Unavailable|$3,995
Rolex 18 Karat White Gold Cellini Geometric Manual Wind Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Sapphire Crystal 1995 Production Comes Fitted on Original Rolex Leather Strap with 18K White Gold Buckle
18k Gold
Rolex yellow gold Oyster Perpetual “Underline” Dial self winding wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
winding chronometer rated 1570 movement with sweep seconds. With Rolex stamped crocodile strap and buckle
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Rolex King Midas Cellini Reference 4017-8 in 18 Karat White Case, 1970s
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
with Original Rolex Lizard Strap and Original Stainless Steel Rolex Buckle. 27mm x 27mm lug to lug
Vintage Rolex King Midas Cellini Reference 40170-10 in 18 Karat White Gold 1970s
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
with Original Rolex Lizard Strap and Original Stainless Steel Rolex Buckle. 27mm x 27mm lug to lug
Rolex Ladies Yellow Gold Malachite Dial Datejust Automatic Wristwatch, 1980s
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
on A Rolex Brown Lizard Strap Fits a 5" to 6.5" Inch Wrist PLEASE NOTE: There are a few small cracks
18k Gold
Vintage Rolex Stainless Steel Thunderbird Datejust Men's Watch 1625
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
stick markers. Black Rolex strap band and stainless steel buckle. Pre-owned with box and papers.
Stainless Steel
Sold|$4,250
Rolex Manual Winding White Gold 3603 Watch
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
dial with stick hour markers. Black Rolex strap with steel Rolex buckle. Pre-owned with original Rolex
Sold|$4,250
Rolex Manual Winding White Gold 3603 Watch
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
dial with stick hour markers. Black Rolex strap with steel Rolex buckle. Pre-owned with original Rolex
Rolex Cellini Midsize 18k Yellow Gold Watch Ref 4084
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
case with notched bezel (27mm x 34mm). Champagne dial. Black Rolex strap with 18k yellow gold tang
Rolex Yellow Gold Cellini Danaos Champagne Dial Manual Wind Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
yellow gold case (38mm diameter). Champagne gold dial with stick markers. Tan Rolex strap band with 18k
Vintage Rolex 18K Yellow Gold Precision Model Ref. 4411 Men's Dress Watch
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
strap band with Rolex buckle. Pre-owned with DeMesy box.
Vintage 18k Yellow Gold Ladies Square Rolex ref 9251
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
6 inch wrist. Pre-owned with Rolex box, extra Rolex strap, and Rolex buckle. Extremely rare model.
Vintage Rolex Oyster Perpetual Bubble Back Men's Ref. 4021, Automatic Winding
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
(33.5 mm) Caseback monogrammed. Silver dial with Arabic numerals. Black Rolex strap with Rolex buckle
Vintage Rolex Orchid Chameleon Ladies Watch 2000 J
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
interchangeable bracelets; Includes blue, green, red, and cream color Rolex straps with Rolex tang buckles. Pre
Rolex Stainless Steel Precision Dress Wristwatch Ref 4498
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
vintage buckle and Rolex strap are still in excellent condition. What a cool mid-century find! 35mm
Stainless Steel
Sold|$6,722
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1505-1960
By Rolex
Located in Braintree, GB
: None Glass: Plexiglass Wrist size: 23 cm (Adjustable Rolex strap) Weight: 50 grams Condition: Watch is
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Rolex Two-Tone Oyster Perpetual with Original Strap and Buckle circa 1971 or 72
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
/ Baton Hands ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: Original Rolex of Geneva Brown Alligator Strap, 19mm / Regular Length
1950s Womens Rolex Diamond and 14K White Gold Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Diamond: Round-Cut (2pc) ✔ Case Material: 14K White Gold ✔ Strap/Bracelet Material: Official Rolex Strap
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Very Rare Rolex President Day-Date Men's 18k Yellow Gold Watch 1811
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
). Silver dial. Black leather Rolex strap band and 18K Rolex tang buckle. Pre-owned with Rolex box and
Rolex Yellow Gold Datejust Wristwatch in "New Old Stock" Condition Ref 1601 circa 1967
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
cool) Rolex strap and Rolex buckle. For those of you who collect vintage and are sticklers for
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Lady Datejust 1968 18ct Yellow Gold Automatic
By Rolex
Located in London, GB
a new old stock brown alligator Rolex strap with a gold-plated Rolex buckle, both in exceptional
Yellow Gold
Rolex DateJust Ref 16233 Mother of Pearl Dial, Two-Tone Gold / Steel
By Rolex
Located in Braintree, GB
Photos) Hands : Gold Box / Papers : None Glass : Plexiglass Wrist size : 18.5 cm (Adjustable Rolex strap
18k Gold
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 69000A Gold and Stainless Steel Ladies Watch
By Rolex
Located in London, GB
four additional Rolex strap elements. Total Weight: 52.7 g (+ 4.3 g) Metal: 18K yellow gold
18k Gold, Stainless Steel, Yellow Gold
Rolex Stainless Steel Royal Wristwatch circa 1945
By Rolex
