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Rolex Explorer II 16570

Explorer II · Discontinued · 1989–2010

Rolex Explorer II 16570 with a black dial, red 24-hour hand and fixed steel 24-hour bezel on an Oyster bracelet, a pre-owned example, front view of the whole watchRolex Explorer II 16570 with a black dial, red 24-hour hand and fixed steel 24-hour bezel on an Oyster bracelet, a pre-owned example, studio close-up of the case

Range published · high confidence

Worth about $7,600 pre-owned, with box and papers

Stable▲9.9% in 12 months

With box and papers
$5,700–$9,500
Watch only (about)
$5,000–$8,350

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 17, 2026.

Stable: Recent sale prices sit close together. Over the last 90 days (72 sales), prices typically sat within about 8% of the middle. Below 10% we call a market stable, above 20% volatile.

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High confidence: 390 sold results in the last 24 months (370 on eBay and 20 at auction), 72 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

627 sold results since Oct 28, 2023, newest first

eBay sold
$7,300 median227 sales, last 12 months
Auction sold
$7,350 median14 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 390 sold prices from 385 sales behind the headline fall in each condition. 372 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
ExcellentAny$6,250–$8,800$7,6509
GoodAny$6,250–$8,450$7,3509

Price history

Nov 2024: $6,250 median (16 observations)Dec 2024: $6,500 median (10 observations)Jan 2025: $6,450 median (12 observations)Feb 2025: $6,350 median (17 observations)Mar 2025: $6,200 median (13 observations)Apr 2025: $6,550 median (12 observations)May 2025: $6,700 median (7 observations)Jun 2025: $6,850 median (12 observations)Jul 2025: $6,750 median (8 observations)Aug 2025: $6,900 median (12 observations)Sep 2025: $6,900 median (16 observations)Oct 2025: $7,000 median (17 observations)Nov 2025: $7,400 median (13 observations)Dec 2025: $6,450 median (14 observations)Jan 2026: $6,950 median (12 observations)Feb 2026: $7,300 median (15 observations)Mar 2026: $7,000 median (19 observations)Apr 2026: $7,050 median (19 observations)May 2026: $7,100 median (20 observations)Jun 2026: $7,650 median (28 observations)Jul 2026: $7,600 median (28 observations)Aug 2026: $7,300 median (23 observations)Sep 2026: $7,700 median (33 observations)Oct 2026: $7,150 median (14 observations)
Monthly median of recorded sold results, before any adjustment for condition or box and papers.
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MonthMedianObservations
Nov 2024$6,25016
Dec 2024$6,50010
Jan 2025$6,45012
Feb 2025$6,35017
Mar 2025$6,20013
Apr 2025$6,55012
May 2025$6,7007
Jun 2025$6,85012
Jul 2025$6,7508
Aug 2025$6,90012
Sep 2025$6,90016
Oct 2025$7,00017
Nov 2025$7,40013
Dec 2025$6,45014
Jan 2026$6,95012
Feb 2026$7,30015
Mar 2026$7,00019
Apr 2026$7,05019
May 2026$7,10020
Jun 2026$7,65028
Jul 2026$7,60028
Aug 2026$7,30023
Sep 2026$7,70033
Oct 2026$7,15014

Explorer II 16570 price history over the years

Our price records for the Explorer II 16570 go back to 2006. In 2009, forum listings marked sold had a median listed price of $4,000 (3 posts). In the 12 months to October 26, 2026, the same median was $7,900 (16 posts), up 98% on 2009. The highest quarterly median was $8,700 in Q1 2022 (8 posts), and the lowest was $3,750 in Q3 2016 (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.

