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Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date gold and stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch, reference no. 1505, serial no. 226xxxx, circa 1970, silvered dial with applied gilt hour markers, minute markers, date aperture and sweep centre seconds, gold bezel, signed cal. 1570 26 jewel movement, signed case stamped 1...
Gardiner Houlgate 
United Kingdom · lot 49 · listed
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Listing checked 5 h ago.
- Estimate
- USD 1,981GBP 1,500 – USD 3,301GBP 2,500
- First seen
- 15 h ago
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What to bid
Rough bid guideEstimate, not advice. How we judge prices
We could not match this listing to auction results for its exact reference, so there is no bid ladder. Here is a rough guide from what dealers ask for the 102 Rolex Oyster Perpetual listings we have, all versions, instead.
- The house estimates
- USD 1,981 – 3,301
- If it sells like the rest
- about USD 1,822 hammer
Across the 19,198 auction results we track from 153 houses, watches that sold went for a median 0.92× their low estimate (the middle half 0.75–1.21×); unsold lots are not counted. Estimates are set by the house to draw bidders, so treat this as context, not a valuation.
Bought here, the buyer's premium, shipping, and import VAT and duty to Denmark add about 72% to the hammer. Stop at about USD 2,600 and you pay 20% less than a dealer's USD 5,592: a fair discount for buying without a dealer's warranty or return. A rough guide from every Rolex Oyster Perpetual listing we have (USD 5,592 – 11,000), not the same reference; no title came close enough to narrow them down, and they mix sizes and versions, so we take the cheaper quarter of what dealers ask.
Before you bidfive checks
- The seller guarantees in writing that the watch is genuine and takes it back if it is not.
- The photos show the case back, clasp, and the serial and reference numbers between the lugs. Ask for them if not.
- You know every fee: the buyer's premium (often 20–25% online), shipping and insurance, and import VAT.
- "New", "polished" and "electronically tested" prove nothing: polished means it has been worked on, and an electronic test checks gold, not a watch.
- Decide your maximum before the sale and don't go above it.
Landed price estimate delivered to Denmark as a private buyer · set yours
- Low estimate
- USD 1,981
- Buyer's premium
- USD 475
- VAT on premium
- USD 95.07
- Customs duty
- USD 89.13
- Import VAT
- USD 716
- Shipping
- USD 224
- Landed
- USD 3,580 +80.7%
fees for Gardiner Houlgate; no bid yet: computed at the low estimate; premium 24%; VAT 20% on premium; shipping ≈ EUR 200 (world); import from GB: duty 4.5% + import VAT 25%. An estimate from published fee terms, not a quote.
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