Rolex Day-Date 40 228235
Range published · high confidence
Worth about $50,700 pre-owned, with box and papers
- With box and papers
- $38,000–$63,400
- Watch only (about)
- $30,500–$50,900
Private-sale level for a pre-owned watch with box and papers, from recent eBay and auction results, weighted toward the newest; newest sale October 18, 2026. Retail shown is the retail list price in France per 41watch and Monochrome Watches, January 2026.
Volatile: Recent sale prices are spread widely, so any single figure is less certain. Over the last 90 days (7 sales), prices typically sat within about 21% of the middle. Below 10% we call a market stable, above 20% volatile.
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High confidence: 102 sold results in the last 24 months (94 on eBay and 8 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
198 sold results since Oct 30, 2023, newest first
- eBay sold
- $50,700 median58 sales, last 12 months
- Auction sold
- $47,500 median5 sales, last 12 months
Individual sale results behind our data, from eBay and auction houses. Each watch differs in condition and set.
- Oct 20, 2026$61,000
- Oct 18, 2026$50,000
- Oct 9, 2026$62,500
- Oct 3, 2026$43,200
- Oct 2, 2026$64,999
- Sep 20, 2026$55,500
- Sep 3, 2026$50,500
- Sep 3, 2026$61,600
- Sep 3, 2026$53,850
- Sep 3, 2026$53,850
- Sep 2, 2026$41,500
- Sep 1, 2026$57,000
- Aug 27, 2026$56,800
- Aug 20, 2026$59,800
- Aug 20, 2026$60,500
- Aug 19, 2026$43,600
- Jul 24, 2026$59,000
- Jul 21, 2026$46,400
- Jul 19, 2026$56,000
- Jul 16, 2026$48,825
- Jul 14, 2026$47,950
- Jul 12, 2026$54,600
- Jul 11, 2026$51,600
- Jul 3, 2026$53,500
- Jul 1, 2026$57,940
- Jun 28, 2026$51,084
- Jun 27, 2026$51,100
- Jun 18, 2026$46,700
- Jun 16, 2026$53,000
- Jun 9, 2026$63,200
- Jun 7, 2026$59,400
- Jun 5, 2026$53,500
- May 30, 2026$60,599
- May 30, 2026$51,800
- May 29, 2026$57,925
- May 20, 2026≈ approximately $47,550USD, converted from GBP 35,480 at the ECB rate of May 20, 2026
- May 14, 2026$53,400
- May 13, 2026$55,000
- May 13, 2026≈ approximately $39,277USD, converted from GBP 29,072 at the ECB rate of May 13, 2026
- May 11, 2026$55,583
- May 10, 2026$41,000
- May 2, 2026$52,100
- May 1, 2026$52,000
- Apr 30, 2026$55,375
- Apr 27, 2026$45,941
- Apr 23, 2026$49,450
- Apr 22, 2026$49,400
- Apr 22, 2026$50,100
- Apr 15, 2026$62,500
- Apr 10, 2026$50,300
- Apr 8, 2026$40,640
- Apr 7, 2026$50,690
- Apr 4, 2026$55,825
- Apr 2, 2026$55,583
- Mar 27, 2026$50,800
- Mar 27, 2026$35,100
- Mar 26, 2026$49,900
- Mar 26, 2026$59,800
- Mar 20, 2026$50,500
- Mar 19, 2026$46,800
- Mar 16, 2026$50,000
- Mar 9, 2026$45,000
- Feb 26, 2026$49,999
- Feb 21, 2026$57,575
- Feb 16, 2026$54,890
- Feb 8, 2026$53,769
- Jan 27, 2026$54,995
- Jan 15, 2026$48,400
- Jan 11, 2026$58,000
- Jan 9, 2026$45,200
- Jan 2, 2026$44,250
- Dec 29, 2025$46,825
- Dec 27, 2025$60,150
- Dec 23, 2025$44,300
- Dec 21, 2025$51,000
- Dec 14, 2025$44,400
- Dec 13, 2025$60,000
- Dec 10, 2025$40,805
- Dec 3, 2025$48,600
- Nov 29, 2025$40,100
- Nov 28, 2025$51,400
- Nov 27, 2025$58,800
- Nov 11, 2025$58,958
- Nov 10, 2025$46,300
- Nov 9, 2025$54,000
- Nov 8, 2025$52,547
- Nov 6, 2025$47,600
- Oct 30, 2025$50,100
- Oct 22, 2025$51,000
- Oct 17, 2025$58,431
- Oct 15, 2025$58,825
- Oct 12, 2025$36,000
- Oct 3, 2025$41,999
- Oct 1, 2025$54,500
- Oct 1, 2025$53,500
- Sep 24, 2025$40,800
- Sep 2, 2025$56,200
- Aug 28, 2025$50,000
- Aug 25, 2025$40,825
- Aug 24, 2025$49,375
- Aug 18, 2025$43,853
- Aug 16, 2025$44,088
- Aug 16, 2025$45,000
- Aug 15, 2025$42,394
- Aug 7, 2025$46,200
- Jul 31, 2025$47,500
- Jul 30, 2025$52,325
- Jul 21, 2025$45,750
- Jul 17, 2025$49,825
- Jul 15, 2025$53,999
- Jun 23, 2025$55,998
