Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 10 May 2015

Rolex ref 18038 Day-Date Tiger's Eye Dial Yellow Gold Rolex

ROLEX REF 18038 DAY-DATE TIGER'S EYE DIAL YELLOW GOLD Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified", case No. 9327400, Ref. 18038. Made in 1985. Fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with day and date, tiger's eye dial and an 18K yellow gold Rolex buckle.

Rolex · reference 18038

Antiquorum, May 2015

Hammer result

CHF 16,250

about $17,522 at today's rate

Beat the high estimate by 8%
Low estimate CHF 10,000
High estimate CHF 15,000
In USD $10,783 to $16,174

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

10 May 2015

Lot number

493

Reference

18038

Brand

Rolex

Year

1985

View at Antiquorum › Compare dealer prices (2,429)

Ask against realised

$259.68 dealers ask from vs $17,522 this lot made

Across 2,429 dealer listings of reference 18038. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

261 confirmed sales, 2015 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2015 to 2026. Low $13,144, high $41,994.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 11 $34,675 $9,525 to $81,058
2025 35 $23,509 $602.55 to $57,150
2024 39 $28,631 $607.42 to $107,100
2023 39 $41,994 $1,391 to $364,648
2022 29 $29,063 $10,710 to $140,596
2021 22 $25,922 $8,250 to $124,309
2020 14 $25,932 $8,235 to $88,706
2019 9 $22,273 $10,000 to $52,500
2018 18 $21,258 $9,317 to $44,647
2017 14 $20,732 $8,019 to $89,928
2016 10 $13,144 $325.00 to $24,344
2015 21 $18,789 $354.73 to $70,910

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 Day-Date 18038 Onyx Dial 18k YG Loupe This Jul 2026 USD 25,850 ($25,850)
Reference 18038 Day-Date | A yellow gold automatic wristwatc Sotheby's Jun 2026 USD 16,640 ($16,640)
ROLEX, COVETED 18K GOLD ‘DAY-DATE’ WITH CHAMPAGNE DIAL, REF. Christie's Jun 2026 USD 9,525 ($9,525)
ROLEX. AN ELEGANT AND ATTRATIVE 18K GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUT Christie's Jun 2026 USD 30,480 ($30,480)
Rolex Ref 18038 Daydate Antiquorum May 2026 HKD 362,500 ($46,257)
Rolex Ref. 18038 Day-Date, “Golden Walnut” Phillips May 2026 HKD 381,000 ($48,618)
ROLEX. A RARE 18K GOLD, DIAMOND AND BLACK GEMSTONE-SET AUTOM Christie's May 2026 HKD 635,000 ($81,058)
Day-Date, Reference 18038 | A yellow gold and diamond-set wr Sotheby's May 2026 CHF 33,280 ($42,530)
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