Christie’s Geneva Watch Auction Results, November 2026

The Geneva watch auction results are now in from all three houses. Phillips had already reported US$112,277,184 for The Geneva Watch Auction: XXIV on November 7 and 8. Christie’s Rare Watches on November 9, and Sotheby’s Important Watches on November 8 and 9, then added their own figures. The three houses’ published dollar totals add up to $203,126,018, or about $203 million.

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Christie’s Rare Watches sale in Geneva on November 9, 2026, totaled CHF 47,824,592 ($58,703,706), the house’s highest watch auction total. Sotheby’s Important Watches on November 8–9 totaled CHF 26,317,216 ($32,145,128). With Phillips’ published $112,277,184, the three dollar totals add up to $203,126,018.

Clara Kessi, head of watches at Sotheby’s Geneva, on the rostrum during the Important Watches sale — Clara Kessi, head of watches, Sotheby’s Geneva, at the rostrum during Important Watches Getty Images for Sotheby’sPhoto Credit: Harold Cunningham

At the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues, Christie’s realized CHF 47,824,592, or US$58,703,706, including the buyer’s premium, and called the sale its highest watch auction total, a 221% increase on the previous year. The house reported a 100% sell-through, a result 250% above the low estimate, and registrants from 66 countries. The session ran for more than eight hours, including the charity section Watches for ELA. Nineteen percent of bidders were new to Christie’s, and 40% of registrants were Millennials and Gen Z.

Independent watchmaking carried much of the evening, as it had in the Christie’s preview. A matching pink-gold trilogy of F.P. Journe’s Vagabondage I, II, and III, all numbered 36/68, was bought by the same private collector for a combined CHF 6,709,200, or US$8,235,406. Lot 20, the Vagabondage III, led that group at CHF 2,536,000.

F.P. Journe Vagabondage III in pink gold, lot 20 at Christie’s Geneva Rare Watches — The F.P. Journe Vagabondage III in pink gold, lot 20, which led a matching trilogyPhoto Credit: Courtesy of Christie’s

A complete F.P. Journe Ruthenium collection, five watches all numbered 92/99 and formerly from the collection of Michael Schumacher, was offered as individual lots to mark 30 years since the Formula 1 driver’s association with Scuderia Ferrari. The highest results in the set were the Tourbillon Souverain and the Chronomètre à Résonance, each at CHF 1,536,000, or US$1,885,409. The Octa Chronographe and Octa Calendrier each brought CHF 1,344,000, and the Octa Jour/Nuit CHF 1,152,000.

Michael Schumacher’s five-piece F.P. Journe Ruthenium collection, all numbered 92/99, at Christie’s Geneva — The five F.P. Journe Ruthenium watches, all numbered 92/99, formerly in Michael Schumacher’s collectionPhoto Credit: Courtesy of Christie’s

Vintage Patek Philippe was led by a Ref. 1518 in 18k gold, manufactured in 1947, at CHF 1,075,200, or US$1,319,786. Christie’s notes that the reference, introduced in 1941, was the first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch. Offered at auction for the first time was an 18k gold automatic Nautilus “Khanjar,” Ref. 3700/1, made for Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said of Oman; it sold for CHF 1,024,000, or US$1,256,939. Twenty brands, together with Zinedine Zidane’s Cartier Pasha, raised CHF 501,400, or US$615,458, hammer, for ELA International.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Khanjar Ref. 3700/1 in yellow gold, made for Sultan Qaboos, at Christie’s Geneva — The Patek Philippe Nautilus “Khanjar,” Ref. 3700/1, lot 30Photo Credit: Courtesy of Christie’s

Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 yellow-gold perpetual calendar chronograph, lot 53 at Christie’s Geneva — The Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 in 18k gold, lot 53, manufactured in 1947Photo Credit: Courtesy of Christie’s

At the Mandarin Oriental, Sotheby’s Important Watches totaled CHF 26,317,216, or $32,145,128, including the buyer’s premium and overhead premium. The house called it its strongest live watch auction in Geneva in more than a decade. Of 181 lots, all but one sold. More than 40% of the sold lots exceeded their high estimates, and the average lot value, Sotheby’s said, reached nearly $180,000, a house high for a Geneva watch sale. More than 1,600 paddles were registered, more than eight per sold lot.

The top lot was a yellow-gold Patek Philippe Sky-Moon Tourbillon, Ref. 5002, circa 2007, at CHF 2,292,000, or $2,793,237. Just behind it, “The First 3970,” a yellow-gold Ref. 3970J made in 1986 and identified by Sotheby’s as the first numbered example of the reference, sold for CHF 2,048,000, or $2,298,560, a record for the reference.

A yellow-gold George Daniels Millennium from 2001 realized CHF 1,536,000, or $1,871,908, a record for the model in yellow gold, and an F.P. Journe Octa Chronographe Ruthenium, circa 2004, brought CHF 1,216,000, or $1,481,927, a record for that reference in Ruthenium.

