The auction “Important watches” organized by Sotheby’s in Hong Kong on October 21, 2025, presented an exclusive selection of 185 pieces from the best watch brands chosen for their condition, rarity and quality. Total sales, fees included: $25,296,699 USD, or 100% of the lots presented.
BEST RESULTS
Lot 2287: Rolex – Cosmograph Daytona “The King” | A highly important yellow gold, diamond and sapphire-set chronograph wristwatch with bracelet. Sold for $5,229,725 USD
Lot 2245: Patek Philippe – Padellone | A close to new, fresh to the market white gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, original certificate, box and strap. Sold for 1144143$ USD
Lot 2303: Patek Philippe – A platinum and sapphire-set perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, leap year and 24 hour indication. Sold for 1095108$ USD
BEST PERFORMANCES
Lot 2243: Audemars Piguet Circa 1987 – Quantieme Perpetuel Automatique | A yellow gold skeletonised perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases. 567% change between the baseline estimate and the final result ($68,649 USD)
Lot 2146: Cartier Circa 1960 – Baignoire “Large” | A yellow gold wristwatch. 337% change between the base estimate and the final result ($89,897 USD)
Lot 2138: Patek Philippe Circa 1981 – A yellow gold wristwatch with onyx dial and later gold bracelet 323% variation between the base estimate and the final result ($32,690 USD)
BREAKDOWN BY BRAND
Patek Philippe
Occupying the first place in the ranking of the best selling prices, Patek Philippe achieved the best sales figure of $10,714,087 USD
Rolex
Occupying second place in the best prices of the sale, Rolex achieved the figure of 6350167 $ USD
Cartier
With a watch that reached the price of $392,278 USD, Cartier is the third most successful brand in this sale with a result of $1,700,689 USD
These three brands represent a total product of $18,764,943 USD, or 74% of the total sales.
AVERAGE PRICE PER LOT
Given the number of batches, 185 in total, including 0 unsold batches, the average price of a batch was $136,739 USD.
CONCLUSION
This sale demonstrated once again the dynamism of the auction market, we can note the presence in the top three brands: Patek Philippe, Rolex and Cartier
