Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 22 June 2013

Rolex ref. 5508 Submariner Tropical Gilt Dial with 3 Hands Rolex Dial with 3 Hands, Ref

ROLEX REF. 5508 SUBMARINER TROPICAL GILT DIAL WITH 3 HANDS Rolex Dial with 3 Hands, Ref. 5508 (James Bond), to fit Cal. 1530. Made in circa 1958. Rolex Oyster Perpetual, 100 m = 330 ft, Submariner.

Rolex · reference 5508

Antiquorum, June 2013

Hammer result

HKD 17,500

about $2,256 at today's rate

Beat the high estimate by 75%
Low estimate HKD 6,300
High estimate HKD 10,000
In USD $812.03 to $1,289

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

22 June 2013

Lot number

446

Reference

5508

Brand

Rolex

Year

1958

Ask against realised

$15,950 dealers ask from vs $2,256 this lot made

Across 6 dealer listings of reference 5508. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

63 confirmed sales, 2013 to 2025

Average realised price per year, 2013 to 2025. Low $6,470, high $31,747.

YearSalesAverageRange
2025 12 $31,162 $10,614 to $91,617
2024 3 $20,282 $15,705 to $24,790
2023 9 $21,812 $9,067 to $51,714
2022 4 $25,469 $17,751 to $32,265
2021 7 $31,747 $14,179 to $72,150
2020 4 $29,080 $13,215 to $62,597
2018 5 $19,223 $6,833 to $27,511
2017 1 $11,925 $11,925 to $11,925
2016 5 $16,266 $10,324 to $27,500
2015 4 $9,661 $7,500 to $11,875
2014 1 $10,480 $10,480 to $10,480
2013 8 $6,470 $1,596 to $20,336

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 5508 Submariner Small Crown Serpico Y Laino Antiquorum Dec 2025 EUR 44,608 ($52,330)
Rolex Ref 5508 Submariner Tropical Small Crown Antiquorum Dec 2025 EUR 28,864 ($33,860)
Reference 5508 Submariner | A stainless steel automatic wris Sotheby's Dec 2025 USD 10,795 ($10,795)
Reference 5508 Submariner | A stainless steel automatic wri Sotheby's Dec 2025 USD 15,240 ($15,240)
Rolex Ref. 5508 Submariner "Small Crown" Phillips Nov 2025 CHF 73,660 ($91,617)
Rolex Submariner 5508 Service Dial Loupe This Sep 2025 USD 15,400 ($15,400)
Submariner, Reference 5508 | A stainless steel wristwatch wi Sotheby's Sep 2025 HKD 82,550 ($10,614)
Rolex. A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with gilt excl Bonhams Sep 2025 GBP 10,240 ($13,873)
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