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Rolex A very rare and well preserved, Day-Date, automatic wristwatch in yellow gold, with diamond indexes onyx pyramidal dial, diamond-set bezel, reference 18048.
Monaco Legend Group 
Monaco · lot 232 · listed
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- Estimate
- USD 39,120EUR 35,000
- First seen
- 12 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 18 most similar watches instead.
- The house estimates
- USD 39,120
- If it sells like the rest
- about USD 141k hammer
At Monaco Legend Group, watches that sold went for a median 3.61× their low estimate (the middle half 2.82–5.20×), from 96 results; 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 68% to the hammer. Stop at about USD 48,000 and you pay 20% less than a dealer's USD 101k: a fair discount for buying without a dealer's warranty or return. A rough guide from the 18 most similar Rolex Day Date listings (USD 80,210 – 125k), not the same reference.
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 39,120
- Buyer's premium
- USD 9,780
- VAT on premium
- USD 1,956
- Customs duty
- USD 1,760
- Import VAT
- USD 13,210
- Shipping
- USD 224
- Landed
- USD 66,049 +68.8%
fees for Monaco Legend Group; no bid yet: computed at the low estimate; premium 25%; VAT 20% on premium; shipping ≈ EUR 200 (world); import from MC: duty 4.5% + import VAT 25%. An estimate from published fee terms, not a quote.
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