Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 27 October 2019

Rolex for Gioielleria Colombo ref. 16518 / 16500

ROLEX FOR GIOIELLERIA COLOMBO REF. 16518 / 16500,DAYTONA “ZENITH” RETAILED BY GIOIELLERIA COLOMBO

Rolex · reference 16518

Antiquorum, October 2019

Hammer result

HKD 200,000

about $25,518 at today's rate

9% below the high estimate
Low estimate HKD 150,000
High estimate HKD 220,000
In USD $19,139 to $28,070

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

27 October 2019

Lot number

349

Reference

16518

Brand

Rolex

Ask against realised

$19,750 dealers ask from vs $25,518 this lot made

Across 20 dealer listings of reference 16518. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

45 confirmed sales, 2015 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2015 to 2026. Low $12,649, high $78,157.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 2 $24,960 $21,760 to $28,160
2025 6 $28,784 $22,860 to $46,322
2024 5 $23,660 $18,561 to $28,800
2023 3 $25,907 $22,456 to $28,383
2022 9 $30,927 $24,788 to $41,260
2021 6 $43,393 $21,075 to $128,299
2020 3 $16,933 $16,933 to $16,933
2019 5 $20,946 $17,531 to $25,518
2018 1 $28,702 $28,702 to $28,702
2017 1 $15,207 $15,207 to $15,207
2016 1 $78,157 $78,157 to $78,157
2015 3 $12,649 $11,818 to $13,512

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
Reference 16518 ‘Zenith Inverted 6’ Daytona | A yellow gold Sotheby's Jun 2026 USD 21,760 ($21,760)
Reference 16518 'Zenith' Daytona | A yellow gold and diamond Sotheby's Jun 2026 USD 28,160 ($28,160)
Rolex Ref 16518 Cosmograph Daytona Antiquorum Nov 2025 CHF 20,000 ($24,876)
Daytona 'Zenith', reference 16518 Montre bracelet chronog Sotheby's Oct 2025 EUR 20,320 ($23,821)
ROLEX | COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF.16518, A YELLOW GOLD CHRONOG Bonhams Sep 2025 HKD 230,400 ($29,627)
Reference 16518 ‘Zenith Inverted 6’ Daytona | A yellow gold Sotheby's Jun 2025 USD 22,860 ($22,860)
ROLEX, YELLOW GOLD CHRONOGRAPH 'DAYTONA', REF. 16518 Christie's Jun 2025 USD 25,200 ($25,200)
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16518 Pave Diamond Dial Ruby Indexe Loupe This May 2025 USD 46,322 ($46,322)
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