Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks · 11 June 2009

Arie Luyendyk's Stainless Steel Cosmograph Daytona Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual

Arie Luyendyk's Stainless Steel Cosmograph Daytona Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph Daytona," case No. T940985, Ref. 16520. Made in 1997, presented to Arie Luyendyk for winning the 1998 Rolex 24 Hours Daytona race. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel chronometer wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oysterlock bracelet. Accompanied by a signed poster, letter of authentic

Rolex · reference 16520

Antiquorum, June 2009

Hammer result

USD 37,200

Beat the high estimate by 24%
Low estimate USD 20,000
High estimate USD 30,000

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks

Date

11 June 2009

Lot number

210

Reference

16520

Brand

Rolex

Year

1997

Ask against realised

$264.98 dealers ask from vs $37,200 this lot made

Across 100 dealer listings of reference 16520. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

263 confirmed sales, 2015 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2015 to 2026. Low $23,425, high $84,847.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 8 $84,847 $32,716 to $179,725
2025 32 $59,556 $777.36 to $252,736
2024 33 $35,449 $3,217 to $105,098
2023 42 $49,948 $21,450 to $169,881
2022 38 $48,748 $22,838 to $152,560
2021 26 $42,361 $25,000 to $138,750
2020 12 $44,826 $1,669 to $88,706
2019 20 $46,766 $20,734 to $289,841
2018 18 $44,143 $20,714 to $137,503
2017 12 $37,095 $17,500 to $97,500
2016 8 $26,308 $9,673 to $96,095
2015 14 $23,425 $684.78 to $74,642

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. 16520 Cosmograph Daytona "New-Old-Stock" Phillips Jun 2026 USD 60,960
Rolex Ref 16520 Daytona Antiquorum May 2026 HKD 1,250,000
Daytona 'Zenith', Reference 16520 | A stainless steel chrono Sotheby's May 2026 CHF 25,600
Rolex Ref. 16520 Cosmograph Daytona Phillips May 2026 CHF 35,560
Rolex Ref. 16520 Cosmograph Daytona "High Serif" Phillips May 2026 CHF 46,990
Rolex Ref. 16520 Cosmograph Daytona "Porcelain" Dial Phillips May 2026 CHF 139,700
Rolex Ref. 16520 inside caseback stamped 16500 Cosmograph Da Phillips May 2026 CHF 45,720
ROLEX COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA 16520 ZENITH MOVEMENT FLOATING COSM Loupe This Apr 2026 USD 80,850
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