Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces · 11 March 2012

Rolex ref. 16523, Daytona, Steel & Gold Rolex, 'Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer

ROLEX REF. 16523, DAYTONA, STEEL & GOLD Rolex, 'Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph, Daytona,' case No. W197318, Ref. 16523. Made in 1995. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, and a stainless steel and 18K yellow gold Oysterlock Ref. 78393 bracelet. Accompanied by fitted box, warranty (now void), booklets and hang tag.

Rolex · reference 16523

Antiquorum, March 2012

Hammer result

CHF 7,500

about $8,152 at today's rate

6% below the high estimate
Low estimate CHF 6,000
High estimate CHF 8,000
In USD $6,522 to $8,696

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Date

11 March 2012

Lot number

271

Reference

16523

Brand

Rolex

Year

1995

Accompanied by

box

Ask against realised

$8,469 dealers ask from vs $8,152 this lot made

Across 59 dealer listings of reference 16523. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

77 confirmed sales, 2015 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2015 to 2026. Low $8,881, high $55,434.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 1 $17,989 $17,989 to $17,989
2025 6 $15,035 $1,244 to $29,243
2024 13 $11,766 $639.39 to $19,834
2023 7 $20,244 $12,650 to $33,727
2022 15 $30,884 $13,750 to $160,589
2021 10 $21,720 $13,181 to $56,688
2020 3 $55,434 $10,652 to $133,149
2019 1 $17,518 $17,518 to $17,518
2018 8 $14,326 $8,258 to $22,306
2017 4 $8,881 $7,917 to $10,000
2016 3 $9,508 $8,858 to $10,000
2015 6 $10,239 $8,736 to $14,826

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
Cosmograph Daytona ”Inverted 6", Reference 16523 | A yellow Sotheby's Mar 2026 HKD 140,800 ($17,989)
Rolex Ref 16523 Daytona R Series Floating Dial Steel And Gol Antiquorum Dec 2025 EUR 24,928 ($29,243)
Rolex Ref 16523 Cosmograph Daytona Antiquorum Nov 2025 CHF 11,875 ($14,770)
Rolex Ref 16523 16528 Cosmograph Daytona Antiquorum Nov 2025 CHF 1,000 ($1,244)
Rolex Ref. 16523 Cosmograph Daytona Phillips Sep 2025 HKD 101,600 ($13,068)
ROLEX, STAINLESS STEEL AND YELLOW GOLD 'DAYTONA', REF. 16523 Christie's May 2025 CHF 15,120 ($18,325)
Rolex Ref 16523 Cosmograph Daytona Antiquorum May 2025 CHF 11,250 ($13,557)
ROLEX, STAINLESS STEEL AND YELLOW GOLD CHRONOGRAPH 'DAYTONA' Christie's Nov 2024 CHF 15,120 ($17,075)
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