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Sotheby's

Important Watches

New York

2023-06-02 - 2023-06-09

Total estimated price

USD13,155,250

Average estimated price

USD106,091

Lots sold

124/124

Total sale price

Average sale price

Performance

There are 124 lots in this auction

Order by:

Bright Idea | A limited edition brass and precious lucite sculpture composed with vintage movement parts, Circa 2023

USD18,000 - USD24,000

Reference Q5165101 Atmos 561 by Marc Newson | A baccarat crystal atmos clock with month and moon phases, Made to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atmos clock, Circa 2008

USD10,000 - USD15,000

Reference 116710 GMT-Master II 'Batman' | A stainless steel dual time wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 2013

USD10,000 - USD15,000

Reference 3947 Rattrapante | A white gold split seconds chronograph wristwatch, Circa 2000

USD8,000 - USD12,000

A platinum wristwatch with date and power reserve indication, Circa 2000

USD15,000 - USD20,000

Zeitwerk | A pink gold wristwatch with digital display and power reserve indication, Circa 2010

USD50,000 - USD80,000

Reference 5130 | A white gold automatic world time wristwatch, Circa 2005

USD20,000 - USD30,000

#10

Reference 5960P-001 | A platinum automatic annual calendar flyback chronograph wristwatch with power reserve and day/night indication, Circa 2007

USD30,000 - USD50,000

#11

Reference RM002 AC | A platinum semi-skeletonised tourbillon wristwatch with power reserve and torque indication, Circa 2005

USD100,000 - USD150,000

#12

Quadruple Tourbillon Secret | A limited edition platinum quadruple tourbillon wristwatch with power reserve indication, Circa 2012

USD200,000 - USD400,000

#13

Reference 25882BA John Schaeffer | A limited edition yellow gold cushion shaped minute repeating wristwatch, Circa 1995

USD20,000 - USD30,000

#14

Reference 25720 Star Wheel | A yellow gold semi-skeletonised wristwatch with rotating discs display, Circa 1993

USD15,000 - USD25,000

#15

Reference 4332BA Royal Oak | A yellow gold automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1980

USD15,000 - USD25,000

#16

Reference 14802ST.OO.0944ST.01 Royal Oak Jubilee | A limited edition stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1992

USD15,000 - USD25,000

#17

Nautilus | A pair of white gold cufflinks

USD1,500 - USD2,500

#18

Calatrava Cross | A pair of white gold cufflinks with guilloched outer ring

USD1,500 - USD2,500

#19

Reference 5711G-001 Nautilus | A white gold automatic wristwatch with date, Circa 2008

USD50,000 - USD80,000

#21

Reference 5980/1A-001 Nautilus | A stainless steel flyback chronograph bracelet watch with date, Circa 2008

USD50,000 - USD100,000

#24

Reference 3700/1 Nautilus | A stainless steel wristwatch with date, bracelet and original cork box, Made in 1979

USD100,000 - USD200,000

#25

A gilt brass presentation timepiece with alarm inscribed to Paul Newman, Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. 1988 PPG Indy Car World Series

USD500 - USD1,000

#26

Reference 4459/1 | A white gold cushion shaped bracelet watch, Owned by Joanne Woodward, Circa 1980

USD2,000 - USD5,000

#27

Reference 16520 'Zenith' Daytona | A stainless steel automatic chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1993

USD500,000 - USD1,000,000

#28

Paul Newman's Rolex 24 at Daytona Exxon Supreme GTS-1 Winner Award, 1995

USD2,000 - USD4,000

#29

Paul Newman's racing suit worn during his last professional race in 2007, and his last ever laps at Lime Rock Park in 2008 | Sparco Model R507 EN-340, featuring "PLN" and "Butch" embroidery and patches from Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Victory Junction Gang, and McDonald's

USD5,000 - USD10,000

#30

Reference 116519 Daytona | A white gold automatic chronograph wristwatch, Circa 2006

USD500,000 - USD1,000,000

#31

Reference 2451 Calatrava | A stainless steel wristwatch with Breguet numerals, Made in 1950

USD10,000 - USD15,000

#32

Reference 3878 | A yellow gold skeletonized wristwatch, Service Sealed, Circa 1990

USD20,000 - USD40,000

#33

Reference 3424 | A pink gold asymmetrical wristwatch, designed by Gilbert Albert, Made in 1962

USD20,000 - USD30,000

#34

Reference 130 | Retailed by Gobbi Milano: A pink gold chronograph wristwatch, Made in 1953

USD60,000 - USD120,000

#35

Reference 3970/E | A yellow gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, Circa 1991

USD60,000 - USD90,000

#36

Reference 2526 | A yellow gold wristwatch with first series black enamel dial, Made in 1957

