Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 10 May 2015

Rolex ref. 6556 Tru-Beat Stainless Steel Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Tru-Beat

ROLEX REF. 6556 TRU-BEAT STAINLESS STEEL Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Tru-Beat, superlative Chronometer officially certified", case No. 139400, Ref. 6556. Made in 1956. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with dead-beat center seconds and a stainless steel Oyster riveted bracelet with deployant clasp.

Rolex · reference 6556

Antiquorum, May 2015

Hammer result

CHF 8,750

about $9,435 at today's rate

3% below the high estimate
Low estimate CHF 7,000
High estimate CHF 9,000
In USD $7,548 to $9,705

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

10 May 2015

Lot number

112

Reference

6556

Brand

Rolex

Year

1956

Ask against realised

$24,345 dealers ask from vs $9,435 this lot made

Across 1 dealer listing of reference 6556. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

15 confirmed sales, 2013 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2013 to 2026. Low $4,970, high $65,753.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 1 $19,141 $19,141 to $19,141
2024 2 $16,136 $12,968 to $19,304
2023 1 $16,696 $16,696 to $16,696
2021 1 $65,753 $65,753 to $65,753
2020 1 $9,502 $9,502 to $9,502
2019 2 $21,813 $11,125 to $32,500
2018 1 $12,505 $12,505 to $12,505
2017 2 $23,805 $18,735 to $28,875
2016 1 $4,970 $4,970 to $4,970
2015 1 $9,435 $9,435 to $9,435
2014 1 $10,326 $10,326 to $10,326
2013 1 $10,846 $10,846 to $10,846

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 6556 True Beat Antiquorum May 2026 HKD 150,000 ($19,141)
Rolex Ref 6556 Tru Beat Antiquorum Oct 2024 HKD 150,000 ($19,304)
Tru-Beat , Reference 6556| A stainless steel wristwatch wit Sotheby's May 2024 GBP 10,200 ($12,968)
Rolex Ref 6556 Oyster Perpetual Tru Beat Antiquorum Nov 2023 CHF 15,000 ($16,696)
Rolex Ref 6556 Tru Beat Antiquorum Dec 2021 HKD 512,500 ($65,753)
ROLEX, REF. 6556, OYSTER PERPETUAL TRU- BEAT, STEEL Antiquorum Mar 2020 CHF 9,375 ($9,502)
Rolex. A stainless steel automatic bracelet watch Oyster Per Bonhams Jun 2019 GBP 8,812 ($11,125)
ROLEX. A VERY FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTW Christie's Mar 2019 USD 32,500 ($32,500)
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