Rolex Datejust for Sale
Vintage and neo-vintage Datejusts, at auction with no reserve or at a fixed price on the Exchange. Every auction lot is opened, checked against its reference and sealed before it ships to you.
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The last Rolex Datejust to sell here was a Rolex Datejust 16013, on July 1.
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What Rolex Datejust has sold for at Grey Market
One Rolex Datejust has sold on Grey Market, verified before it shipped.
Datejust references by era
Acrylic, non-quickset (about 1959 to 1978)
Late acrylic, quickset (1977 to 1988)
Sapphire five-digit (about 1988 to 2005)
Six-digit 36 mm (about 2004 to 2018)
Typical ranges are the spread of recent dealer, auction and Grey Market sales for the references on each page, rounded to a band. Indicative, not a valuation; each reference page carries the detail.
Buying a Rolex Datejust
What to check on a vintage Datejust
Dial. The Datejust was made in more dial variants than any other Rolex, and refinished dials are everywhere. Printing should be crisp, the lume plots (where present) aged evenly with the hands, and the dial code should match the reference. A pie-pan dial on a 1601 is correct; a pie-pan on a 16030 is not.
Bezel and bracelet. Fluted, engine-turned and smooth bezels were swapped at service and by owners; the bezel should match the reference number. Jubilee bracelets stretch, and a tight one on a 1970s watch is a replacement; both facts should be in the listing.
Case and serial. The serial between the lugs dates the case. Two-tone watches should carry the right gold bezel and center links for the reference, and the caseback inside stamping should agree.
Service parts. Crystals and crowns are consumables; a service dial or a replacement bracelet is a different price and should be in the listing's condition notes before you bid. Here they are, and the verification report confirms them in hand.
What a Datejust costs here, by era
Where enough recent sales exist, each era above shows a typical range, built from dealer, auction and Grey Market sales for the references in it and rounded to a band. The Datejust is the widest-value Rolex family: a two-tone 16013 with a champagne dial sits well under a steel 16014 with a rare dial, and a modern 126234 above both.
Auctions here open low and run without a reserve, so a lot's closing price is whatever the room decides that week. The sold results on this page are what Datejusts have actually gone for here, before the buyer's premium.
Buying a Rolex Datejust here
No. Every Grey Market auction runs without a reserve, so the highest bid when the clock runs out wins the watch. Bidding opens low on purpose; the price is set by the people bidding, not by a minimum the seller chose. Auctions run for seven days and extend briefly when a bid lands in the final minutes, so a last-second bid cannot close a lot before everyone has answered it.