The Geneva Watch Auction: XX · 9 November 2024

Rolex Ref. 1804 inside caseback stamped 1803 Day-Date "Octopussy"

Rolex Ref. 1804 inside caseback stamped 1803 Day-Date "Octopussy"

Rolex · reference 1804

Phillips, November 2024

Hammer result

CHF 203,200

about $232,096 at today's rate

Beat the high estimate by 45%
Low estimate CHF 70,000
High estimate CHF 140,000
In USD $79,954 to $159,909

The lot

Auction house

Phillips

Sale

The Geneva Watch Auction: XX

Date

9 November 2024

Lot number

131

Reference

1804

Brand

Rolex

Year

1976

Ask against realised

$16,995 dealers ask from vs $232,096 this lot made

Across 5 dealer listings of reference 1804. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

32 confirmed sales, 2012 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2012 to 2026. Low $32,257, high $277,756.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 1 $277,756 $277,756 to $277,756
2024 1 $232,096 $232,096 to $232,096
2023 4 $111,014 $28,536 to $176,438
2022 2 $37,086 $34,383 to $39,789
2021 5 $160,690 $22,200 to $275,000
2020 1 $32,257 $32,257 to $32,257
2019 2 $94,111 $38,221 to $150,000
2017 1 $52,458 $52,458 to $52,458
2015 2 $35,718 $20,218 to $51,218
2014 6 $102,766 $23,984 to $351,016
2013 5 $66,664 $40,672 to $115,239
2012 2 $102,054 $26,363 to $177,744

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. 1804 Day-Date "Octopussy" Phillips May 2026 CHF 215,900 ($277,756)
Rolex Ref 1804 Day Date Antiquorum Nov 2023 HKD 1,375,000 ($176,438)
ROLEX, WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET 'DAY-DATE', REF. 1804 Christie's Nov 2023 CHF 25,200 ($28,536)
ROLEX. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE PLATINUM AND Christie's Nov 2023 CHF 151,200 ($168,299)
Rolex Ref. 1804 Day-Date Phillips May 2023 CHF 63,500 ($70,784)
ROLEX REF 1804, DAY-DATE, PLATINUM AND DIAMOND Antiquorum Nov 2022 HKD 268,750 ($34,383)
Rolex Ref 1804 1803 Oyster Perpetual Day Date Antiquorum Jan 2022 EUR 35,100 ($39,789)
ROLEX, DAY-DATE REF. 1804, A GOLD AND DIAMOND AUTOMATIC WRIS Christie's Oct 2021 USD 93,750 ($93,750)
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