Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces · 26 February 2012

Rolex ref. 16660, Sea Dweller, Spider Dial Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date

ROLEX REF. 16660, SEA DWELLER, SPIDER DIAL Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Sea Dweller 4000ft = 1220m, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 8969774, Ref. 16660. Made in 1985. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant to 1220 m, stainless steel diver's wristwatch with second generation helium-escape valve, date and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster extendable Fliplock bracelet.

Rolex · reference 16660

Antiquorum, February 2012

Hammer result

HKD 37,500

about $4,836 at today's rate

6% below the high estimate
Low estimate HKD 30,000
High estimate HKD 40,000
In USD $3,869 to $5,159

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Date

26 February 2012

Lot number

335

Reference

16660

Brand

Rolex

Year

1985

Ask against realised

$7,500 dealers ask from vs $4,836 this lot made

Across 22 dealer listings of reference 16660. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

49 confirmed sales, 2015 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2015 to 2026. Low $6,142, high $72,878.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 1 $10,450 $10,450 to $10,450
2025 6 $39,719 $7,810 to $161,606
2024 7 $43,786 $6,600 to $128,731
2023 10 $16,299 $9,707 to $56,700
2022 7 $30,551 $8,796 to $138,864
2021 5 $48,179 $9,350 to $97,125
2020 4 $52,634 $1,669 to $96,290
2019 1 $72,878 $72,878 to $72,878
2018 4 $9,185 $6,610 to $11,764
2017 1 $23,731 $23,731 to $23,731
2016 1 $6,142 $6,143 to $6,143
2015 2 $7,000 $5,875 to $8,125

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 Sea-Dweller 16660 Box and Papers Loupe This Apr 2026 USD 10,450 ($10,450)
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16660 with Original Guarantee Certificate Loupe This Dec 2025 USD 10,450 ($10,450)
Rolex Ref 16660 Sea Dweller Comex 3041 Antiquorum Dec 2025 EUR 137,760 ($161,606)
Retailed by Tiffany & Co: Sea-Dweller, reference 16660 M Sotheby's Oct 2025 EUR 21,590 ($25,310)
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16660 Loupe This Jul 2025 USD 7,810 ($7,810)
Rolex Ref 16660 Sea Dweller Triple 6 Antiquorum May 2025 CHF 18,750 ($22,596)
Rolex Ref 16660 Seadweller Triple 6 Antiquorum May 2025 CHF 8,750 ($10,545)
Rolex Ref. 16660 Sea-Dweller “COMEX” Phillips Nov 2024 HKD 533,400 ($68,525)
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