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Rolex Explorer 224270

Explorer · In production · 2023–present

Rolex Explorer 224270 with a black dial with 3, 6 and 9 numerals and a smooth steel bezel on an Oyster bracelet, front viewRolex Explorer 224270 with a black dial with 3, 6 and 9 numerals and a smooth steel bezel, a pre-owned example, studio close-up of the case

Range published · high confidence

Worth about $8,900 pre-owned, with box and papers

Stable▲4.1% in 12 monthsList price €8,100 (January 2026)

With box and papers
$6,700–$11,200
Watch only (about)
$5,800–$9,700

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 14, 2026. Retail shown is the retail list price in France per 41watch and Monochrome Watches, January 2026.

Stable: Recent sale prices sit close together. Over the last 90 days (60 sales), prices typically sat within about 10% of the middle. Below 10% we call a market stable, above 20% volatile.

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High confidence: 318 sold results in the last 24 months (305 on eBay and 13 at auction), 60 in the last 90 days, weighted toward recent sales (half-life 30 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

537 sold results since Nov 2, 2023, newest first

eBay sold
$8,550 median183 sales, last 12 months
Auction sold
$9,100 median12 sales, last 12 months

Individual sale results behind our data, from eBay and auction houses. Each watch differs in condition and set.

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

“Prices” counts how many of the 318 sold prices from 312 sales behind the headline fall in each condition. 233 prices have no recorded condition and count only toward the headline range. All of these observations are sold prices. Method version fv-2.0.
ConditionBox and papersRangeTypicalPrices
UnwornAny$7,450–$10,100$8,75040
ExcellentAny$7,250–$9,850$8,55029
GoodAny$7,300–$9,900$8,60016

Price history

Oct 2024: $8,450 median (4 observations)Nov 2024: $8,200 median (15 observations)Dec 2024: $7,950 median (8 observations)Jan 2025: $8,000 median (9 observations)Feb 2025: $7,850 median (9 observations)Mar 2025: $7,950 median (6 observations)Apr 2025: $7,700 median (9 observations)May 2025: $7,900 median (10 observations)Jun 2025: $8,300 median (9 observations)Jul 2025: $8,300 median (5 observations)Aug 2025: $8,700 median (12 observations)Sep 2025: $8,800 median (15 observations)Oct 2025: $8,650 median (15 observations)Nov 2025: $8,400 median (17 observations)Dec 2025: $8,600 median (17 observations)Jan 2026: $8,300 median (17 observations)Feb 2026: $8,500 median (8 observations)Mar 2026: $8,250 median (12 observations)Apr 2026: $8,500 median (12 observations)May 2026: $8,550 median (15 observations)Jun 2026: $8,800 median (15 observations)Jul 2026: $8,900 median (23 observations)Aug 2026: $8,650 median (22 observations)Sep 2026: $8,950 median (28 observations)Oct 2026: $8,750 median (6 observations)
Monthly median of recorded sold results, before any adjustment for condition or box and papers.
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MonthMedianObservations
Oct 2024$8,4504
Nov 2024$8,20015
Dec 2024$7,9508
Jan 2025$8,0009
Feb 2025$7,8509
Mar 2025$7,9506
Apr 2025$7,7009
May 2025$7,90010
Jun 2025$8,3009
Jul 2025$8,3005
Aug 2025$8,70012
Sep 2025$8,80015
Oct 2025$8,65015
Nov 2025$8,40017
Dec 2025$8,60017
Jan 2026$8,30017
Feb 2026$8,5008
Mar 2026$8,25012
Apr 2026$8,50012
May 2026$8,55015
Jun 2026$8,80015
Jul 2026$8,90023
Aug 2026$8,65022
Sep 2026$8,95028
Oct 2026$8,7506