  • Auction sold, quarterly, 37 sales
  • Forum (listed price when marked sold), quarterly, 425 posts
  • eBay sold (from 2023), monthly, 550 sales
Q3 2023, Auction sold: $8,550 median of 3 salesQ4 2024, Auction sold: $10,800 median of 3 salesQ3 2026, Auction sold: $8,250 median of 8 salesQ4 2026, Auction sold: $7,250 median of 4 salesQ2 2010, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $3,950 median of 5 postsQ4 2010, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,400 median of 9 postsQ2 2011, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $3,850 median of 8 postsQ3 2011, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,700 median of 8 postsQ4 2011, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,350 median of 7 postsQ1 2012, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,300 median of 15 postsQ2 2012, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,600 median of 7 postsQ3 2012, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,050 median of 5 postsQ4 2012, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,200 median of 7 postsQ1 2013, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,200 median of 6 postsQ2 2013, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,950 median of 9 postsQ3 2013, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,950 median of 4 postsQ4 2013, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,050 median of 6 postsQ1 2014, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,850 median of 3 postsQ2 2014, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $5,000 median of 5 postsQ3 2014, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,550 median of 14 postsQ4 2014, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,400 median of 13 postsQ1 2015, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,100 median of 12 postsQ2 2015, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,000 median of 7 postsQ3 2015, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,100 median of 6 postsQ4 2015, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $3,950 median of 7 postsQ2 2016, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,150 median of 6 postsQ3 2016, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $3,750 median of 4 postsQ4 2016, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,300 median of 9 postsQ1 2017, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $3,800 median of 8 postsQ2 2017, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,550 median of 6 postsQ1 2018, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,400 median of 3 postsQ2 2018, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $5,000 median of 9 postsQ4 2018, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $4,950 median of 11 postsQ1 2019, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $5,700 median of 7 postsQ2 2019, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $5,300 median of 13 postsQ3 2019, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $5,850 median of 6 postsQ4 2019, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,350 median of 8 postsQ1 2020, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $5,550 median of 8 postsQ2 2020, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,000 median of 6 postsQ3 2020, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,400 median of 8 postsQ4 2020, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,700 median of 6 postsQ1 2021, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,750 median of 6 postsQ2 2021, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,800 median of 8 postsQ3 2021, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,800 median of 10 postsQ1 2022, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,700 median of 8 postsQ2 2022, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,500 median of 5 postsQ3 2022, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,650 median of 7 postsQ4 2022, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,750 median of 6 postsQ1 2023, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,200 median of 7 postsQ2 2023, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,250 median of 5 postsQ3 2023, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,750 median of 11 postsQ4 2023, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,750 median of 5 postsQ1 2024, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,600 median of 5 postsQ2 2024, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,600 median of 3 postsQ3 2024, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,200 median of 4 postsQ1 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,850 median of 5 postsQ2 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,800 median of 10 postsQ3 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,000 median of 5 postsQ2 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,200 median of 5 postsQ3 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,000 median of 5 postsQ4 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,250 median of 4 postsNov 2023, eBay sold: $6,450 median of 6 salesDec 2023, eBay sold: $6,500 median of 13 salesJan 2024, eBay sold: $6,350 median of 14 salesFeb 2024, eBay sold: $6,450 median of 9 salesMar 