Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 19 March 2016

Rolex, ref. 14270 Explorer Blackout Steel Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Explorer

ROLEX, REF. 14270 EXPLORER BLACKOUT STEEL Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Explorer, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified", case No. E899330, Ref. 14270. Made in 1990. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel Rolex Oysterlock bracelet.

Rolex · reference 14270

Antiquorum, March 2016

Hammer result

HKD 68,750

about $8,867 at today's rate

Beat the high estimate by 15%
Low estimate HKD 40,000
High estimate HKD 60,000
In USD $5,159 to $7,739

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

19 March 2016

Lot number

248

Reference

14270

Brand

Rolex

Year

1990

Ask against realised

$4,336 dealers ask from vs $8,867 this lot made

Across 130 dealer listings of reference 14270. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

44 confirmed sales, 2015 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2015 to 2026. Low $4,141, high $31,833.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 1 $19,447 $19,447 to $19,447
2025 4 $31,833 $5,225 to $103,120
2024 6 $11,066 $4,730 to $21,039
2023 5 $7,491 $5,171 to $14,574
2022 11 $8,859 $5,260 to $30,240
2021 4 $7,427 $6,710 to $8,801
2020 4 $12,514 $6,968 to $20,967
2019 3 $6,012 $5,582 to $6,688
2018 3 $4,141 $4,067 to $4,202
2017 1 $14,413 $14,413 to $14,413
2016 1 $8,867 $8,867 to $8,867
2015 1 $4,375 $4,375 to $4,375

Confirmed sales only, converted to USD at today's rate so salerooms in different currencies can be compared. Unsold lots and withheld prices are excluded from the averages.

Other sales of this reference

8 shown, most recent first

WatchHouseDateResult
Rolex Ref. 14270 Explorer Phillips May 2026 HKD 152,400 ($19,447)
Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer I Comex Everest Antiquorum Dec 2025 EUR 87,904 ($103,120)
Reference 14270 Explorer | A stainless steel automatic wrist Sotheby's Dec 2025 USD 6,350 ($6,350)
Rolex Ref. 14270 Explorer I "Follow the Rainbow" Phillips Nov 2025 CHF 10,160 ($12,637)
Rolex Explorer I 14270 Box and Papers Loupe This Aug 2025 USD 5,225 ($5,225)
Rolex Ref 14270 Explorer Antiquorum Dec 2024 HKD 47,880 ($6,158)
Rolex Ref. 14270 Explorer, “Blackout” Phillips Nov 2024 HKD 152,400 ($19,579)
ROLEX, EXPLORER "BLACKOUT", REF. 14270 CASE NO. N286113 Christie's Sep 2024 HKD 163,800 ($21,039)
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