Section 05 of 05
Prices & value
Where pre-owned prices stand, what the price indexes do and do not tell you, and which watches hold their value.
- Guides
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There is no guide in this section yet: we publish one only when every price in it has been checked. Until then, this is what our other guides already say about prices & value.
Findings about Prices & value
- Service guide · sourcesA dealer’s range for a Rolex “full service”Estimate: $800–1,600Bob’s Watches, page updated July 30, 2026. Rolex’s own list: $660 to $1,430 for modern and classic.
- Service guide · Rolex listA 1990s Submariner costs more to service than a new Daytona$1,210Rolex’s US list for the five-digit Submariner 16610. A modern Daytona: $940.
- Service guide · Grand SeikoGrand Seiko’s service price since 202418%More than in 2024: a Tokyo dealer listed ¥74,800 for a mechanical service then; the list says ¥88,000 now.