Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 30 September 2015

Rolex ref. 6551 Mid-Size Yellow Gold Rolex, Oyster Perpetual

ROLEX REF. 6551 MID-SIZE YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer, Ref. 6551. Made in the 1960s. Fine, center second, self-winding, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold mid-size wristwatch with a 14K yellow gold Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp and special Florentine finish.

Rolex · reference 6551

Antiquorum, September 2015

Hammer result

USD 2,500

Beat the high estimate by 25%
Low estimate USD 1,000
High estimate USD 2,000

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

30 September 2015

Lot number

95

Reference

6551

Brand

Rolex

Year

1965

Ask against realised

$3,495 dealers ask from vs $2,500 this lot made

Across 3 dealer listings of reference 6551. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

3 confirmed sales, 2012 to 2018

Average realised price per year, 2012 to 2018. Low $1,500, high $5,063.

YearSalesAverageRange
2018 1 $5,063 $5,063 to $5,063
2015 1 $2,500 $2,500 to $2,500
2012 1 $1,500 $1,500 to $1,500

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

2 shown, most recent first

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