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Rolex Price Evolution

This is a table that a Rolex AD gave me to show how these watches appreciate over the years, or put differently, how the US dollar has devaluated. An inflation calculator is posted here to see how a Rolex purchased in the past would cost in current dollars.

An Excel version of the Rolex Price Evolution Spreadsheet is here, and a 4 page printable .PDF version is here.

  1957 1970 Aug-73 Mar-75 Jul-77 Oct-78 Feb-80 Mar-82 Jun-84 Aug-86 Feb-88 Feb-89 Sep-92 Sep-96 Feb-04 Feb-05 Oct-06 Oct-07 Mar-08 Oct-08 Sep-10 May-11 Jun-12 Apr-14
AirKing - -
$187
$240
$295
$480
$550
$625
$740
$825
$1,050
$1,600
$1,750
$2,200
$3,050
$3,250
$3,625
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-
-
 - - -  
Air King - 114200
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$3,800
$4,250
 $4,250 $4,600 $4,950 $5,050  
Explorer I - 1016/114270  
$210
$260
$360
$425
$635
$735
$795
$890
$975
$1,275
$1,750
$2,100
$2,625
$3,525
$3,750
$4,250
$4,525
$4,925
 $5,050 - - -  
Explorer I - 214270
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $5,725 $6,200 $6,550  
Explorer II -1655/16570
-
-
$386
$455
$515
$775
$875
$950
$1,225
$1,360
$1,750
$2,400
$2,750
$3,275
$4,175
$4,450
$5,000
$5,000
$5,750
 $5,925 $6,325 - -  
Explorer II -216570
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $7,750 $8,100  
Milgauss Ref - 1019  
$245
  