USD50,000 - USD100,000

#37

Reference 2597 'Heures Sautantes' | An early and rare yellow gold wristwatch with adjustable jumping hour hand, Made in 1957

USD60,000 - USD70,000

#38

Reference 1518 | A pink gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, Made in 1946

USD2,500,000 - USD4,500,000

#41

Reference 82035 Historiques American 1921 'Collection Excellence Platine' | A limited edition platinum wristwatch, Circa 2021

USD30,000 - USD50,000

#42

Reference 82035 Historiques American 1921 | A pink gold wristwatch, Circa 2016

USD15,000 - USD25,000

#47

Automatique Lune Havana | A pink gold automatic wristwatch with date, power reserve and moon phases, Circa 2017

USD50,000 - USD80,000

#48

Octa Calendrier Ruthenium | A limited edition platinum automatic annual calendar wristwatch with retrograde date, Circa 2004

USD50,000 - USD100,000

#50

Piece Unique | A pink gold minute repeating wrist watch with erotic automaton, Circa 1995

USD15,000 - USD25,000

#51

Reference 3350 Classique Tourbillon | A white gold tourbillon wristwatch, Circa 1995

USD20,000 - USD40,000

#52

Reference 3135 | A yellow gold semi-skeletonized automatic wristwatch with date, moon phases, and power reserve indication, Circa 1995

USD7,000 - USD10,000

#53

Reference 35656BC | A white gold and diamond-set skeletonized open faced watch, Circa 1976

USD12,000 - USD18,000

#54

Reference 35775BA | A yellow gold and diamond-set skeletonized open faced watch, Circa 1985

USD20,000 - USD30,000

#55

Ellipse | A yellow gold skeletonized oval wristwatch, Circa 1980

USD15,000 - USD25,000

#56

Reference 2135 | A limited edition pink gold automatic minute repeating wristwatch, Circa 2000

USD20,000 - USD30,000

#57

Reference 116.032 Lange 1 Time Zone | A pink gold world time wristwatch with date and power reserve indication, Circa 2007

USD20,000 - USD30,000

#58

Reference 139.032 Grand Lange 1 Moonphase | A pink gold wristwatch with date, moon phases, and power reserve indication, Circa 2015

USD20,000 - USD30,000

#60

Reference 43041 Saltarello | A limited edition white gold jumping hour wristwatch with retrograde minute, Circa 1999

USD10,000 - USD15,000

#62

Calatrava Cross | A pair of pink gold cufflinks

USD1,500 - USD2,500

#64

Reference 5050R | A pink gold automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with retrograde date and moon phases, Made in 1995

USD20,000 - USD30,000

#65

Reference 5396R-011 | A pink gold automatic annual calendar wristwatch with moon phases and 24-hour indication, Circa 2014

USD20,000 - USD30,000

#66

Reference 5078P-010 | A platinum automatic minute repeating wristwatch, Single Sealed, Circa 2010

USD250,000 - USD350,000

#67

Reference 5204P-010 | A platinum perpetual calendar split seconds chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, Circa 2014

USD200,000 - USD300,000

#69

Reference 5170J-001 | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with pulsation scale, Circa 2011

USD30,000 - USD50,000

#70

Reference 6202 Turn-O-Graph | A stainless steel and yellow gold automatic wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1953

USD20,000 - USD30,000

#71

Reference 1680 'Red' Submariner | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1973

USD15,000 - USD25,000

#72

Reference 126610LN Submariner 'United States Secret Service' | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 2020

USD40,000 - USD60,000

#75

Reference 6541 Milgauss | A stainless steel anti-magnetic wristwatch with honeycomb dial and bracelet Circa 1958

USD80,000 - USD120,000

#76

Reference 6236 Datocompax 'Jean Claude Killy' | A stainless steel triple calendar chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1960

USD120,000 - USD180,000

#77

Reference 6262 Blue Daytona | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1969

USD50,000 - USD100,000

#79

Reference 1539 | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, Circa 1956

USD20,000 - USD40,000

#80

Type XX 'Big Eye' | A stainless steel flyback chronograph wristwatch, Circa 1965

USD20,000 - USD30,000

#84

Reference 8241 | A white gold, sapphire and diamond-set wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 2000

USD7,000 - USD10,000

#85

A silver and enamel minute repeating desk timepiece, Circa 1915

USD15,000 - USD25,000

#86

A mystery-set sapphire and diamond concealed bracelet watch, Circa 1946

USD40,000 - USD60,000

#87

Reference 5256BA | A yellow gold and enamel square shaped wristwatch, Circa 1966

USD4,000 - USD6,000

#88

Reference 18049 Day-Date | A white gold and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with day, date and bracelet, Circa 1978

