Rolex Day-Date for Sale
Vintage and neo-vintage Day-Dates, 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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Day-Date references by era
Pre-quickset 36 mm (about 1959 to 1978)
Sapphire and quickset (1977 to 1988)
Double quickset (1988 to 2000)
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 Day-Date
What to check on a vintage Day-Date
Dial. The Day-Date came in more dials than any other Rolex (stone, wood, diamond, pie-pan, linen), and most of the value of a vintage example is which one it has and whether it is original. Printing, the day disc's language and the date font should match the reference and year.
Metal and hallmarks. Every Day-Date is precious metal; the case, bezel and bracelet should all carry the right hallmarks and the right weight. A President bracelet with stretched links is common and should be in the listing; a bracelet of the wrong metal or era is a different watch.
Case and serial. The serial between the lugs dates the case. Day-Dates were polished at every service, so sharp lugs are rare and worth paying for.
Service parts. Crystals and crowns are consumables; a service dial, hands or bracelet should be in the listing's condition notes before you bid. Here they are, and the verification report confirms them in hand.
What a Day-Date 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 gold content sets a floor under every Day-Date; above it, a rare dial on a 1803 or an 18038 can multiply the price, and platinum sits apart from the gold watches of any reference.
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 Day-Dates have actually gone for here, before the buyer's premium.
Buying a Rolex Day-Date 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.