$370
    
$725
      
$1,350
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 - - -  
Milgauss -116400
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$5,900
$6,200
 $6,200 $6,600 $7,150 $7,650  
Milgauss - 116400 GV
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$6,250
$6,575
 $6,575 $7,075 $7,650 $8,200  
Milgauss - 116400 Z Blue
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 - - - - $8,200
Stainless DateJust - 116200 (Oyster Bracelet)
$255
$255
$345
$435
$495
$725
$985
$1,075
$1,200
$1,360
$1,776
$2,350
$2,500
$2,975
$3,575
$3,800
$4,950
$4,950
$5,450
 $6,600 $5,825 $6,300 $6,600  
Stainless and Fluted Gold Bezel DateJust - Jubilee 116234 - -
$432
$675
$776
$1,100
$1,600
$1,775
$2,100
$2,300
$2,950
$3,500
$3,600
$4,200
$4,650
$5,000
$5,200
$5,800
$6,500
 $7,950 $6,975 $7,550 $7,950  
Steel and Gold Datejust TT - 116233 Jubilee
$360
$360
$510
$775
$895
$1,260
$2,100
$2,325
$2,575
$2,800
$3,550
$4,350
$4,500
$5,300
$5,775
$7,325
$8,025
$8,025
$8,750
 $8,750 $9,300 $10,100 $10,900  
Stainless & White/Yellow Gold Bezel Turn-O-Graph - Oyster 116264 - -
$535
$800
$945
$1,475
$2,175
$2,495
$2,875
$2,975
$3,760
$4,550
$4,700
$5,775
$5,775
$5,900
$5,900
$5,900
$6,775
 $6,875 $7,075 $7,650 -  
Two-tone Turn-O-Graph - Jubilee 116263
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$7,500
$7,800
$9,125
 $9,125 $9,500 $10,400 $10,400  
Two-tone Turn-O-Graph - Oyster 116263
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$7,800
$8,175
$8,750
 $8,750 $9,125 $9,900 $9,900  
Stainless DateJust II - 41mm Oyster - 116334
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $7,950 $9,100 $9,100  
Stainless DateJust II - 41mm Oyster Two-Tone - 116333
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $10,000 $11,650 $11,650  
Submariner (no date) - 5513/14060/14060(M)
$150
$230
-
$355
-
-
$950
-
-
-
$1,450
-
$2,000
$2,800
-
-
$3,800
$4,525
$5,300
 $5,450 $5,825 - $6,300  
Submariner (no date) -114060
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $7,500  
Stainless Submariner Date - 1680/16610
$180
 -
$385
$470
$585
$875
$950
$1,175
$1,325
$1,575
$1,975
$2,500
$2,850
$3,350
$4,250
$4,525
$5,175
$5,175
$5,850
 $6,000 - - -  
Stainless & Gold Submariner -16613
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$2,975
$3,100
$3,900
$4,750
$5,000
$5,800
$6,675
$7,100
$7,825
$7,825
$9,050
 $9,300 - - -  
Anniv. Submariner - 16610LV
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$4,875
$5,525
$6,225
 $6,400 - - -  
Stainless Submariner Date - 116610N (black)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $7,250* $7,375 $8,000 $8,550  
Stainless Submariner Date - 116610V (green)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $7,725* $7,875 $8,550 $9,050  
18K Submariner - 1680/16618
-
-
$2,000
$3,825
$4,125
$5,800
$8,950
$9,950
$10,850
$11,500
$14,260
$16,950
$17,250
$19,250
$19,750
$20,850
$23,100
$23,100
$25,250
 $27,500 - - -  
18K Submariner - 116619 White Gold
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $29,850 $29,850 $31,350 $34,000 $36,850  
18K Submariner - 116618 Yellow Gold
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $27,250 $27,500 $28,850 $31,300 $34,250  
SeaDweller - 1665/16600
-
-
-
$550
-
-
$995
-
-
-
$2,050
-
$2,750
$3,600
$4,450
-
$4,700
$5,375
$6,225
 $6,400 - - -  
SeaDweller 4000 - 116600 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,400
SeaDweller Deep Sea (DSSP) - 116660
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $8,975 $9,250 $9,800 $10,650 $12,050 $12,050
SS/Plat Ya.phpaster - 16622
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$7,850
$8,325
$9,175
 $9,450 $10,350 $11,200 $11,650  
SS/Plat Ya.phpaster - 116622
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $11,500  
SS/Plat Ya.phpaster - 116622 w/platinum dial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $12,350  
Ya.phpaster II - White Gold - 116689
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $40,400 $43,700 $43,700  
Stainless GMT I - 1675/16700
$240
$255
$343
$450
$525
$795
$900
$1,055
$1,200
$1,450
$1,750
$2,400
$2,750
$3,300
-
-
-
-
-
-
 - - -  
Stainless GMT II - 16710 T/A/B
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1,625
$2,075
$2,850
$3,500
$3,500
$4,250
$4,525
$5,075
$5,075
$5,750
-
 - - -  
Stainless and Gold GMT II - 16713
-
-
$535
$800
$920
$1,360
$2,150
$2,525
$2,875
$3,100
$3,900
$4,850
$5,650
$5,475
$6,600
$7,025
$8,925
$8,925
-
-
 - - -  
Anniv. Stainless GMTII - 116710 LN
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$5,950
$5,950
$6,825
 $7,000 $7,275 $7,900 $8,450  
Anniv. Stainless-Gold GMT II -116713 LN
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$8,900
$8,925
$10,050
 $10,350 $10,875 $11,750 $13,000  
Anniv. Gold GMT II LN -116718
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$22,750
$22,750
$25,550
 $25,550 $27,200 $29,500 $33,250  
White Gold GMT BLRO-116719
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 - $38,250
Stainless Daytona - 116520
-
-
$386
$500
$580
$695
$995
$1,050
$1,125
$1,175
$2,350
$3,250
$3,850
$5,100
$6,550
$6,975
$7,900
$7,900
$9,200
 $9,925 $10,400 $11,250 $12,000  
White Gold Daytona - 116509
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $25,550 $27,990 $30,750 $30,750 $32,050 $34,700 $37,450  
Pink Gold Daytona - 116505
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $30,700 $30,700 $32,050 $34,700 $37,450  
14K Oyster Date
-
-
$575
$975
$2,050
$2,770
$4,100
$5,650
$6,200
$8,325
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 - - -  
18k Yellow Gold Skydweller
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
   $38,150
18k Everose / bracelet Skydweller
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
   $48,850
18K Day-Date Presidential - 1803/118208
-
-
$1,850
$3,300
$3,600
$5,250
$7,950
$8,850
$9,450
$11,700
$13,750
$13,750
$13,950
$15,900
$19,300
$20,550
$22,450
$22,450
$23,300
 $24,750 $24,900 $27,000 $29,650  
Yellow Gold Day-Date Presidential - 218238
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $27,650 $27,65 $29,500 $32,000 $34,850  
White Gold Day-Date Presidential - 218239
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $30,200 $30,200 $32,050 $34,750 $37,550  
Platinum Day-Date Presidential - 218206
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $51,050 $51,050 $55,400 $60,000 $62,500  
Stainless Lady Date - 176234
-
-
$312
$400
$475
$725
$925
$995
$1,125
$1,325
$1,685
$2,100
$2,300
$2,675
$3,325
$3,525
$3,575
$3,575
$4,850
 $4,850 $5,225 $5,700 $7,850  

18K Lady Datejust - 179168 Jubilee

-
-
$1,425
$2,300
$2,500
$3,750
$5,750
$5,750
$6,450
$8,750
$8,350
$10,250
$10,450
$11,750
$14,400
$15,350
$17,700
$17,700
$18,400
 $18,400 $19,550 $20,600 -  
18K EveroseLady Datejust - 179165 President Bracelet
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 $26,050  
                                  * Reflects Basel May 2010 MSRP