USD8,000 - USD12,000

#89

Reference 18038 Day-Date | Retailed by Tiffany & Co.: A yellow gold automatic wristwatch with day, date and bracelet, Circa 1987

USD30,000 - USD50,000

#90

Reference 18238 Day-Date | A yellow gold automatic wristwatch with day, date, bracelet and lapis lazuli dial, Circa 1995

USD18,000 - USD24,000

#91

Reference 4936G-001 | Retailed by Tiffany & Co.: A white gold and diamond-set annual calendar wristwatch with moon phases and mother of pearl dial, Circa 2008

USD30,000 - USD60,000

#92

Reference 5146J-001 | A yellow gold annual calendar wristwatch with day, date, moon phases and power reserve indication, Circa 2006

USD20,000 - USD40,000

#93

Reference 5296R-001 Calatrava | A pink gold automatic wristwatch with date and sector dial, Circa 2011

USD25,000 - USD35,000

#94

Reference 5905 | A platinum automatic annual calendar fly-back chronograph wristwatch, Circa 2018

USD40,000 - USD60,000

#96

Reference 3941J | A yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hour and leap year indication, Circa 1990

USD50,000 - USD70,000

#98

Reference 116519 Daytona | A white gold automatic chronograph wristwatch with meteorite dial, Circa 2014

USD30,000 - USD50,000

#99

Reference 16520 'Zenith' Daytona | A stainless steel automatic chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1996

USD15,000 - USD25,000

#100

Reference 116520 Daytona | A fully stickered stainless steel automatic chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 2003

USD20,000 - USD30,000

#102

Reference 6239 'Small' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1966

USD30,000 - USD60,000

#103

Reference 6262 Daytona | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch, Circa 1970

USD40,000 - USD60,000

#106

Reference 5500V/000T-B923 Overseas Chronograph 'Everest' | A limited edition titanium anti-magnetic chronograph wristwatch with date, Circa 2021

USD20,000 - USD30,000

#107

Double Tourbillon 30° | A pink gold double tourbillon wristwatch with power reserve indication, Circa 2010

USD100,000 - USD200,000

#108

Double Tourbillon 30° | A white gold double tourbillon wristwatch with power reserve indication, Circa 2010

USD100,000 - USD200,000

#109

Reference 748.OM.1118.PR.KOB13 King Power Black Mamba | A limited edition pink gold and titanium automatic chronograph wristwatch with date, Signed by Kobe Bryant, Circa 2015

USD15,000 - USD25,000

#110

Big Bang | A limited edition skeletonized ceramic tourbillon monopusher chronograph wristwatch with power reserve indication, Circa 2007

USD20,000 - USD30,000

#111

Reference PAM00350 Radiomir Tourbillon GMT Lo Scienziato | A limited edition ceramic skeletonized dual time tourbillon wristwatch with day/night indication, Circa 2010

USD30,000 - USD50,000

#112

Reference 126600 Sea-Dweller | A stainless steel wristwatch with date, helium escape valve and bracelet, Circa 2017

USD10,000 - USD15,000

#113

Reference 116505 Daytona | A pink gold automatic chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 2015

USD20,000 - USD40,000

#114

Reference 116515LN Daytona | A pink gold automatic chronograph wristwatch with ceramic bezel, Circa 2018

USD20,000 - USD40,000

#115

Reference 116509 Daytona | A white gold automatic chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 2003

USD25,000 - USD50,000

#116

Reference 1665 Double Red Sea-Dweller | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1973

USD30,000 - USD50,000

#118

Reference 6265 'Big Red' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1987

USD40,000 - USD60,000

#120

Double Tourbillon 30° Technique | A platinum skeletonized double tourbillon wristwatch with power reserve indication, Circa 2010

USD100,000 - USD200,000

#121

Tourbillon 24 Secondes Incline | A pink gold 24 seconds inclined tourbillon wristwatch with power reserve indication, Circa 2008

USD125,000 - USD225,000

#122

Reference 25979ST.OO.0002CA.01 Royal Oak '30th Anniversary City of Sails' | A limited edition stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with date, Circa 2002

USD15,000 - USD25,000

#123

Reference 25686SP Royal Oak Quantieme Perpetual | A limited edition stainless steel and platinum automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moonphases and bracelet, Circa 1994

USD70,000 - USD90,000

#125

Reference 25949IP.O.0001KE.01 Jules Audemars Double X 6th Day Arnold Schwarzenegger | A limited edition titanium and platinum automatic chronograph wristwatch, Circa 2000

