Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 15 March 2015

Rolex ref. 18039/18038 Day Date White Gold Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day Date

ROLEX REF. 18039/18038 DAY DATE WHITE GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 6739240, Ref. 18039/18038. Made in 1981. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with day & date and a stainless steel Rolex buckle.

Rolex · reference 18039

Antiquorum, March 2015

Hammer result

CHF 20,000

about $19,906 at today's rate

Beat the high estimate by 33%
Low estimate CHF 10,000
High estimate CHF 15,000
In USD $9,953 to $14,930

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

15 March 2015

Lot number

292

Reference

18039

Brand

Rolex

Year

1981

Ask against realised

$3,450 dealers ask from vs $19,906 this lot made

Across 26 dealer listings of reference 18039. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

31 confirmed sales, 2007 to 2025

Average realised price per year, 2007 to 2025. Low $8,260, high $136,663.

YearSalesAverageRange
2025 5 $136,663 $30,800 to $474,452
2024 4 $26,006 $13,031 to $54,000
2023 4 $83,484 $12,870 to $196,850
2021 3 $29,887 $13,860 to $38,490
2020 2 $48,385 $45,160 to $51,611
2019 1 $10,656 $10,656 to $10,656
2018 4 $25,415 $10,205 to $37,500
2016 2 $12,188 $11,250 to $13,125
2015 3 $18,743 $13,750 to $22,574
2014 1 $49,379 $49,379 to $49,379
2010 1 $11,875 $11,875 to $11,875
2007 1 $8,260 $8,260 to $8,260

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 18039 Day Date Stella Dial White Gold Antiquorum Dec 2025 EUR 55,104 ($64,643)
Rolex. A fine and very rare 18K white gold automatic calenda Bonhams Jun 2025 GBP 51,200 ($68,972)
Rolex Day-Date 18039 Birchwood Dial 18k WG Box and Papers Loupe This May 2025 USD 30,800 ($30,800)
Rolex Ref. 18039 Day-Date "Jasper" Phillips May 2025 CHF 393,700 ($474,452)
Rolex Ref. 18039 Day-Date Phillips Apr 2025 USD 44,450 ($44,450)
Reference 18039 Day-Date | A white gold and diamond-set auto Sotheby's Dec 2024 USD 54,000 ($54,000)
Rolex Ref 18039 Day Date Antiquorum Oct 2024 HKD 118,750 ($15,282)
Rolex Day-Date 18039 Blue Vignette Diamond Dial 18k WG Loupe This Jun 2024 USD 21,711 ($21,711)
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