- Jun 23, 2025$51,800
- Jun 16, 2025$59,700
- Jun 3, 2025$48,446
- May 24, 2025$52,325
- May 22, 2025≈ approximately $32,220USD, converted from GBP 24,009 at the ECB rate of May 22, 2025
- May 20, 2025$46,500
- May 17, 2025$56,500
- May 13, 2025$49,825
- May 9, 2025$54,993
- Apr 30, 2025$47,500
- Apr 17, 2025$49,995
- Apr 14, 2025$46,500
- Apr 11, 2025$60,953
- Apr 6, 2025$41,100
- Apr 1, 2025$54,500
- Mar 26, 2025$45,450
- Mar 25, 2025$49,500
- Mar 17, 2025$50,000
- Mar 13, 2025$38,000
- Mar 12, 2025$16,966
- Mar 11, 2025$44,000
- Mar 4, 2025$52,900
- Feb 25, 2025$50,000
- Feb 23, 2025$42,500
- Feb 21, 2025$40,499
- Feb 19, 2025$52,500
- Feb 19, 2025$35,000
- Feb 15, 2025$54,800
- Feb 11, 2025$50,750
- Feb 8, 2025$24,200
- Feb 6, 2025$37,500
- Feb 5, 2025$49,800
- Feb 5, 2025$21,997
- Jan 26, 2025$36,990
- Jan 25, 2025$42,300
- Jan 25, 2025$45,567
- Dec 11, 2024$48,925
- Nov 24, 2024≈ approximately $42,418USD, converted from HKD 330,200 at the ECB rate of Nov 22, 2024
- Nov 23, 2024$41,000
- Nov 21, 2024≈ approximately $25,483USD, converted from GBP 20,160 at the ECB rate of Nov 21, 2024
- Nov 18, 2024$38,471
- Nov 7, 2024$19,560
- Oct 22, 2024$25,200
- Oct 21, 2024$53,325
- Sep 24, 2024$43,200
- Sep 24, 2024$44,995
- Aug 26, 2024$49,000
- Aug 21, 2024$48,994
- Aug 15, 2024$48,800
- Aug 12, 2024$46,850
- Aug 6, 2024$49,500
- Jul 21, 2024$34,600
- Jul 12, 2024$40,000
- Jul 8, 2024$34,101
- Jun 4, 2024$36,993
- May 18, 2024$37,000
- May 7, 2024$38,763
- May 6, 2024$49,000
- Apr 23, 2024$43,000
- Apr 20, 2024≈ approximately $47,939USD, converted from EUR 45,000 at the ECB rate of Apr 19, 2024
- Apr 19, 2024$49,825
- Apr 8, 2024$44,500
- Mar 21, 2024$36,580
- Mar 8, 2024$52,325
- Mar 6, 2024$43,325
- Mar 4, 2024$48,500
- Mar 3, 2024$54,954
- Mar 2, 2024$50,614
- Feb 26, 2024$44,882
- Feb 13, 2024$48,900
- Jan 22, 2024$49,000
- Jan 18, 2024$51,583
- Jan 16, 2024$52,500
- Dec 21, 2023$43,500
- Dec 16, 2023$45,993
- Dec 12, 2023$46,494
- Dec 11, 2023$56,850
- Dec 6, 2023$42,550
- Dec 6, 2023$42,550
- Dec 5, 2023$56,000
- Nov 27, 2023$48,250
- Nov 16, 2023$37,329
- Nov 16, 2023$44,734
- Nov 15, 2023$52,000
- Nov 15, 2023$42,800
- Nov 11, 2023$49,900
- Oct 30, 2023$35,000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unworn | Any | $45,900–$62,100 | $54,000 | 11 |
| Excellent | Any | $43,000–$58,100 | $50,600 | 6 |
Price history
Show price history as a table
| Month | Median | Observations |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2024 | $38,500 | 5 |
| Jan 2025 | $42,300 | 3 |
| Feb 2025 | $39,000 | 8 |
| Mar 2025 | $38,000 | 3 |
| Apr 2025 | $51,000 | 2 |
| May 2025 | $55,000 | 3 |
| Jun 2025 | $56,000 | 3 |
| Jul 2025 | $50,700 | 2 |
| Aug 2025 | $44,000 | 4 |
| Sep 2025 | $48,500 | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | $50,600 | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | $51,400 | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | $44,400 | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | $51,700 | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | $53,800 | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | $50,000 | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | $49,800 | 8 |
| May 2026 | $52,100 | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | $51,100 | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | $54,600 | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | $51,700 | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | $50,500 | 3 |
| Oct 2026 | $46,600 | 2 |
Day-Date 40 228235 price history over the years
