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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 |
A gold and enamel verge watch, Circa 1765
|
$3,000–5,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 41 |
A gold and enamel verge watch, Circa 1750
|
$3,000–5,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 82 |
Tank Louis | A yellow gold wristwatch with engraved case back…
1985 |
$10,000–15,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 174 |
Reference 25854ST Royal Oak Offshore | A stainless steel auto…
2000 |
$40,000–80,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 173 |
Reference 4010U/000G-H070 Patrimony Moon Phase Retrograde Dat…
2024 |
$30,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 211 |
Reference 6236 Datocompax 'Jean Claude Killy' | A stainless s…
1960 |
$100,000–200,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 210 |
Reference 1675 GMT-Master 'Fuchsia' | A stainless steel autom…
1967 |
$20,000–40,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 209 |
Reference 6239 'Small' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograp…
1966 |
$25,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 208 |
Reference 6263 Daytona | A stainless steel chronograph wristw…
1973 |
$50,000–100,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 207 |
Reference 6239 'Paul Newman' Daytona | Retailed by Tiffany & …
1967 |
$150,000–300,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 206 |
Reference 1665 ‘Double Red’ Sea-Dweller | A stainless steel a…
1975 |
$24,000–48,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 205 |
Reference 1019 Milgauss | A stainless steel automatic antimag…
1980 |
$20,000–40,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 204 |
Reference 4130 'Empire' | A rare pink gold bubble-back automa…
1948 |
$7,000–14,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 203 |
Reference 3353 Oyster Perpetual 'Scalloped' | A stainless ste…
1935 |
$7,000–14,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 202 |
Reference 2764 'Bubbleback' | Retailed by Serpico y Laino: A …
1941 |
$6,000–12,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 201 |
Reference 2552 'Disco Volante' | A yellow gold automatic wris…
1957 |
$15,000–30,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 200 |
Reference 3428 | A yellow gold automatic wristwatch with enam…
1962 |
$40,000–80,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 199 |
Reference 2597J Calatrava 'The first series Travel-Time' | A …
1960 |
$70,000–140,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 198 |
Reference 565 Calatrava | Retailed by Le Palais Royal, Habana…
1949 |
$20,000–40,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 197 |
Reference 130 | A unique pink gold chronograph wristwatch, Ci…
1948 |
$50,000–100,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 196 |
Reference 544A 'Hooded' | A stainless steel wristwatch with s…
1940 |
$15,000–30,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 195 |
Reference 5050J-019 | A yellow gold automatic perpetual calen…
1999 |
$40,000–80,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 194 |
Reference WGTA0044 Asymétrique 'Cartier Privé' | A limited ed…
2020 |
$25,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 178 |
Reference 1655 Explorer II | A stainless steel automatic wris…
1980 |
$15,000–20,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 182 |
Oyster | Retailed by Perry's: A rare early silver wristwatch …
|
$5,000–10,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 181 |
Reference 971 Prince 'Tiger Stripe' | A two-tone white and ye…
1926 |
$10,000–20,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 180 |
Reference 3009 Chronometer 'Scientific' | A yellow gold wrist…
1937 |
$7,000–14,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 179 |
Reference 6429 Commando | A stainless steel wristwatch, Circa…
1969 |
$12,000–24,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 176 |
Reference 6265 Daytona | A stainless steel chronograph wristw…
1974 |
$35,000–70,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 193 |
Reference WGTA0043 Asymétrique 'Cartier Privé' | A limited ed…
2020 |
$25,000–50,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
These watches were catalogued and offered at auction, but the house does not publish what they sold for. The estimate is what the specialists expected them to make.
Showing 1–30 of 10,250 lots with prices not disclosed. 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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