Sell your Rolex.

Start with the reference number (between the lugs at 12 o'clock) and the serial (at 6 o'clock, or on the rehaut on watches from about 2005). Our Rolex serial lookup dates the watch, the reference guide shows what that reference has sold for, and an instant-offer submission gets you a firm number within 24 hours at no cost.

Both. Vintage and neo-vintage references are where our bidders are most active, but a modern Submariner, Datejust or GMT-Master II with its card sells well here too, and the instant offer is often the quickest route for a modern watch.

Yes. Most vintage Rolex have no papers. The verifier authenticates the watch itself, and the listing says plainly what comes with it, so bidders price it with that in mind.

Wherever you keep the most of the price. A dealer buys at about 20% under market and a consignment house takes a commission; on Grey Market the seller pays no commission on an auction, the Exchange takes 1.25% when the watch sells at your price, and the instant offer costs nothing to ask for. Sell your Rolex watch to collectors who know the reference, and compare the offer with the auction and the Exchange before you decide.

For an auction, submit photos and the basics in under five minutes; our team reviews them within a business day. Build the listing and pick a start time, and it runs for seven days with no reserve. Ship on the insured label, our verifier checks the watch, and you are paid once the buyer accepts it or their 24-hour delivery window closes. To set your own price instead, post it on the Exchange; to sell it outright, ask for the instant offer.

Yes, and these are the references our bidders ask for most. A Submariner 16610, 1680 or 5513, a Datejust 1601 or 16014, a GMT-Master 1675 or 16710: each has a reference guide here with sold prices, and each sells to collectors who know a service dial from an original one.

On an instant offer, nothing: we pay for insured shipping and nothing comes off the offer. On an auction there is no listing fee and no commission; your only cost is insured shipping to our verifier, deducted from your payout, and buyers pay a 7% premium on the hammer. On the Exchange, the seller and the buyer each pay 1.25%, with a $25 minimum, and the buyer pays shipping. There is no fee if we decline a submission.

The instant offer is a firm cash price, usually within 24 hours, wired about 1 day after the watch clears authentication. The auction takes longer but lets bidders set the price. If you have a number in mind and time to wait, the Exchange lets you list at that price. You can ask for the offer first and decide after.

No. Auctions run without a reserve, so the highest bid wins. If you have a price you need to hit, list it on the Exchange or take the instant offer.

Instant offer: we wire your payment about 1 day after the watch clears authentication. Auction: when bidding closes, the buyer's payment is collected and held, and you ship to our verifier within two business days; your proceeds are released once the watch passes verification and the buyer's 24-hour delivery window closes, then your bank’s timing applies. Exchange: once the buyer’s 24-hour delivery window closes and we confirm the sale.

Any member who has signed the seller agreement, verified their ID and set up payouts. You set the asking price, answer questions in public, and accept, counter or decline binding offers. Grey Market approves the watch once before the post goes live, and you ship within two business days of the buyer paying, on the shipping label we provide. Buyers can add authentication for a fee that covers the extra shipping leg; with it they have 24 hours after delivery to return, and without it the sale is final. Open to every member since October 2026.

Buyers make binding offers in private, each open for between 1 and 48 hours. You can accept, decline or counter; counters move in set steps, $10 under $1,000 and $100 above. Once you accept, the buyer has 24 hours to pay, and Grey Market holds the payment until the sale completes. You then ship within two business days on the insured label we provide.

It depends on the buyer. If they add authentication, your watch ships to our verifier first, and once it passes they have 24 hours from delivery to accept it or return it. If they do not, the sale is final: they have 24 hours from delivery to report damage or non-receipt, and you are paid after that. The photos you take as you pack are your record of what you sent.

No. Our team reviews every auction submission, and only about one in ten makes it through. Most of the rest are honest watches that are not right for our bidders, priced above the market, or not what the listing says. There is no fee if we decline.

Submit it anyway. Box and papers add to the price, but most of the best vintage watches lost theirs decades ago. What matters is that the watch is original, which is exactly what verification checks.

Yes, through the instant offer. If we want the watch we send a firm price, usually within 24 hours. Accept it, ship it on the insured label we pay for, and we wire your payment once it clears authentication.