Our price records for the Day-Date 40 228235 go back to 2016. In 2017, forum listings marked sold had a median listed price of $25,800 (5 posts). In the 12 months to October 26, 2026, the same median was $55,800 (25 posts), up 116% on 2017. The highest quarterly median was $62,500 in Q4 2026 (3 posts), and the lowest was $25,800 in Q1 2017 (5 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, 146 posts
- eBay sold (from 2023), quarterly, 121 sales
Show long-range history as a table
| Quarter | Median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2017 | $25,800 | 5 |
| Q2 2019 | $29,100 | 6 |
| Q3 2019 | $32,500 | 3 |
| Q4 2019 | $33,500 | 3 |
| Q2 2020 | $32,600 | 6 |
| Q3 2021 | $56,800 | 3 |
| Q4 2021 | $55,500 | 3 |
| Q1 2022 | $55,600 | 3 |
| Q2 2022 | $56,000 | 5 |
| Q3 2022 | $56,400 | 4 |
| Q4 2022 | $53,000 | 3 |
| Q1 2023 | $47,600 | 8 |
| Q2 2023 | $49,800 | 5 |
| Q3 2023 | $52,200 | 6 |
| Q4 2023 | $43,500 | 7 |
| Q1 2024 | $46,200 | 4 |
| Q3 2024 | $47,800 | 6 |
| Q1 2025 | $50,000 | 7 |
| Q2 2025 | $49,900 | 8 |
| Q3 2025 | $49,400 | 7 |
| Q4 2025 | $52,300 | 8 |
| Q2 2026 | $56,900 | 6 |
| Q3 2026 | $54,700 | 10 |
| Q4 2026 | $62,500 | 3 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $46,500 | 9 |
| Q1 2024 | $50,600 | 7 |
| Q2 2024 | $40,900 | 6 |
| Q3 2024 | $37,300 | 4 |
| Q4 2024 | $38,500 | 5 |
| Q1 2025 | $39,200 | 14 |
| Q2 2025 | $56,000 | 7 |
| Q3 2025 | $45,100 | 8 |
| Q4 2025 | $50,600 | 16 |
| Q1 2026 | $50,000 | 15 |
| Q2 2026 | $51,500 | 20 |
| Q3 2026 | $51,600 | 9 |
About the Day-Date 40 228235
The Rolex Day-Date 40 228235 is a reference in the Rolex Day-Date collection. It is in production. From our catalog: a 40 mm case in 18k Everose gold; bezel: Fluted 18k Everose gold; dial: Multiple dial options; seen: chocolate-colored dial with Roman numerals (Uhren2000 listing); movement: Rolex calibre 3255, 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 102 sales in its current window (94 eBay sales and 8 auction results); the listing below starts in October 2023 and ends in October 2026. Sales bunched in May 2026, which alone accounts for 11 of them. Auction results here come from Antiquorum, Grailzee and Lyon & Turnbull. It carries a high-confidence label, the strongest we give, so the range has held up well against sales it had not seen. The newest sale is under two weeks old. With a spread of about 21% across 7 recent sales, it is labelled Volatile: expect offers to vary. A fair price for the 228235 can sit anywhere from about 25% below to 25% above the midpoint. With steady but not heavy trading, the estimate gives a sale half its weight after 180 days.
Compared with the previous year, prices for the 228235 are 18.8% higher on the median. Its long record (forum listings marked sold (listed prices, not confirmed sales)) runs from 2017: today's twelve-month median is up 116% on that start, after a low in 2017 and a high in 2026. Its eBay median for the last 12 months sits about 7% above the auction median (58 eBay sales against 5 auction results); auction figures include the buyer's premium.
Sellers without the original box and papers should expect roughly 20% less; that discount comes from 20 watch-only results in the same family. Of the 198 sales listed, 90 came as a full set, 0 as the watch alone and 6 with part of the set; 31 were described as unworn. Unworn full sets sell about 5% above worn ones across our data, so an unworn example sits above the headline. Cheapest in the list: March 12, 2025, on eBay, set not stated, about 67% below the worth-about figure. Dearest: September 3, 2026, on eBay, full set, about 21% above the worth-about figure.
Nearest in price within the same collection: Day-Date 36 128235 price, Day-Date II 218206 price and Day-Date 36 128238 price.