Weekly market brief · 2026-09-21 · 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
10,239 matched listings · as of 2026-09-21
Grail Index ($1M+)
182
$616,198,133 documented · 2002–2026
Verified sales tracked
6
latest auction-desk recaps
As of 2026-09-21, the Price Index stands at 99.97 (-0.030% since baseline) across 10,239 matched listings over 110 tracked days. Gainers include A. Lange & Söhne (+0.15%), Tudor (+0.01%), and Patek Philippe (+0.01%), while Vacheron Constantin (-0.21%), Jaeger-LeCoultre (-0.14%), and Audemars Piguet (-0.13%) declined. The Grail Index tracks 182 results above $1M totaling $616,198,133 (2002–2026), led all-time by the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime at $31,000,000 in 2019. In verified auction results, Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Geneva Sessions, Fall 2026 (concluded 2026-09-11) closed with 4 verified lots and a $701,100 top result. Bonhams’ Hong Kong Online Watches: Beyond Time (concluded 2026-09-03) achieved $648,595 for an A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Soirée across 1 verified lot. Antiquorum’s June 28 Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces sale recorded 4 verified lots, reaching $463,904, led by a Rolex Daytona Paul Newman and Cartier Crash. Upcoming sales include Christie’s Watches Online: Hong Kong Edit (2026-09-24), Christie’s Watches Online: The Dubai Edit (2026-10-05), and Sotheby’s Fine Watches in Paris (2026-10-07).

The week's verified results

SaleConcluded Verified lotsTop result
Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Geneva Sessions, Fall 2026 · Phillips, Geneva 2026-09-11 4 $701,100
Hong Kong Online Watches: Beyond Time · Bonhams, Hong Kong 2026-09-03 1 $648,595
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

Index movers

Gainers

A. Lange & Söhne +0.15%

Tudor +0.01%

Patek Philippe +0.01%

Decliners

Vacheron Constantin -0.21%

Jaeger-LeCoultre -0.14%

Audemars Piguet -0.13%

The week in Watch of the Day

2026-09-21 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Skeletonized Perpetual Calendar $238,140 · Christie's Geneva · 2022
2026-09-20 Patek Philippe Chronograph "Tasti Tondi" $1,210,000 · Phillips Geneva · 2015
2026-09-19 Patek Philippe Quantieme Perpetuel $5,800,000 · Phillips Hong Kong · 2023
2026-09-18 Akrivia Chronomètre Contemporain II Only Watch 2021 $896,000 · Christie's Geneva · 2021
2026-09-17 A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Tourbillon $105,000 · Christie's Geneva · 2021
2026-09-16 Cartier Coussin Bamboo Jumbo $177,800 · Phillips New York · 2025
2026-09-15 IWC Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia $215,000 · Christie's Geneva · 2018

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

Full auction calendar

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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: 2026-09-21T08:15:13.228115+00:00