Explorer 224270 price history over the years

  • Forum (listed price when marked sold), monthly, 138 posts
  • eBay sold (from 2023), monthly, 392 sales
Jan 2024, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,950 median of 4 postsFeb 2024, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,800 median of 3 postsApr 2024, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,250 median of 3 postsJun 2024, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,350 median of 4 postsSep 2024, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,550 median of 4 postsOct 2024, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,100 median of 3 postsNov 2024, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $9,200 median of 5 postsJan 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,250 median of 7 postsMar 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,050 median of 3 postsApr 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,100 median of 4 postsMay 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,100 median of 4 postsJul 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,500 median of 10 postsAug 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,300 median of 5 postsDec 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,450 median of 9 postsJan 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,550 median of 6 postsFeb 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,850 median of 6 postsMar 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $9,350 median of 8 postsApr 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $9,100 median of 4 postsMay 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,550 median of 7 postsJul 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,900 median of 4 postsAug 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $9,000 median of 3 postsSep 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,750 median of 7 postsNov 2023, eBay sold: $8,750 median of 9 salesDec 2023, eBay sold: $8,800 median of 10 salesJan 2024, eBay sold: $8,850 median of 6 salesFeb 2024, eBay sold: $8,550 median of 7 salesMar 2024, eBay sold: $8,900 median of 4 salesApr 2024, eBay sold: $8,800 median of 4 salesJun 2024, eBay sold: $8,550 median of 11 salesJul 2024, eBay sold: $8,900 median of 11 salesAug 2024, eBay sold: $8,950 median of 9 salesSep 2024, eBay sold: $8,900 median of 7 salesOct 2024, eBay sold: $8,300 median of 11 salesNov 2024, eBay sold: $8,200 median of 15 salesDec 2024, eBay sold: $7,950 median of 8 salesJan 2025, eBay sold: $8,000 median of 9 salesFeb 2025, eBay sold: $7,850 median of 9 salesMar 2025, eBay sold: $7,950 median of 6 salesApr 2025, eBay sold: $7,700 median of 9 salesMay 2025, eBay sold: $7,900 median of 10 salesJun 2025, eBay sold: $8,300 median of 9 salesJul 2025, eBay sold: $8,300 median of 5 salesAug 2025, eBay sold: $8,750 median of 11 salesSep 2025, eBay sold: $8,800 median of 15 salesOct 2025, eBay sold: $8,650 median of 15 salesNov 2025, eBay sold: $8,400 median of 17 salesDec 2025, eBay sold: $8,600 median of 17 salesJan 2026, eBay sold: $8,300 median of 17 salesFeb 2026, eBay sold: $8,500 median of 8 salesMar 2026, eBay sold: $8,250 median of 12 salesApr 2026, eBay sold: $8,500 median of 12 salesMay 2026, eBay sold: $8,550 median of 15 salesJun 2026, eBay sold: $8,800 median of 15 salesJul 2026, eBay sold: $8,900 median of 21 salesAug 2026, eBay sold: $8,650 median of 20 salesSep 2026, eBay sold: $8,600 median of 20 salesOct 2026, eBay sold: $8,750 median of 6 sales
Dec 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,450 median of 9 postsJan 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,550 median of 6 postsFeb 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,850 median of 6 postsMar 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $9,350 median of 8 postsApr 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $9,100 median of 4 postsMay 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,550 median of 7 postsJul 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,900 median of 4 postsAug 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $9,000 median of 3 postsSep 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,750 median of 7 postsNov 2025, eBay sold: $8,400 median of 17 salesDec 2025, eBay sold: $8,600 median of 17 salesJan 2026, eBay sold: $8,300 median of 17 salesFeb 2026, eBay sold: $8,500 median of 8 salesMar 2026, eBay sold: $8,250 median of 12 salesApr 2026, eBay sold: $8,500 median of 12 salesMay 2026, eBay sold: $8,550 median of 15 salesJun 2026, eBay sold: $8,800 median of 15 salesJul 2026, eBay sold: $8,900 median of 21 salesAug 2026, eBay sold: $8,650 median of 20 salesSep 2026, eBay sold: $8,600 median of 20 salesOct 2026, eBay sold: $8,750 median of 6 sales
Median price per month or quarter. A point needs at least 3 records in its month or quarter; a gap in a line means too few records, and nothing is filled in. Forum prices are the price a seller listed on Reddit r/Watchexchange, RolexForums or WatchUSeek when the post was marked sold, not a confirmed sale price. Historical context only: these series do not feed the price shown above.
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Forum (listed price when marked sold), monthly, 138 posts
MonthMedianPosts
Jan 2024$8,9504
Feb 2024$8,8003
Apr 2024$8,2503
Jun 2024$8,3504
Sep 2024$8,5504
Oct 2024$8,1003
Nov 2024$9,2005
Jan 2025$8,2507
Mar 2025$8,0503
Apr 2025$8,1004
May 2025$8,1004
Jul 2025$8,50010
Aug 2025$8,3005
Dec 2025$8,4509
Jan 2026$8,5506
Feb 2026$8,8506
Mar 2026$9,3508
Apr 2026$9,1004
May 2026$8,5507
Jul 2026$8,9004
Aug 2026$9,0003
Sep 2026$8,7507
eBay sold (from 2023), monthly, 392 sales
MonthMedianSales
Nov 2023$8,7509
Dec 2023$8,80010
Jan 2024$8,8506
Feb 2024$8,5507
Mar 2024$8,9004
Apr 2024$8,8004
Jun 2024$8,55011
Jul 2024$8,90011
Aug 2024$8,9509
Sep 2024$8,9007
Oct 2024$8,30011
Nov 2024$8,20015
Dec 2024$7,9508
Jan 2025$8,0009
Feb 2025$7,8509
Mar 2025$7,9506
Apr 2025$7,7009
May 2025$7,90010
Jun 2025$8,3009
Jul 2025$8,3005
Aug 2025$8,75011
Sep 2025$8,80015
Oct 2025$8,65015
Nov 2025$8,40017
Dec 2025$8,60017
Jan 2026$8,30017
Feb 2026$8,5008
Mar 2026$8,25012
Apr 2026$8,50012
May 2026$8,55015
Jun 2026$8,80015
Jul 2026$8,90021
Aug 2026$8,65020
Sep 2026$8,60020
Oct 2026$8,7506

