Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 30 September 2014

Rolex ref. 6238 Pre-Daytona Silver Sunburst Dial Steel Rolex, Geneve. Case No.1205911, Ref

ROLEX REF. 6238 PRE-DAYTONA SILVER SUNBURST DIAL STEEL Rolex, Geneve. Case No.1205911, Ref. 6238. Made in 1965. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer with a stainless steel Rolex bracelet.

Rolex · reference 6238

Antiquorum, September 2014

Hammer result

USD 23,750

1% below the high estimate
Low estimate USD 18,000
High estimate USD 24,000

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

30 September 2014

Lot number

88

Reference

6238

Brand

Rolex

Year

1965

Ask against realised

$29,000 dealers ask from vs $23,750 this lot made

Across 7 dealer listings of reference 6238. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

99 confirmed sales, 2015 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2015 to 2026. Low $43,183, high $140,568.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 8 $109,945 $39,877 to $300,300
2025 16 $137,185 $7,774 to $642,806
2024 10 $92,263 $13,792 to $406,400
2023 9 $47,148 $9,044 to $130,372
2022 7 $57,572 $31,500 to $145,080
2021 6 $140,568 $15,263 to $641,091
2020 6 $63,728 $25,340 to $159,778
2019 7 $55,953 $27,580 to $93,750
2018 10 $54,700 $27,500 to $124,230
2017 8 $69,917 $25,105 to $138,080
2016 6 $93,550 $18,750 to $308,767
2015 6 $43,183 $22,574 to $99,522

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 Chronograph 6238 Black Galvanic Dial Loupe This Aug 2026 USD 161,480
Rolex Chronograph 6238 Pre-Daytona Retailed by Cartier Loupe This Aug 2026 USD 300,300
Rolex Chronograph 6238 Pre-Daytona Black Dial Loupe This Jul 2026 USD 112,200
ROLEX. AN ATTRACTIVE AND COVETED STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH Christie's Jun 2026 USD 57,150
ROLEX. A HIGHLY WELL-PRESERVED AND ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEE Christie's Jun 2026 USD 53,340
Rolex Ref 6238 Pre Daytona Antiquorum May 2026 HKD 312,500
ROLEX. A RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 14K GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRI Christie's May 2026 CHF 69,850
Rolex Ref. 6238 "Pre-Daytona" Phillips May 2026 CHF 50,800

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