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

Ref. 5508 James Bond Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, 100m= 330ft, Submariner, Ref. 5508

Ref. 5508 James Bond Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, 100m= 330ft, Submariner, Ref. 5508. Made in 1962. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver's wristwatch with a stainless steel Tudor Fliplock Oyster bracelet.

Rolex · reference 5508

Antiquorum, March 2009

Hammer result

USD 9,600

20% below the high estimate
Low estimate USD 8,000
High estimate USD 12,000

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks

Date

5 March 2009

Lot number

360

Reference

5508

Brand

Rolex

Year

1962

Ask against realised

$15,950 dealers ask from vs $9,600 this lot made

Across 6 dealer listings of reference 5508. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

63 confirmed sales, 2013 to 2025

Average realised price per year, 2013 to 2025. Low $6,470, high $31,747.

YearSalesAverageRange
2025 12 $31,162 $10,614 to $91,617
2024 3 $20,282 $15,705 to $24,790
2023 9 $21,812 $9,067 to $51,714
2022 4 $25,469 $17,751 to $32,265
2021 7 $31,747 $14,179 to $72,150
2020 4 $29,080 $13,215 to $62,597
2018 5 $19,223 $6,833 to $27,511
2017 1 $11,925 $11,925 to $11,925
2016 5 $16,266 $10,324 to $27,500
2015 4 $9,661 $7,500 to $11,875
2014 1 $10,480 $10,480 to $10,480
2013 8 $6,470 $1,596 to $20,336

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

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