pink' | A rare and fine pink…
1944 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 38 |
Reference 1579 'Spider Lugs' | A yellow gold chronograph wris…
1947 |
$50,000–100,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 39 |
Reference 96 Calatrava | A stainless steel wristwatch with Br…
1943 |
$40,000–80,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 40 |
Made for Henry Graves Jr. 1904-S Twenty Dollar Double Eagle C…
1925 |
$300,000–500,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 41 |
Reference 4449 | A yellow gold wristwatch, Circa 1950
1950 |
$12,000–24,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 42 |
Reverso Standard | An early stainless steel reversible wristw…
1931 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 43 |
Reverso Luxe | Retailed by E. Gübelin: A stainless steel reve…
1933 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 2 |
Reference 126610LV Submariner ‘Starbucks’ | A stainless steel…
2021 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 2 |
Reference 126610LV Submariner ‘Starbucks’ | A stainless steel…
2021 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 3 |
Reference 126710BLRO GMT-Master II 'Pepsi' | A stainless stee…
2019 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 3 |
Reference 126710BLRO GMT-Master II 'Pepsi' | A stainless stee…
2019 |
$10,000–20,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 4 |
Reference 116500 Daytona | A stainless steel automatic chrono…
2018 |
$15,000–30,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
| 4 |
Reference 116500 Daytona | A stainless steel automatic chrono…
2018 |
$15,000–30,000 | 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 181–210 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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