Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 17 March 2013

Rolex ref 16528 First Series Porcelain 3D Dial Yellow Gold Rolex, 'Oyster Perpetual

ROLEX REF 16528 FIRST SERIES PORCELAIN 3D DIAL YELLOW GOLD Rolex, 'Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph, Daytona', case No. R817503, Ref. 16528. Made in 1987. Very fine and extremely rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, porcelain dial and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box.

Rolex · reference 16528

Antiquorum, March 2013

Hammer result

CHF 25,000

about $26,607 at today's rate

Beat the high estimate by 0%
Low estimate CHF 15,000
High estimate CHF 25,000
In USD $15,964 to $26,607

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

17 March 2013

Lot number

242

Reference

16528

Brand

Rolex

Year

1987

Accompanied by

box

Ask against realised

$14,905 dealers ask from vs $26,607 this lot made

Across 51 dealer listings of reference 16528. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

115 confirmed sales, 2015 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2015 to 2026. Low $17,325, high $94,674.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 6 $66,551 $39,259 to $138,878
2025 8 $59,338 $699.00 to $83,601
2024 13 $85,205 $31,314 to $546,508
2023 19 $80,942 $29,674 to $396,388
2022 25 $64,408 $39,082 to $163,800
2021 14 $94,674 $22,000 to $386,399
2020 5 $36,188 $24,510 to $58,424
2019 7 $73,533 $17,531 to $175,182
2018 6 $33,022 $22,368 to $41,267
2017 5 $42,608 $25,000 to $87,869
2016 2 $20,500 $17,938 to $23,063
2015 5 $17,325 $15,625 to $21,771

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 16528 Cosmograph Daytona Antiquorum Jun 2026 EUR 38,048 ($43,386)
ROLEX. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND COVETED 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC CHRO Christie's Jun 2026 USD 88,900 ($88,900)
ROLEX. A COVETED AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRA Christie's Jun 2026 USD 40,640 ($40,640)
Daytona 'Inverted 6 Zenith', Reference 16528 | A yellow gold Sotheby's May 2026 CHF 30,720 ($39,259)
Rolex Ref 16528 Cosmograph Daytona Antiquorum May 2026 CHF 37,500 ($48,244)
Rolex Ref. 16528 Cosmograph Daytona "Tiffany & Co." Phillips May 2026 CHF 107,950 ($138,878)
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16528 "PANDA FULL BLACK SUBDIALS" 1 Loupe This Dec 2025 USD 83,601 ($83,601)
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16528 Zenith Movement Floating Cosm Loupe This Dec 2025 USD 68,200 ($68,200)
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