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Pre-owned watches, minus the sales pitch.

We do not sell watchesIndex A–Z

What a pre-owned watch really costs, checked and dated.

Service prices, dealer terms and the checks to make before you pay.

Prices checked
Nov 10, 2026
Watches we sell
None
Paid placements
None

Guides and findings

  1. A steel diver’s watch with a black dial and bezel on a steel bracelet, photographed on whitePlate 1 · Steel diver’s watch, homage designLot 01 · Buying guide · 12 minHow to Buy a Used Luxury Watch Safely, in Five Steps14 daysWatchfinder’s return window for online and phone orders. At Bob’s Watches it is 3 days.1Route2Seller3Watch4Payment5Delivery
  2. An automatic dress watch with a light dial on a leather strapPlate 2 · Automatic dress watch, leather strapLot 02 · Service guide · 10 minHow Much Does a Watch Service Cost? Brand by Brand4 to 6 weeksRolex’s own minimum for a complete service.OfficialRolexOfficialGrand SeikoEstimateOmegaEstimateTudor
  3. A steel diver’s watch with a black dial on a rubber strapPlate 3 · Diver’s watch, rubber strapLot 03 · From the service guide, cost per yearThe cheapest watch to service isn’t the cheapest to own$140–$186About that per year for a Grand Seiko: the brand wants it back every 3 to 4 years.
  4. A pilot’s chronograph with a black dial on a mesh braceletPlate 4 · Pilot’s chronograph, mesh braceletLot 04 · From the service guide, independentsBrand service center or independent watchmaker?5 yearsTudor’s guarantee on watches sold since 2020. Third-party work voids it.
  5. A quartz dress watch with a white dial on a mesh braceletPlate 5 · Dress watch, mesh braceletLot 05 · From the service guide, extrasThe fee for saying no to a vintage quote$280If you decline the quote on a four-digit Rolex.
  6. Lot 06 · From the buying guide, step 3Run the serial through a stolen-watch register$22Plus VAT, for a one-off check with The Watch Register (£16 or €19).
  7. Lot 07 · From the buying guide, step 1What a warranty costs you26%Rolex Certified Pre-Owned over comparable non-certified watches. An average, not a price tag.
  8. Lot 08 · From the buying guide, step 4What you can get back if a payment goes wrong
    • Platform checkoutThe full price
    • Credit card, UKSection 75
    • PayPal Friends and FamilyNothing
    • Wire, Zelle, cryptoNothing built in
  9. Lot 09 · From the buying guide, step 5Insuring the watch1 to 2%Of the insured value a year, says Bezel, which sells such cover: about $100 to $200 for a $10,000 watch.
  10. Lot 10 · From the buying guide, step 5Importing a watch into the UK£1,620About that in import VAT on an £8,000 watch from the US, with £100 shipping and insurance.

  11. Conditions of this catalogue

    How to read the numbers on this site

    How we check prices

    1. Every figure has a source and a date.
    2. An official price and an estimate never look the same. Estimates carry ≈.
    3. A dealer’s estimate is never presented as a fact. If a figure comes from a business that buys or sells watches, we say so.

Rolex service, by era

Rolex published its service prices for the first time in late October 2026. The list prices by era, not by model: six digits are modern, five digits classic, four digits vintage.

Base prices for a complete service. Parts beyond the standard kit and tax come on top.

The full list, with euros

  1. Modern, time and date$660Datejust, Day-Date, Oyster Perpetual, Explorer
  2. Modern, sports$770Submariner, GMT-Master II, Sea-Dweller, Explorer II, Yacht-Master
  3. Modern, complicated$940Cosmograph Daytona, Sky-Dweller, Yacht-Master II
  4. Classic, time and date$990Datejust, Day-Date, Explorer
  5. Classic, sports$1,210Submariner, GMT-Master II, Explorer II
  6. Classic, Daytona$1,430Cosmograph Daytona
  7. Vintage, standard$1,650Submariner, GMT-Master, Datejust, Explorer
  8. Vintage, select$3,850Datejust 6305, Oysterquartz 5100, ref. 2780
  9. Vintage, early references$5,500Early Submariners (5508, 5510, 6538), GMT-Master 6542, Cosmograph 6239 to 6270
  10. Vintage chronograph and moonphase$8,810Pre-Daytona chronographs, moonphase 6062 and 8171
  11. Polishing, optional$170 / $330Modern and classic / vintage

Rolex US list, as reported in the trade press.

Grand Seiko, Omega and Tudor

  • Grand Seiko, mechanical or Spring Drive$560Official¥88,000 and up, official Japan list, tax included
  • Grand Seiko, quartz$380Official¥60,500 and up, official Japan list, tax included
  • Omega, mechanical≈ $600–$1,200EstimateFrom a third-party guide; Omega’s own figures load only per country
  • Tudor≈ $400–$750EstimateThe source calls its own figures illustrative; no public list found

Yen converted at about 158 to the dollar.

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