Past Rolex SS Sub prices

[jburson250]

Originally Posted by zjd168

looks amazing, did you buy it in 1966?

Thanks!
In 2006, RSC Dallas brought it back from near-ruined after too many years as a tool watch.
It was a gift from my folks when I joined the US Navy in January, 1966.

[Andrew NYC]

I had always aspired to own a SS sub and in 1994 when I started to earn a little money I sought out a 16610. At the time the retail was like $2,300 (a lot of money at the time for me). I was able to play two ADs off each other and ended up paying $1,700. Still have the watch and love every bit as much as the day I got it. I remember around 2000 when Subs broke the $5,000 price point and I scratched my head wondering who in their right mind would pay $5K for a SS Sub. Silly question now but it’s all relative to the moment.


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[horseShu]

Pricelist from HK Ad circa July 16, 1992.
https://imgur.com/RgZnNEZ

HK price for 5-digit sub date is 17730 HKD.
The exchange rate for USD that time is around 7.7345, so that's roughly $2292.

[Jimmy 1665]

My Sub Date L Serial bought July 1991 - cost £1461. The outer box still has the price sticker on!

[j0hnny]

Picked up my SD 16600 in 2007 for £2935, there was a date sub in the window for £2930 and a yachtmaster I think, £2930 as well.


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[APPRF]

Originally Posted by cph81

Back in 1981 sub date was like ~$800 but no one pay full price. You can get it for like $680-700. My dad 1985 16800 was ~US$1000 from japan

And they were like DJs now. You can enter an AD and pick any SS Sub or GMT you wanted and get a very good discount. Everybody wanted DJs and DDs. How times change.

[Abmatt2002]

Think my father paid about £700 for his 5513 in 1980.

[thesharkfactor]

Yes, it's a different game now. You need a significant big chunk of money to buy a Submariner today, an old or a new one. They have more than doubled in price in the last decade.

A shame, I never really had the money back then to buy more than one, if prices were there today I'd have a few more, but at today's prices it's harder to justify to me.

[ratty]

Originally Posted by jburson250

Retail price on my 5512 in January, 1966 was $195.

Still have the sales receipt.

Photo from last week:

Beautiful watch.

Have you any idea about what the average wage was then? I suspect that there will be a big difference when comparing the watch price / average wage ratio of 1966 to now.

[Sunny Arizona]

16610 was 4500 from AD With TTL in 2005.

Originally Posted by Indyguy24

So admittedly being 29, I wasn’t buying Rolex watches in the 1990s/early 2000s, but I’ve talked to a few coworkers who were, and they said you literally used to be able to get a no date sub new for under 4K. Now, even one that is 20 years old goes for 7k (non ceramic).

Did they really used to sell new for that low?

[Mmf115]

Paid $5600 for a pre owned full set 114060 in 2015. Times have changed. Wild

[Dhiren]

Here is my Sub bought at the duty free In Honolulu in 1998 I even got a discount of 10% !






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[samuel019]

You don’t even have to go that far back to see a dramatic difference in prices.

1. Go to the classified section

2. Search any model number

3. Go backwards about 10-15 pages

4. Be prepared to pass out lol

[SS Oyster]

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[Billfish]

my wife bought my Sub Date in 1995 and paid $3,750 from AD

[brandrea]

I bought my SD16600 in 1992 for about $ 2300 USD. About a 15% discount at the time.

[arcampado]

Originally Posted by jburson250

Retail price on my 5512 in January, 1966 was $195.

Still have the sales receipt.

Photo from last week:

Awesome post

[Sgb020]

My 16800 was 600 bucks In Singapore in 1986. My 114060 was 6000 new in 2017.