Rolex Day-Date 36 118238
Range published · high confidence
Worth about $25,900 pre-owned, with box and papers
- With box and papers
- $19,400–$32,400
- Watch only (about)
- $15,600–$26,000
Private-sale level for a pre-owned watch with box and papers, from recent eBay and auction results, weighted toward the newest; newest sale September 22, 2026.
Stable: Recent sale prices sit close together. Over the last 90 days (7 sales), prices typically sat within about 6% of the middle. Below 10% we call a market stable, above 20% volatile.
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High confidence: 73 sold results in the last 24 months (66 on eBay and 7 at auction), 7 in the last 90 days, weighted toward recent sales (half-life 180 days). Range at least ±25% around the market price. In our walk-forward backtest over the past year, 91% of 25632 later sales fell inside high-confidence ranges like this one.
Prices last updated October 26, 2026.
Recent sales
112 sold results since Nov 28, 2023, newest first
- eBay sold
- $25,200 median28 sales, last 12 months
- Auction sold
- $23,900 median5 sales, last 12 months
Individual sale results behind our data, from eBay and auction houses. Each watch differs in condition and set.
- Sep 22, 2026$28,080
- Sep 19, 2026$26,716
- Sep 15, 2026$28,088
- Sep 2, 2026$31,000
- Aug 12, 2026$27,095
- Aug 12, 2026$27,890
- Aug 4, 2026$25,000
- Jul 18, 2026$32,016
- Jul 16, 2026$11,252
- Jul 10, 2026$26,500
- Jun 18, 2026$20,140
- Jun 14, 2026$28,000
- Jun 7, 2026$29,950
- Jun 6, 2026$25,901
- May 8, 2026$15,368
- Apr 22, 2026$26,500
- Apr 6, 2026$22,000
- Apr 6, 2026$20,000
- Mar 8, 2026$22,050
- Mar 4, 2026$27,450
- Feb 25, 2026$25,493
- Feb 17, 2026$20,000
- Feb 6, 2026$23,940
- Jan 31, 2026$28,250
- Jan 28, 2026$20,765
- Jan 27, 2026$20,999
- Jan 26, 2026$24,500
- Dec 20, 2025$25,000
- Dec 13, 2025$22,000
- Dec 11, 2025$21,000
- Dec 10, 2025$22,860
- Dec 6, 2025$24,473
- Nov 23, 2025≈ approximately $52,205USD, converted from HKD 406,400 at the ECB rate of Nov 21, 2025
- Nov 22, 2025$29,750
- Nov 7, 2025$23,990
- Nov 1, 2025$27,990
- Oct 31, 2025$33,923
- Oct 29, 2025$28,500
- Oct 21, 2025$15,409
- Oct 16, 2025$23,500
- Oct 15, 2025$19,980
- Oct 10, 2025$27,940
- Oct 7, 2025$24,000
- Oct 5, 2025$12,015
- Oct 2, 2025$22,500
- Sep 26, 2025$29,995
- Aug 31, 2025$12,000
- Aug 24, 2025$23,995
- Aug 4, 2025$21,413
- Jul 14, 2025$22,433
- Jun 24, 2025$23,990
- Jun 23, 2025$20,000
- Jun 17, 2025$20,320
- Jun 10, 2025$26,000
- Jun 2, 2025$21,900
- Jun 2, 2025$20,750
- Jun 2, 2025$19,900
- May 22, 2025$13,150
- Apr 26, 2025$20,500
- Apr 23, 2025$20,447
- Apr 22, 2025$23,990
- Apr 17, 2025$21,750
- Apr 4, 2025$21,500
- Apr 3, 2025$18,700
- Apr 1, 2025$24,999
- Mar 25, 2025$19,000
- Mar 17, 2025$24,369
- Mar 12, 2025$15,700
- Mar 11, 2025$24,999
- Mar 11, 2025$21,000
- Mar 1, 2025$25,603
- Feb 4, 2025$10,000
- Jan 20, 2025$17,500
- Jan 18, 2025$23,500
- Dec 27, 2024$13,778
- Dec 9, 2024$21,000
- Nov 22, 2024$19,000
- Nov 12, 2024$20,550
- Nov 8, 2024$27,909
- Nov 7, 2024$9,200
- Sep 12, 2024$21,999
- Sep 10, 2024$22,415
- Sep 1, 2024$22,341
- Aug 23, 2024$22,500
- Aug 16, 2024$20,001
- Aug 12, 2024$18,000
- Aug 8, 2024$24,000
- Aug 7, 2024$21,000
- Jul 30, 2024$18,994
- Jun 20, 2024$25,000
- Jun 14, 2024$23,579
- Jun 11, 2024$20,400
- Jun 4, 2024$21,000
- May 30, 2024$17,321
- May 28, 2024$21,500
- May 24, 2024$22,999
- Apr 22, 2024$18,018
- Apr 21, 2024$21,550
- Apr 20, 2024$22,993
- Apr 19, 2024≈ approximately $21,078USD, converted from HKD 165,100 at the ECB rate of Apr 19, 2024
- Mar 28, 2024$16,400
- Mar 16, 2024$25,989
- Mar 14, 2024$31,378
- Mar 1, 2024$16,601
- Feb 11, 2024$25,450
- Feb 2, 2024$22,500
- Jan 15, 2024$19,109
- Jan 12, 2024$18,995
- Jan 10, 2024$20,680
- Jan 4, 2024$30,000
- Dec 12, 2023$18,894
- Nov 28, 2023$18,350
Forum rows are posts on Reddit r/Watchexchange, RolexForums and WatchUSeek that the seller marked sold. The amount is the listed price when marked sold, not a confirmed sale price, and forum rows do not feed our price.
