Weekly market brief · 2026-07-05

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
13,180 matched listings · as of 2026-07-05
Grail Index ($1M+)
165
$566,269,033 documented · 2002–2026
Verified sales tracked
6
latest auction-desk recaps
As of July 5, 2026, the Price Index stands at 100.009, a 0.009% increase across 13,180 matched listings tracked over 32 days. A. Lange & Söhne (+0.14%) and Patek Philippe (+0.02%) recorded gains, while Audemars Piguet (-0.12%), Grand Seiko (-0.03%), and Vacheron Constantin (-0.02%) declined. The Grail Index currently tracks 165 results over $1 million, totaling $566,269,033 since 2002. Verified results include Phillips’ New York Watch Auction XIV, which concluded June 14 with 11 lots and a $13,922,000 top price. Christie’s New York Edit ended June 17 with five lots and a $762,000 top sale featuring Richard Mille and Cartier. Antiquorum’s June 28 Monaco sale recorded four lots, led by a $435,190 result for vintage Rolex and Cartier Crash models. Upcoming auctions include Sotheby’s Important Watches in Hong Kong on July 10, Antiquorum’s New York sale on July 18, and Sotheby’s Geneva auction on July 22.

The week's verified results

SaleConcluded Verified lotsTop result
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 Modern & Vintage Timepieces · Antiquorum, Monaco 2026-06-28 4 $435,190
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 +0.14%

Patek Philippe +0.02%

Decliners

Audemars Piguet -0.12%

Grand Seiko -0.03%

Vacheron Constantin -0.02%

The week in Watch of the Day

2026-07-05 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona $871,000 · Sotheby's Hong Kong · 2018
2026-07-04 Rolex Military Submariner 'MilSub' $238,000 · Bonhams London New Bond Street · 2022
2026-07-03 Urwerk Torpedo $149,985 · Phillips Geneva · 2018

What's ahead

2026-07-10 Sotheby's — Important Watches Hong Kong Hong Kong
2026-07-18 Antiquorum — Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York
2026-07-22 Sotheby's — Watches Geneva
2026-09-24 Christie's — Watches Online: Hong Kong Edit Hong Kong
2026-10-05 Christie's — Watches Online: The Dubai Edit Dubai

Full auction calendar

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: 2026-07-05T21:06:39.223883+00:00