USD12,000 - USD18,000

#126

Jules Audemars 'The White House' Equation of Time | A white gold automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with equation of time, moon phases, and sunrise and sunset indications, Made for the Clinton Foundation, Circa 2007

USD30,000 - USD50,000

#127

Reference 7047BR/G9/9ZU Tradition ‘Grande Complication | A pink gold semi-skeletonized wristwatch with chain and fusée, silicon balance spring and power reserve indication, Circa 2013

USD40,000 - USD60,000

#128

Midnight Planetarium 'No. 1' | A limited edition pink gold planetarium wristwatch with calendar and lucky day, Circa 2014

USD60,000 - USD120,000

#129

Reference 86060 Traditionnelle World Time 'Collection Excellence Platine' | A limited edition platinum world time wristwatch, Circa 2015

USD50,000 - USD100,000

#130

Reference 5134 Calatrava Travel Time | A pink gold dual time wristwatch with 24-hour indication, Circa 2000

USD12,000 - USD18,000

#131

Reference 5524G-001 Calatrava Pilot Travel Time | A white gold automatic dual time wristwatch with date, Circa 2020

USD25,000 - USD35,000

#132

Reference 5170G | A white gold chronograph wristwatch with pulsations dial, Circa 2014

USD20,000 - USD30,000

#134

Reference 5131G-001 | A white gold world time wristwatch with cloisonné enamel dial, Circa 2013

USD70,000 - USD120,000

#135

Reference 5531R-010 World Time Minute Repeater | An impressive and rare pink gold minute repeating world time wristwatch with miniature cloisonné enamel dial depicting the Manhattan Skyline by Day, made to commemorate The Art of Watches Grand Exhibition in New York, Circa 2017

USD1,000,000 - USD2,000,000

Reference 2396 Tortue Chronographe Monopoussoir | A white gold tonneau shaped single-button chronograph wristwatch, Circa 2000

USD20,000 - USD30,000

Reference 7027 La Tradition | A yellow gold semi-skeletonized wristwatch with power reserve indication, Circa 2006

USD8,000 - USD12,000

#97

Reference 5270 | A white gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, leap year and day/night indication, Circa 2015

USD70,000 - USD120,000

#101

Reference 16519 'Zenith' Daytona | A white gold and diamond-set chronograph wristwatch with a hardstone dial, Circa 1999

USD30,000 - USD50,000

#104

Reference 145.022-69 Speedmaster Apollo XIII | An important limited edition yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and engraved caseback, Presented to Apollo 13 Command Module Pilot John "Jack" Swigert Jr., Made in 1970

USD120,000 - USD180,000

#20

Reference 5167/1A-001 Aquanaut | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 2013

USD25,000 - USD45,000

#117

Reference 1680 Submariner 'Comex' | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1978

USD15,000 - USD25,000

#22

Reference 5712R-001 Nautilus | A pink gold automatic wristwatch with date, power reserve indication and moon phases, Circa 2008

USD60,000 - USD90,000

#23

Reference 5712/1A-001 Nautilus | A stainless steel bracelet watch with date, moon phases and power reserve indication, Circa 2008

USD60,000 - USD120,000

#81

Reference TR-900 | A stainless steel anti-magnetic diver's wristwatch with humidity indicator, Made for the U.S. Navy, Circa 1966

USD80,000 - USD120,000

#82

An onyx, enamel, gold and ruby-set desk timepiece, Circa 1910

USD10,000 - USD15,000

#40

Reference LCF004.O2 Classic | A pink gold wristwatch, Circa 2015

USD30,000 - USD50,000

#83

Reference 0559 Baignoire | A yellow gold and diamond-set oval bracelet watch, Circa 2005

USD7,000 - USD10,000

#43

Reference RM005 AE Ti | A titanium tonneau shaped automatic wristwatch with date, Circa 2006

USD80,000 - USD120,000

#59

Reference 149.8.95 Master Grand Reveil | A stainless steel perpetual calendar wristwatch with alarm, 24-hour indication and moon phases, Circa 2007

USD20,000 - USD40,000

#61

Reference 5549BA | A yellow gold perpetual calendar bracelet watch with moon phases, Circa 1984

USD6,000 - USD8,000

#63

Calatrava Cross | A pair of pink gold cufflinks with guilloched outer ring

USD1,500 - USD2,500

#133

Reference 5650 Advanced Research Aquanaut | A limited edition white gold automatic dual time wristwatch with date, and day/night indication, Circa 2017

USD250,000 - USD500,000

#46

Kokies Vinyl Toy Collectives featuring Francois Paul Journe, Double Sealed, Circa 2022

USD2,000 - USD4,000

#78

Reference 6241 Daytona Paul Newman 'John Player Special' | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch, Circa 1969

USD400,000 - USD600,000