Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks · 5 March 2009

Ref. 16234, Datejust Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Datejust

Ref. 16234, Datejust Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Datejust, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Ref. 16234. Made in 1992, sold October 10, 1993. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel, 18K white gold and diamond wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Guarantee / Chronometer Certificate (now void) and instruction booklets.

Rolex · reference 16234

Antiquorum, March 2009

Hammer result

USD 2,400

20% below the high estimate
Low estimate USD 2,000
High estimate USD 3,000

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks

Date

5 March 2009

Lot number

262

Reference

16234

Brand

Rolex

Year

1992

Accompanied by

box and papers

Ask against realised

$3,320 dealers ask from vs $2,400 this lot made

Across 230 dealer listings of reference 16234. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

43 confirmed sales, 2014 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2014 to 2026. Low $3,504, high $93,500.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 1 $93,500 $93,500 to $93,500
2025 6 $9,563 $5,848 to $13,993
2024 4 $7,814 $4,096 to $11,422
2023 5 $13,522 $5,960 to $29,122
2022 7 $10,129 $3,838 to $16,380
2021 4 $8,862 $5,453 to $11,550
2020 1 $4,815 $4,815 to $4,815
2019 1 $9,555 $9,555 to $9,555
2018 5 $7,103 $3,750 to $9,560
2017 4 $4,041 $2,493 to $4,770
2015 1 $4,313 $4,313 to $4,313
2014 4 $3,504 $2,423 to $4,518

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 Datejust 16234 Lapis Lazuli Dial Rolex WG Fluted Bezel Loupe This May 2026 USD 93,500
Rolex Ref 16234 Datejust Sodalite And Diamond Dial Antiquorum Dec 2025 EUR 4,985
Rolex Ref 16234 Datejust Antiquorum Nov 2025 CHF 11,250
Rolex Ref. 16234 Datejust “Sodalite” Phillips Oct 2025 USD 12,700
Rolex Ref. 16234 Datejust Phillips Sep 2025 HKD 95,250
Datejust 'XXV', Reference 16234 | A stainless steel and whit Sotheby's May 2025 CHF 5,080
DateJust, Reference 16234 | A stainless steel and diamond-se Sotheby's Mar 2025 HKD 50,800
Rolex Ref 16234 Datejust Antiquorum Nov 2024 CHF 10,000
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