Patek Philippe Sky-Moon Tourbillon Ref. 5002 in yellow gold, the top lot at Sotheby’s Geneva — The Patek Philippe Sky-Moon Tourbillon, Ref. 5002, lot 123, Sotheby’s top lotPhoto Credit: Courtesy of Sotheby’s

Patek Philippe The First 3970 yellow-gold perpetual calendar chronograph, lot 88 at Sotheby’s Geneva — “The First 3970,” Ref. 3970J, lot 88, a record for the referencePhoto Credit: Courtesy of Sotheby’s

George Daniels Millennium in yellow gold, lot 80 at Sotheby’s Geneva, a record for the reference in yellow gold — The George Daniels Millennium in yellow gold, lot 80Photo Credit: Courtesy of Sotheby’s

Clara Kessi, head of watches at Sotheby’s Geneva, said: “This was an exceptional sale, not only because of the results, but because of the strength and depth of bidding from beginning to end.” Remi Guillemin, global head of watches at Christie’s, pointed to “particularly strong demand for independent watchmakers, alongside impressive participation from a new generation of bidders and buyers.”

What the week makes plain is narrower than any market verdict: three published totals, added together, come to about $203 million, with records at both Christie’s and Sotheby’s and a white-glove $112.3 million already on the books at Phillips.

NOVEMBER 2026 GENEVA WATCH SALES
Phillips, The Geneva Watch Auction: XXIV, November 7–8
Total: CHF 92,045,568 / US$112,277,184 (all 217 lots sold)
Christie’s, Rare Watches Including Watches for ELA, November 9, Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues
Total: CHF 47,824,592 / US$58,703,706 (100% sold; house record)
Prices include hammer plus buyer’s premium, except the ELA charity total, which Christie’s published as hammer only.
Sotheby’s, Important Watches, November 8–9, Mandarin Oriental
Total: CHF 26,317,216 / $32,145,128 (181 lots; all but one sold)
Prices include hammer plus buyer’s premium and overhead premium.
Combined published dollar totals: $203,126,018
CHRISTIE’S SELECTED RESULTS
F.P. Journe Vagabondage I, II and III, pink gold, matching no. 36/68 (lots 18–20): CHF 6,709,200 / US$8,235,406 combined
F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain Ruthenium, no. 92/99, formerly Michael Schumacher (lot 92): CHF 1,536,000 / US$1,885,409
F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance Ruthenium, no. 92/99, formerly Michael Schumacher (lot 93): CHF 1,536,000 / US$1,885,409
Patek Philippe Ref. 1518, 18k gold, manufactured in 1947 (lot 53): CHF 1,075,200 / US$1,319,786
Patek Philippe Nautilus “Khanjar,” Ref. 3700/1, for Sultan Qaboos (lot 30): CHF 1,024,000 / US$1,256,939
A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Tourbillon “25th Anniversary” (leading the anniversary selection): CHF 524,800 / US$644,181
Watches for ELA: CHF 501,400 / US$615,458 (hammer)
SOTHEBY’S SELECTED RESULTS
Patek Philippe Sky-Moon Tourbillon, Ref. 5002, yellow gold, circa 2007 (lot 123): CHF 2,292,000 / $2,793,237
Patek Philippe “The First 3970,” Ref. 3970J, 1986 (lot 88): CHF 2,048,000 / $2,298,560 (record for the reference)
George Daniels Millennium, yellow gold, 2001 (lot 80): CHF 1,536,000 / $1,871,908 (record for the reference in yellow gold)
F.P. Journe Octa Chronographe Ruthenium, circa 2004 (lot 30): CHF 1,216,000 / $1,481,927 (record for the reference in Ruthenium)

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What were the Christie’s Geneva watch auction results in November 2026?

Christie’s Rare Watches Including Watches for ELA, held on November 9, 2026, at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues, totaled CHF 47,824,592, or US$58,703,706, including buyer’s premium. Christie’s called it the house’s highest watch auction total, with a 100% sell-through.

How much did Sotheby’s Important Watches make in Geneva?

Sotheby’s Important Watches sale on November 8–9, 2026, at the Mandarin Oriental, totaled CHF 26,317,216, or $32,145,128, including buyer’s premium and overhead premium. The house said it was its strongest live watch auction in Geneva in more than a decade, with all but one of 181 lots sold.

Did the Geneva watch sales total $203 million?

The three houses’ own published dollar totals add up to $203,126,018: Phillips at US$112,277,184, Christie’s at US$58,703,706, and Sotheby’s at $32,145,128. The houses did not issue a combined figure, and each used its own stated exchange rates.

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As a former New Yorker, now a “Miamian,” Adrienne Faurote joined Haute Living in August of 2021. She currently serves as the Haute Media Group Editor-in-Chief, overseeing all editorial platforms within the Haute Media Group while also maintaining her role as Fashion, Jewelry & Watch Director. Prior to her position at Haute Living, Faurote was the Market Editor at Marie Claire Magazine US, amassing over ten years in the industry, becoming an authoritative voice in all things fashion, jewelry, and watches.

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