Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 20 April 2016

Rolex ref. 1018 Global Insurance Logo Steel Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer

ROLEX REF. 1018 GLOBAL INSURANCE LOGO STEEL Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified," case No. 1270063, Ref. 1018. Made in 1965 for the Global Insurance Co. for promotional purposes. Very fine and extremely rare, center seconds, self-winding, water- resistant, stainless steel wristwatch.

Rolex · reference 1018

Antiquorum, April 2016

Hammer result

USD 4,750

5% below the high estimate
Low estimate USD 3,000
High estimate USD 5,000

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

20 April 2016

Lot number

102

Reference

1018

Brand

Rolex

Year

1965

Ask against realised

$2,562 dealers ask from vs $4,750 this lot made

Across 2 dealer listings of reference 1018. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

12 confirmed sales, 2006 to 2025

Average realised price per year, 2006 to 2025. Low $1,000, high $5,547.

YearSalesAverageRange
2025 1 $2,420 $2,420 to $2,420
2024 2 $3,876 $3,539 to $4,213
2022 1 $4,788 $4,788 to $4,788
2021 2 $5,547 $5,273 to $5,821
2019 1 $2,679 $2,679 to $2,679
2017 1 $1,000 $1,000 to $1,000
2016 1 $4,750 $4,750 to $4,750
2013 1 $3,750 $3,750 to $3,750
2011 1 $1,350 $1,350 to $1,350
2006 1 $2,356 $2,356 to $2,356

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 Oyster Perpetual 1018 Silver Dial Loupe This Jan 2025 USD 2,420
Rolex Ref 1018 Oyster Perpetual Antiquorum Dec 2024 HKD 32,760
Rolex Ref 1018 Oyster Perpetual Antiquorum Oct 2024 HKD 27,500
Reference 1018 Oyster Perpetual | A stainless steel automati Sotheby's Jun 2022 USD 4,788
Rolex Ref 1018 Oyster Perpetual Antiquorum Jun 2021 EUR 4,875
ROLEX REF. 1018, STEEL Antiquorum May 2021 CHF 4,750
Rolex. A stainless steel automatic bracelet watch Oyster Per Bonhams Sep 2019 GBP 2,168
Rolex. A stainless steel automatic wristwatch Oyster Perpetu Bonhams May 2017 USD 1,000
Sourcing request

Looking for this one at the right price?

Tell us the reference and your ceiling. We will check every dealer currently holding it, measure what they are asking against the auction results above, and tell you what is genuinely available and what it ought to cost.

  • Every dealer currently holding it, checked
  • Asking prices measured against our price record
  • A reply by email within 24 hours

The figures on this page do not change because of any enquiry, and you can check every one of them yourself.

When are you buying?
Condition