About the Explorer 224270

The Rolex Explorer 224270 is a reference in the Rolex Explorer collection. Rolex has made it since 2023. From our catalog: a 40 mm case in Oystersteel; bezel: Polished Oystersteel; dial: Black lacquer; movement: Calibre 3230. 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

Behind the headline sit 318 completed sales, 305 eBay sales and 13 auction results, gathered from November 2023 through October 2026. The busiest month in that list was September 2026, with 35 sales. On the auction side, the results are from Grailzee and Loupe This. That record is deep enough for a high-confidence label, the level whose ranges held up best when we tested them on later sales. Its latest sale is recent, inside the last fortnight. Its 60 sales in the last 90 days agree closely, so the volatility label is Stable. The published range reaches about 25% below and 26% above the worth-about figure. As a busy reference, its figure follows the newest sales, halving the weight of a sale every 30 days.

Compared with the previous year, prices for the 224270 are 4.1% higher on the median. The record only reaches back to June 2023, short of the five years a long-run figure needs. Its eBay median for the last 12 months sits about 6% below the auction median (183 eBay sales against 12 auction results); auction figures include the buyer's premium.

Missing the box and papers costs about 13% on this reference, going by 19 bare-watch sales across its line. The listed sales split 312 full sets to 2 watch-only and 23 partial, with 81 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. The lowest listed sale, on November 2, 2024 (on eBay, full set), came in about 27% below the worth-about figure; the highest, on September 4, 2025 (on eBay, set not stated), about 24% above the worth-about figure.

If you are weighing alternatives, the siblings priced nearest to it are Explorer 124270 price, Explorer 124273 price and Explorer 214270 price.

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