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ROLEX, Oyster Perpetual, Datejust (T Swiss Made T), Chronometer, Ref no. 16238, Serial no. L799915, Cal 3135, Movement no. 5393126, Case no. 16200, men´s wristwatch, 36 mm, 18K gold, self winding, sapphire crystal (notches), date, Jubilee bracelet, folding clasp, Ref no. 8386-M9/49 B, total weight 137,0 grams, certificate, March 1991, box (not complete).
Kaplans Auktioner 
Sweden · lot 62 · listed · sale 14 Nov
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- Estimate
- USD 9,161SEK 92,000
- Sale
- 14 Nov
- First seen
- 11 h ago
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What to bid
Rough bid guideWe 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 2959 Rolex Datejust listings we have, all versions, instead.
- The house estimates
- USD 9,161
- If it sells like the rest
- about USD 8,429 hammer
Across the 19,181 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 21% to the hammer. Stop at about USD 7,000 and you pay 20% less than a dealer's USD 10,557: a fair discount for buying without a dealer's warranty or return. A rough guide from every Rolex Datejust listing we have (USD 10,557 – 21,445), 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 9,161
- Buyer's premium
- USD 1,832
- Shipping
- USD 89.42
- Landed
- USD 11,083 +21.0%
fees for Kaplans Auktioner; no bid yet: computed at the low estimate; premium 20%; premium quoted incl. VAT; shipping ≈ EUR 80 (eu). An estimate from published fee terms, not a quote.
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