Located in Firenze, IT
Rolex strap. Has center seconds, case, dial and movement all fully signed. We try to source Royal
Stainless Steel
Sold|$12,800
Vintage Rolex Cellini 18k Yellow Gold Model 4135
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Rolex Cellini 18k Yellow Gold Model 4135 Silver Dial, Black Rolex strap Manual Wind with
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Rolex Cellini Model 3806 18k Yellow Gold Rare Blue Vignette Dial
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Rolex Strap and tang buckle. Made n Switzerland c.1974 Stephanie Windsor guarantees the proper
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1976 Rolex 18 Karat Yellow Gold Cellini Model 4108
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Rolex Strap c.1976 Made in Switzerland To borrow a line from the 2010 David Fincher film The Social
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$8,450
Rolex 2-Tone GMT-Master 16753 on a Strap
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex 2-Tone GMT-Master 16753 on a Strap - Automatic winding. Stainless steel with gold bezel ( 40
Vintage ROLEX Oysterdate Precision Date Watch with Brown Leather Strap
By Rolex
Located in Flushing, NY
Vintage ROLEX Oysterdate Precision Date Watch with Brown Leather Strap Marked: ROLEX ACIERINOX
Men's Gold Rolex President Day-Date on a Strap Watch 18238
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Men's Gold Rolex President Day-Date on a Strap Watch 18238 - Automatic winding, 31 jewels, double
Vintage Rolex Oyster Date Precision, Ref 6694, Circa 1977 'New Strap'
By Rolex
Located in Canterbury, England
Our vintage Rolex Oyster Date Precision features a stainless steel 34mm case with clean original
Ladies Rolex 1981 Datejust 18k Yellow Gold Wristwatch With Leather Strap
By Rolex
Located in South Pasadena, CA
Ladies Rolex 1981 Datejust 18k Yellow Gold Wristwatch With Leather Strap. The Ladies Rolex
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Classic & Vintage Rolex Lady Datejust Ref 69174, Jubilee Strap, Box & Papers
By Rolex
Located in Canterbury, England
Our classic Rolex Lady Datejust reference 69174 features a 26mm stainless steel case with white
Stainless Steel
Rolex Cellini Men's 18k White Gold Watch on Strap Band Mod. 4112
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Cellini Men's 18k White Gold Watch on Strap Band Mod. 4112 - Manual winding. 18k white gold
Rolex Cellini Men's 18k Yellow Gold Watch on Strap Band Mod. 4112
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Cellini Men's 18k Yellow Gold Watch on Strap Band Mod. 4112 - Manual winding. 18k yellow gold
Rolex Vintage 1960's Oyster Perpetual Date Watch With Crocodile Skin Strap
By Rolex
Located in London, GB
Rare Item - Rolex Vintage 1960's Oyster Perpetual Date Watch With Crocodile Skin Strap Rose 14k
Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Steel
Rolex Date Men's 14 Karat Yellow Gold Watch on a Strap 15037
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Date Men's 14k Yellow Gold Watch 15037 - Automatic winding. 14k yellow gold (34mm diameter
Rolex Cellini Men's 18k Yellow Gold Watch on Strap Band Mod. 4112
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Cellini Men's 18k Yellow Gold Watch on Strap Band Mod. 4112 - Manual winding. 18k yellow gold
Rolex Cellini Men's 18K Yellow Gold Watch on Strap Band Mod. 4112
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Cellini Men's 18k Yellow Gold Watch on Strap Band Mod. 4112 - Manual winding. 18k yellow gold
Men's Rolex GMT-Master II Men's Watch with Black Strap Band 16710
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
position. Black strap band with red stitching. Pre-owned with box. Discontinued and very collectible.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Datejust 1601 Blue Lapis Lazuli Dial 18k Yellow Gold Leather Strap
By Rolex
Located in San Diego, CA
Gold Band: Navy Blue Leather Strap with Custom Clasp Bezel: 18K Yellow Gold Dial: Custom Lapis
Yellow Gold
Rolex Air King 5501 14 Karat Yellow Gold Stainless Steel Leather Strap
By Rolex
Located in San Diego, CA
Style Number: 5501 Serial: 968*** Model: Air King Case Material: Stainless Steel Band: Custom Leather Band Bezel: 14K Yellow Gold Dial: Silver Face: Ac...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel GMT-Master II Red Rubber Strap Band Wristwatch Ref 16710
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rubber B strap band. Pre-owned with box. Discontinued and very collectible.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Lady's Yellow Gold Chameleon Wristwatch with Busch Logo Dial and Spare Straps circa 1960s
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
14k yellow gold lady's Rolex Chameleon wristwatch, part of the Cellini collection of dress watches
Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage Rolex Precision Rolex Precision 12868
By Rolex
Located in London, GB
exceptionally well – and we guarantee that. Complete with a new strap and the original Rolex yellow gold buckle
Yellow Gold
Sold|$6,646
Rolex Precision 12834
By Rolex
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Rolex Alligator Leather Case Size: 34mm Strap Length: Adjustable up to 20cm Strap Width: At Case - 18mm
Sold|$3,495
ROLEX Early Cushion Wrist watch
By Rolex
Located in Chicago, IL
screw back, screw down crown and porcelain dial. New croc Black strap with Rolex buckle.