Price by condition
| Condition | Box and papers | Range | Typical | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excellent | Any | $23,800–$32,200 | $28,000 | 3 |
| Good | Any | $20,300–$27,500 | $23,900 | 3 |
Price history
Show price history as a table
| Month | Median | Observations |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2024 | $19,800 | 4 |
| Dec 2024 | $17,400 | 2 |
| Mar 2025 | $22,700 | 6 |
| Apr 2025 | $21,500 | 7 |
| Jun 2025 | $20,800 | 7 |
| Aug 2025 | $16,700 | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | $23,500 | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | $28,900 | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | $23,700 | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | $22,700 | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | $23,900 | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | $21,000 | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | $25,900 | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | $21,600 | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | $27,100 | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | $28,100 | 4 |
Day-Date 36 118238 price history over the years
Our price records for the Day-Date 36 118238 go back to 2007. In 2010, forum listings marked sold had a median listed price of $14,400 (3 posts). In the 12 months to October 26, 2026, the same median was $26,500 (5 posts), up 84% on 2010. The highest quarterly median was $28,000 in Q3 2021 (5 posts), and the lowest was $14,400 in Q4 2012 (4 posts). Forum figures are the price a seller listed on Reddit r/Watchexchange, RolexForums or WatchUSeek when the post was marked sold, not a confirmed sale price.
- Forum (listed price when marked sold), quarterly, 122 posts
- eBay sold (from 2024), quarterly, 89 sales
Show long-range history as a table
| Quarter | Median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2011 | $17,400 | 3 |
| Q2 2012 | $14,700 | 3 |
| Q4 2012 | $14,400 | 4 |
| Q1 2013 | $17,300 | 3 |
| Q2 2013 | $19,400 | 3 |
| Q3 2013 | $16,000 | 3 |
| Q4 2013 | $16,400 | 3 |
| Q1 2014 | $19,000 | 4 |
| Q2 2015 | $18,100 | 7 |
| Q1 2018 | $15,000 | 3 |
| Q2 2018 | $16,900 | 4 |
| Q3 2018 | $19,400 | 4 |
| Q2 2019 | $16,500 | 3 |
| Q2 2020 | $19,000 | 3 |
| Q3 2020 | $16,000 | 6 |
| Q4 2020 | $18,900 | 3 |
| Q3 2021 | $28,000 | 5 |
| Q2 2024 | $21,600 | 3 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $22,300 | 8 |
| Q2 2024 | $22,000 | 6 |
| Q3 2024 | $21,000 | 7 |
| Q4 2024 | $19,800 | 6 |
| Q1 2025 | $20,000 | 8 |
| Q2 2025 | $21,100 | 14 |
| Q3 2025 | $21,900 | 4 |
| Q4 2025 | $24,000 | 14 |
| Q1 2026 | $22,700 | 6 |
| Q2 2026 | $21,100 | 6 |
| Q3 2026 | $27,500 | 8 |
About the Day-Date 36 118238
The Rolex Day-Date 36 118238 is a reference in the Rolex Day-Date collection. From our catalog: a 36 mm case in 18k yellow gold; bezel: Fluted 18k yellow gold; dial: Multiple dial options; seen: champagne-colored diamond dial (Uhren2000 listing); movement: Rolex calibre 3155, automatic. The specifications below list every fact we have sourced for this reference; anything we could not source is marked as not known.
What the sales say
This reference has 73 sales in its current window (66 eBay sales and 7 auction results); the listing below starts in November 2023 and ends in September 2026. The busiest month in that list was October 2025, with 9 sales. Auction results here come from Grailzee, Sotheby's and Phillips. Confidence is high: plenty of recent, consistent sales, and a backtest record to match. The last recorded result is 34 days old, recent enough to anchor the figure. Prices have been steady: a spread of about 6% earns the Stable label. A fair price for the 118238 can sit anywhere from about 25% below to 25% above the midpoint. It trades at a regular pace, and a sale's weight halves every 180 days.
Compared with the previous year, prices for the 118238 are 19.8% higher on the median. Taking the longest view our archive allows (forum listings marked sold (listed prices, not confirmed sales) since 2010), the latest year is up 84% on the opening year; the series bottomed in 2012 and topped out in 2021. By channel, eBay sales come in about 5% above auction results for this reference (28 eBay sales against 5 auction results). Part of any gap is the buyer's premium inside auction prices.
A watch-only example is priced about 20% below a full set here, a gap measured from 20 watch-only sales in the collection. The listed sales split 18 full sets to 2 watch-only and 17 partial, with 1 unworn; the rest gave no set details. Unworn full sets sell about 5% above worn ones across our data, so an unworn example sits above the headline. At the bottom of the list is a sale from November 7, 2024, on eBay, set not stated, about 64% below the worth-about figure; at the top, November 23, 2025, at Phillips, set not stated, about 102% above the worth-about figure.
Nearest in price within the same collection: Day-Date 36 18048 price, Day-Date 36 118235 price and Day-Date 36 118208 price.