Weekly market brief · 2026-07-20 · 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
13,061 matched listings · as of 2026-07-20
Grail Index ($1M+)
182
$616,198,133 documented · 2002–2026
Verified sales tracked
6
latest auction-desk recaps
As of July 20, 2026, the price index stands at 99.999, a 0.001% decrease since the baseline across 13,061 matched listings. A. Lange & Söhne gained 0.14%, while Patek Philippe remained flat. Decliners included Audemars Piguet at -0.10%, Cartier at -0.09%, and Tudor at -0.05%. The Grail Index tracks 182 million-dollar results totaling $616,198,133 since 2002, led by the $31,000,000 Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime sold in 2019. Verified results include the Phillips New York Watch Auction XIV, which saw 11 lots with a $13,922,000 top price. Christie’s New York Online sale concluded June 17 with five lots and a $762,000 high. Antiquorum’s June 28 Monaco sale featured four lots, led by a $463,904 result for a selection including a Rolex Daytona Paul Newman and a Cartier Crash. Upcoming events include Sotheby’s Geneva on July 22, 2026. Christie’s will follow with online auctions in Hong Kong on September 24 and Dubai on October 5.

The week's verified results

SaleConcluded Verified lotsTop 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 +0.14%

Patek Philippe +0.00%

Decliners

Audemars Piguet -0.10%

Cartier -0.09%

Tudor -0.05%

The week in Watch of the Day

2026-07-20 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Skeletonized Perpetual Calendar $138,915 · Christie's Geneva · 2022
2026-07-19 Rolex Triple Calendar "Padellone" $1,145,000 · Christie's New York · 2013
2026-07-18 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked $412,000 · Sotheby's Geneva · 2022
2026-07-17 Cartier Tank Cintrée $110,000 · Phillips Geneva · 2020
2026-07-16 Rolex Daytona "John Player Special" $1,140,000 · Sotheby's New York · 2024
2026-07-15 IWC Vintage Collection Jubilee Edition 1868-2008 $115,000 · Christie's Geneva · 2015
2026-07-14 Vacheron Constantin 222 $176,400 · Christie's Dubai · 2024

What's ahead

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
2026-10-07 Sotheby's — Fine Watches Paris
2026-10-22 Phillips — The New York Watch Auction (Autumn) New York

Full auction calendar

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: 2026-07-20T08:15:21.596318+00:00