Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 15 May 2016

Rolex ref. 3458 Bubble Back Stainless Steel and Pink Gold Rolex , "Oyster Perpetual

ROLEX REF. 3458 BUBBLE BACK STAINLESS STEEL AND PINK GOLD Rolex , "Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer" , No. 268599, Ref. 3458. Made circa 1940s. Fine and rare, tonneau shaped, self-winding, stainless steel and pink gold Chronometer wristwatc

Rolex · reference 3458

Antiquorum, May 2016

Hammer result

CHF 1,000

about $1,025 at today's rate

75% below the high estimate
Low estimate CHF 2,000
High estimate CHF 4,000
In USD $2,050 to $4,100

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

15 May 2016

Lot number

117

Reference

3458

Brand

Rolex

Year

1945

Ask against realised

$16,810 dealers ask from vs $1,025 this lot made

Across 1 dealer listing of reference 3458. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

16 confirmed sales, 1989 to 2023

Average realised price per year, 1989 to 2023. Low $1,025, high $35,044.

YearSalesAverageRange
2023 1 $10,543 $10,543 to $10,543
2019 1 $16,075 $16,075 to $16,075
2016 1 $1,025 $1,025 to $1,025
2015 1 $35,044 $35,044 to $35,044
2014 2 $5,563 $4,354 to $6,772
2009 1 $7,499 $7,499 to $7,499
2007 1 $21,300 $21,300 to $21,300
2006 1 $27,488 $27,488 to $27,488
2002 1 $7,908 $7,908 to $7,908
2000 2 $5,889 $5,359 to $6,419
1989 4 $5,480 $4,622 to $6,530

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. 3458 Oyster Perpetual Chronometer, "Bubble back" Phillips May 2023 HKD 82,550 ($10,543)
ROLEX, REF. 3458, BUBBLEBACK, OVETTO, PINK GOLD Antiquorum May 2019 CHF 16,250 ($16,075)
Rolex. A very rare and attractive stainless steel and pink g Christie's May 2015 CHF 32,500 ($35,044)
ROLEX REF. 3458 BUBBLE BACK PINK GOLD Rolex , "Oyster Perpet Antiquorum Jun 2014 HKD 33,750 ($4,354)
Rolex. An attractive 18K pink gold automatic bubble back wri Christie's May 2014 CHF 6,000 ($6,772)
Bubble Back Rolex 'Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Ch Antiquorum May 2009 CHF 8,400 ($7,499)
Ref. 3458, Stainless Steel and Pink Gold, So Called 'Bubbleb Antiquorum May 2007 CHF 25,960 ($21,300)
Ref. 3458, Stainless Steel So-Called 'Bubble-Back' Rolex, 'O Antiquorum May 2006 CHF 33,040 ($27,488)
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