Weekly market brief · 2026-08-10 · from the archive
The ultra-luxury watch market this week
One dated, citable read on the top of the market — compiled from the Price Index, the Grail Index, the auction desk's verified results and the Watch of the Day record. Every figure is first-party and documented.
Price Index
100.0
12,858 matched listings · as of 2026-08-10
Grail Index ($1M+)
182
$616,198,133 documented · 2002–2026
Verified sales tracked
6
latest auction-desk recaps
As of August 10, 2026, the price index stands at 100.002, a 0.002% increase across 12,858 listings tracked over 68 days. A. Lange & Söhne and Tudor saw gains of 0.15% and 0.01%, while Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin, and Cartier declined. The Grail Index tracks 182 results over $1 million totaling $616,198,133
The week's verified results
| Sale | Concluded | Verified lots | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · Antiquorum, Monaco | 2026-06-28 | 4 | $463,904 |
| Watches Online: The New York Edit · Christie's, New York | 2026-06-17 | 5 | $762,000 |
| The New York Watch Auction: XIV · Phillips, New York | 2026-06-14 | 11 | $13,922,000 |
| Important Watches · Christie's, New York | 2026-06-12 | 4 | $2,759,000 |
| The Heat Wave · Marteau & Co, Online/Geneva | 2026-06-17 | 1 | $1,750,000 |
| London Fine Watches · Bonhams, London | 2026-06-11 | 1 | $352,000 |
Index movers
Gainers
A. Lange & Söhne +0.15%
Tudor +0.01%
Decliners
Audemars Piguet -0.08%
Vacheron Constantin -0.07%
Cartier -0.06%
The week in Watch of the Day
| 2026-08-10 | Vacheron Constantin Chronograph | $150,000 · Phillips Geneva · 2016 |
| 2026-08-09 | Greubel Forsey Double Tourbillon 30° | $225,806 · Phillips Hong Kong · 2016 |
| 2026-08-08 | Greubel Forsey Balancier Convexe S² Carbon | $176,400 · Christie's Dubai · 2025 |
| 2026-08-07 | Urwerk Maltese Falcon | $133,197 · Phillips Geneva · 2024 |
| 2026-08-06 | Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Grand Complication | $1,134,000 · Sotheby's New York · 2022 |
| 2026-08-05 | Omega Seamaster 300 "Military" | $102,060 · Phillips New York · 2021 |
| 2026-08-04 | Audemars Piguet Royal Oak "Jubilee" | $357,000 · Sotheby's New York · 2024 |
What's ahead
| 2026-09-24 | Christie's — Watches Online: Hong Kong Edit | Hong Kong |
| 2026-10-05 | Christie's — Watches Online: The Dubai Edit | Dubai |
| 2026-10-07 | Sotheby's — Fine Watches | Paris |
| 2026-10-22 | Phillips — The New York Watch Auction (Autumn) | New York |
| 2026-11-07 | Antiquorum — Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces | Geneva |
Previous briefs
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About this brief
Compiled weekly from MostExpensiveWatches' first-party data: the Price Index, the Grail Index, auction-desk recaps and the daily record. Machine-readable: /data/market-brief.json. Cite as “MostExpensiveWatches Weekly Market Brief”.
Compiled: 2026-08-10T08:15:14.108589+00:00