Hammer prices including buyer's premium, from completed auctions. Unlike an asking price, this is what a buyer actually paid.
150,147
Lots
¥204,960
Average hammer, USD sales
¥93,792,681
Record, USD sales
Antiquorum
Top house
49% of lots beat their high estimate and only 6% fell short of the low, across 73,697 completed sales from 1991 to Aug 2026.
Refreshed weekly, latest sale 21 Aug 2026.
| Lot | Watch | Estimate | Result | Vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 |
Reference 216570 Explorer II | A stainless steel automatic du…
Steel · Automatic · 2016 |
$6,000–12,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 391 |
Reference 16570 Explorer II | A stainless steel automatic dua…
Steel · Automatic · 1991 |
$6,000–12,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 394 |
Reference 216570 Explorer II | A stainless steel automatic du…
Steel · Automatic · 2020 |
$6,000–9,000 | Not disclosed house does not publish results | – |
| 100 |
ROLEX. A SPORTY STAINLESS STEEL DUAL TIME AUTOMATIC WRISTWATC…
Steel · Automatic · 2011 |
$7,000–10,000 | $9,525 | -5% |
| 805 |
Rolex Ref. 16570 Explorer II
|
HK$30,000–60,000 | HK$88,900 | +48% |
| 8054 |
Rolex Ref. 16570 Explorer II
Stainless steel · Automatic cal. 2325 · Circa 2000 |
HK$20,000–36,000 | HK$69,850 | +94% |
| 106 |
Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch wi…
Steel · Automatic |
£4,000–6,000 | £6,400 incl. 28% premium | +7% |
| 531 |
Reference 216570 Explorer II | A stainless steel automatic du…
Steel · Automatic · 2016 |
$6,000–9,000 | Unsold no bid met the reserve | – |
28 recorded sales across 5 houses, 2011 to 2025. 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 1–8 of 229 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 1,24 of 242 results (filtered)
Marketplace
¥93,375
Reference 216570 Explorer II | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, 24 hours indication and bracelet, Circa 2010
Marketplace
¥59,420
Reference 16570 Explorer II 'Polar' | A stainless steel dual time zone wristwatch with date, 24-hour indication and bracelet, Circa 1999
Marketplace
¥84,886
Reference 16570 Explorer II | A stainless steel dual time zone wristwatch with date, 24-hour indication and bracelet, Circa 2005
Marketplace
¥93,375
Reference 216570 Explorer II 'PPP' | A limited edition DLC-coated stainless steel automatic wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 2016
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¥52,549
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¥513,360
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¥55,614
Explorer II, reference 16570 Montre bracelet en acier avec date et indication 24 heures | Stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24-hour indication and bracelet Vers 2002 | Circa 2002
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¥222,456
Explorer II '22 Special Air Service', reference 216570 Montre bracelet en acier avec date et indication 24h | Stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24-hour indication and bracelet Vers 2012 | Circa 2012
Marketplace
¥51,336
Explorer II, reference 16570 Montre bracelet en acier avec indication 24 heures, date et bracelet | Stainless steel wristwatch with 24 hour indication, date and bracelet Vers 1997 | Circa 1997
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¥51,336
Explorer II, reference 16570, stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24-hour indication and bracelet, circa 1994 Montre bracelet en acier avec date et indication 24h | Stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24-hour indication and bracelet Vers 1994 | Circa 1994
Marketplace
¥4,244,318
Rolex | Explorer II, Reference 16570, A stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24 hours indication and bracelet, Circa 2001 | 勞力士 | Explorer II 型號16570 精鋼鏈帶腕錶,備日期及24小時顯示,約2001年製
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¥67,909
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¥63,665
'Polar' Explorer II, Ref. 16570 Stainless steel dual time zone wristwatch with date, 24-hour indication and bracelet, Circa 2002
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¥118,841
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¥161,284
'SRR' Explorer II, Ref. 16570 Limited edition stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24 hour indication and bracelet made for the Special Reconnaissance Regiment Circa 2007
Marketplace
¥385,020
Explorer II, Reference 16570 | A stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24 hours indication and bracelet, Circa 2000 | 勞力士 | Explorer II 型號16570 | 精鋼鏈帶腕錶,備日期及24小時顯示,約2000年製
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¥64,170
Explorer II 'Swiss only', reference 16570 Montre bracelet en acier avec date et indication 24 heures | Stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24-hour indication and bracelet Vers 1998 | Circa 1998
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¥68,448
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¥64,170
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¥113,182
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¥56,591
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¥64,675
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¥76,802