Important Collectors Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks · 14 November 2009

Ref. 18238 Yellow Gold 'Day-Date' Rolex, 'Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer

Ref. 18238 Yellow Gold 'Day-Date' Rolex, 'Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified', case No. L607606, Ref. 18238. Sold in December 1990. Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold chronometer wristwatch with day and date display on an 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box, guarantee (now void) and booklets.

Rolex · reference 18238

Antiquorum, November 2009

Hammer result

CHF 9,240

about $9,112 at today's rate

16% below the high estimate
Low estimate CHF 7,500
High estimate CHF 11,000
In USD $7,396 to $10,847

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks

Date

14 November 2009

Lot number

149

Reference

18238

Brand

Rolex

Accompanied by

box and papers

View at Antiquorum › Compare dealer prices (239)

Ask against realised

$2,464 dealers ask from vs $9,112 this lot made

Across 239 dealer listings of reference 18238. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

145 confirmed sales, 2015 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2015 to 2026. Low $10,130, high $89,153.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 9 $89,153 $19,454 to $203,200
2025 15 $31,623 $15,942 to $60,025
2024 18 $32,643 $12,119 to $64,763
2023 26 $34,440 $12,750 to $88,454
2022 22 $37,686 $12,524 to $183,048
2021 16 $25,809 $15,263 to $59,793
2020 10 $27,312 $11,368 to $48,387
2019 5 $32,953 $21,250 to $75,000
2018 9 $35,497 $14,379 to $68,326
2017 3 $10,130 $9,960 to $10,405
2016 3 $19,949 $19,347 to $20,500
2015 9 $15,683 $8,150 to $23,637

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. 18238 Day-Date “Malachite” Phillips Jun 2026 USD 203,200 ($203,200)
ROLEX. A HIGHLY RARE, UNUSUAL, AND ATTRACTIVE 18K YELLOW GOL Christie's Jun 2026 USD 40,640 ($40,640)
Rolex Ref 18238 Day Date Green Stella Antiquorum May 2026 HKD 1,000,000 ($127,606)
ROLEX. A RARE AND GORGEOUS 18K GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATI Christie's May 2026 HKD 635,000 ($81,058)
ROLEX. A RARE AND CHARMING 18K GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATI Christie's May 2026 HKD 381,000 ($48,635)
ROLEX. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMA Christie's May 2026 HKD 508,000 ($64,846)
ROLEX. AN 18K GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH Christie's May 2026 HKD 152,400 ($19,454)
ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC Christie's May 2026 CHF 120,650 ($155,217)
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