9k Gold
Sold|$3,742
Vintage Rolex Cellini, c.1960s
By Rolex
Located in London, GB
leather strap with the Rolex logo on the buckle. Age: 1960s Metal: 18ct Yellow Gold Designer: Rolex
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$4,407
Vintage Rolex 9ct Gold Watch. c.1949
By Rolex
Located in London, GB
This beautiful vintage Rolex watch dates to the 1949s. The 9 carat yellow gold case is 30mm in
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$8,455
Rolex Cellini Yellow Gold Watch
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
numerals and a yellow gold bezel. Equipped with a Rolex black leather strap and an original yellow gold
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$9,287
Rolex Cellini King Midas 4143
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
. Fitted with a sapphire glass and manual winding movement. Presented on a black Rolex leather strap and
Diamond, White Gold
Sold|$16,009
Rolex Vintage Day-Date Automatic Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in London, GB
been finished with a Rolex dark brown leather strap and Rolex buckle. The watch dates back to the early
Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Sold|$9,772
Rolex NOS Cellini Two-Tone 4150
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
strap and an original yellow gold pin buckle. This NOS timepiece comes with a Rolex box, our one year
White Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$4,500
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Watch 14k Gold 30mm
By Rolex
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
markers, a mint condition crystal face, and a genuine Rolex brown leather alligator strap with a Rolex
14k Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Datejust Wristwatch circa 1970s
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
diameter. Champagne dial with baton indexes. Leather strap with gilt Rolex buckle. Pre-owned with Rolex box.
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Sold|$5,250
Men's Rolex Datejust 2-Tone Watch 1601
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
. Stainless steel and 18k yellow gold fluted bezel ( 36 mm ) . Blue Rolex diamond dial. Black leather strap
Sold|$4,155
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Vintage, 1960's
By Rolex
Located in London, GB
buckle Brand new chocolate brown Crocodile strap fitted by Rolex but not branded. Additional
14k Gold, Steel
While the rise in popularity of vintage Rolex watches is of no surprise to aficionados, collectors and industry experts, when it comes to contemporary luxury wristwatches, Rolex is also often the first brand that springs to mind. Not only is the company revered for its precision timekeeping and impeccable craftsmanship, but its name was designed to be memorable.
Rolex's enviable worldwide recognition can be credited in part to the genius of company founder Hans Wilsdorf. When the German-born watch dealer and his brother-in-law, Alfred Davis, set up their London enterprise, in 1905, they called it Wilsdorf & Davis, according to the traditional formula.
But Wilsdorf was determined to come up with another name that was short, would look good on a watch dial and was easy to say and remember in several languages. In 1908, he trademarked the name Rolex, and by 1920, he had moved the company to Geneva and redubbed it as Montres Rolex S.A.
But the main reasons for the brand’s success are its aforementioned commitment to precision and unflagging pursuit of innovation. In 1926, the company introduced the aptly named Oyster model. With a screw-down crown and case back, both fitted with rubber gaskets, this was the first truly waterproof watch.
Five years later, Rolex upped the ante with the Oyster Perpetual. That model’s patented Perpetual movement contained a rotor mechanism enabling it to self-wind. In another trendsetting move, in 1945, the brand debuted the Datejust, with a date window prominently displayed on the dial.
The company’s two most iconic models are sports watches. Although the Submariner, which debuted in 1953, was developed as a dive watch, its waterproof case, solid construction and good looks made it a favorite of adventurers and urbanites alike, including James Bond, who wore it in classics like Dr. No and Goldfinger. The Daytona, the racing chronograph made famous by Paul Newman, is especially sought after by collectors. Newman’s personal Daytona, which hit the auction block in 2017, sold for $17.8 million.
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Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.
Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.
Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.
Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.
In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.
Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.
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The watch has transformed several times over, but it’s still undeniably a classic.
This is perhaps the least subtle version of the Submariner.
If you think this looks like the Rolex Kermit, you're correct.
This model was designed for lefties.
Learn the devious techniques that counterfeiters use to sell inauthentic pieces at authentic prices. Of course, you don't have to worry about that on 1stDibs, where every seller of Rolex watches is highly vetted.
From understanding the models to choosing among vintage, pre-owned and new watches, here’s our expert advice on finding the best Rolex for you.
As the cache goes on display at London’s Design Museum, we speak to its enigmatic owner about some of his rarest acquisitions.
These companies have stood the test of time, making exceptional pieces for generations.