Weekly market brief · 2026-07-06 · 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
13,178 matched listings · as of 2026-07-06
Grail Index ($1M+)
165
$566,269,033 documented · 2002–2026
Verified sales tracked
6
latest auction-desk recaps
As of July 6, 2026, the price index is 100.009, a 0.009% increase since the baseline across 13,178 matched listings tracked over 33 days. A. Lange & Söhne rose 0.14% and Patek Philippe gained 0.02%. Decliners include Audemars Piguet (-0.12%), Grand Seiko (-0.03%), and Vacheron Constantin (-0.02%). The Grail Index tracks
The week's verified results
| Sale | Concluded | Verified lots | Top 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
| 2026-07-06 | Voutilainen Vingt-8 ISO Unique Piece | $151,200 · Phillips Geneva · 2022 |
| 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 |
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: 2026-07-06T08:15:12.406982+00:00