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Old 23 October 2015, 03:46 PM   #1
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What is the rarest in terms of price or models in existence Rolex?

just curious? A red lettering submariner from 50 years ago?
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Old 23 October 2015, 03:50 PM   #2
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1942 Rolex Chronograph – $1.16 million At action.

Only 12 ever made.
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Old 23 October 2015, 04:00 PM   #3
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1942 Rolex Chronograph – $1.16 million At action.

Only 12 ever made.
Wowza!

Thank you for sharing.

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Old 23 October 2015, 04:35 PM   #4
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generally speaking the older models would be considered more rare than the newer ones purely by means of production. Rolex is at 1,000,000 watches a year nowadays if not more. But they weren't always producing watches at this rate.
For more information, here's a great link from hodinkee with a collector named John Goldberger: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/ta...ohn-goldberger
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Stainless steel Day-Date must be up there. Six made?
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Old 23 October 2015, 05:15 PM   #6
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What about that one of a kind white gold John Goldberger Daytona from the Hodinkee video?
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Old 23 October 2015, 05:20 PM   #7
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generally speaking the older models would be considered more rare than the newer ones purely by means of production. Rolex is at 1,000,000 watches a year nowadays if not more. But they weren't always producing watches at this rate.
For more information, here's a great link from hodinkee with a collector named John Goldberger: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/ta...ohn-goldberger
That is a really cool resource. Thank you for sharing.

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Old 23 October 2015, 05:56 PM   #8
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just curious? A red lettering submariner from 50 years ago?
This is just a list of the most popular there are many many more.

Model 6429 Steel Oyster Commando.
Any early 1930s- 40s Rolex Prince.
Any of the old Rolex chronographs 6236 etc
COMEX Submariner or SD
Early cushion case bubblebacks.
Model 6202 Turn-O-Graph.
Any Rolex Military Submariner like say 5510.
Single Red double red Subs SD.
Early Rolex Kew A class Oyster chronometers.
Any of the left hand wind Rolex watches Subs or Datejust.
Any early Milguas watches.
Rare early GMTs.
Orange hand Explorers
Early 60s Explorer dates like the Airkings TT are very rare
Daytona 6239 6263/5 etc.
Early Rolex watches made only for Canadian market
1939-45 military watches
Rolex Turtle Timer
Airking dates with the roulette date wheels
Rolex Date and Triple date with Moonphase.
Rolex Viceroy.
Rolex Tudor military subs.
Any Rolex sports watch with say a Sultans emblem.
Cartier/Tiffany branded Rolex watches.
Panama Canal special Rolex subs.
Rolex Tudor Monte Carlo Chronograph ref 7159
Rolex Tudor ranger alarm.
Most early Rolex subs.6200/6536/6205/5/6538/5512/3.
First Oyster quartz 5100 Beta 21 movement.
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