2024, eBay sold: $6,350 median of 18 salesApr 2024, eBay sold: $6,450 median of 23 salesMay 2024, eBay sold: $6,500 median of 12 salesJun 2024, eBay sold: $6,450 median of 24 salesJul 2024, eBay sold: $6,300 median of 16 salesAug 2024, eBay sold: $6,500 median of 19 salesSep 2024, eBay sold: $6,600 median of 11 salesOct 2024, eBay sold: $6,200 median of 13 salesNov 2024, eBay sold: $6,250 median of 16 salesDec 2024, eBay sold: $6,150 median of 8 salesJan 2025, eBay sold: $6,450 median of 12 salesFeb 2025, eBay sold: $6,350 median of 17 salesMar 2025, eBay sold: $6,200 median of 13 salesApr 2025, eBay sold: $6,550 median of 12 salesMay 2025, eBay sold: $6,800 median of 6 salesJun 2025, eBay sold: $6,850 median of 12 salesJul 2025, eBay sold: $6,750 median of 8 salesAug 2025, eBay sold: $6,900 median of 12 salesSep 2025, eBay sold: $6,900 median of 15 salesOct 2025, eBay sold: $6,900 median of 15 salesNov 2025, eBay sold: $7,400 median of 13 salesDec 2025, eBay sold: $6,450 median of 14 salesJan 2026, eBay sold: $6,950 median of 12 salesFeb 2026, eBay sold: $7,300 median of 15 salesMar 2026, eBay sold: $7,000 median of 19 salesApr 2026, eBay sold: $7,050 median of 19 salesMay 2026, eBay sold: $7,200 median of 19 salesJun 2026, eBay sold: $7,600 median of 27 salesJul 2026, eBay sold: $7,600 median of 26 salesAug 2026, eBay sold: $7,350 median of 22 salesSep 2026, eBay sold: $7,650 median of 28 salesOct 2026, eBay sold: $7,150 median of 10 sales
Q3 2023, Auction sold: $8,550 median of 3 salesQ4 2024, Auction sold: $10,800 median of 3 salesQ3 2026, Auction sold: $8,250 median of 8 salesQ4 2026, Auction sold: $7,250 median of 4 salesQ1 2022, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,700 median of 8 postsQ2 2022, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,500 median of 5 postsQ3 2022, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,650 median of 7 postsQ4 2022, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,750 median of 6 postsQ1 2023, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,200 median of 7 postsQ2 2023, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,250 median of 5 postsQ3 2023, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,750 median of 11 postsQ4 2023, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,750 median of 5 postsQ1 2024, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,600 median of 5 postsQ2 2024, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,600 median of 3 postsQ3 2024, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,200 median of 4 postsQ1 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,850 median of 5 postsQ2 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $6,800 median of 10 postsQ3 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,000 median of 5 postsQ2 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,200 median of 5 postsQ3 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,000 median of 5 postsQ4 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,250 median of 4 postsNov 2023, eBay sold: $6,450 median of 6 salesDec 2023, eBay sold: $6,500 median of 13 salesJan 2024, eBay sold: $6,350 median of 14 salesFeb 2024, eBay sold: $6,450 median of 9 salesMar 2024, eBay sold: $6,350 median of 18 salesApr 2024, eBay sold: $6,450 median of 23 salesMay 2024, eBay sold: $6,500 median of 12 salesJun 2024, eBay sold: $6,450 median of 24 salesJul 2024, eBay sold: $6,300 median of 16 salesAug 2024, eBay sold: $6,500 median of 19 salesSep 2024, eBay sold: $6,600 median of 11 salesOct 2024, eBay sold: $6,200 median of 13 salesNov 2024, eBay sold: $6,250 median of 16 salesDec 2024, eBay sold: $6,150 median of 8 salesJan 2025, eBay sold: $6,450 median of 12 salesFeb 2025, eBay sold: $6,350 median of 17 salesMar 2025, eBay sold: $6,200 median of 13 salesApr 2025, eBay sold: $6,550 median of 12 salesMay 2025, eBay sold: $6,800 median of 6 salesJun 2025, eBay sold: $6,850 median of 12 salesJul 2025, eBay sold: $6,750 median of 8 salesAug 2025, eBay sold: $6,900 median of 12 salesSep 2025, eBay sold: $6,900 median of 15 salesOct 2025, eBay sold: $6,900 median of 15 salesNov 2025, eBay sold: $7,400 median of 13 salesDec 2025, eBay sold: $6,450 median of 14 salesJan 2026, eBay sold: $6,950 median of 12 salesFeb 2026, eBay sold: $7,300 median of 15 salesMar 2026, eBay sold: $7,000 median of 19 salesApr 2026, eBay sold: $7,050 median of 19 salesMay 2026, eBay sold: $7,200 median of 19 salesJun 2026, eBay sold: $7,600 median of 27 salesJul 2026, eBay sold: $7,600 median of 26 salesAug 2026, eBay sold: $7,350 median of 22 salesSep 2026, eBay sold: $7,650 median of 28 salesOct 2026, eBay sold: $7,150 median of 10 sales
Q3 2026, Auction sold: $8,250 median of 8 salesQ4 2026, Auction sold: $7,250 median of 4 salesQ2 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $8,200 median of 5 postsQ3 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,000 median of 5 postsQ4 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $7,250 median of 4 postsNov 2025, eBay sold: $7,400 median of 13 salesDec 2025, eBay sold: $6,450 median of 14 salesJan 2026, eBay sold: $6,950 median of 12 salesFeb 2026, eBay sold: $7,300 median of 15 salesMar 2026, eBay sold: $7,000 median of 19 salesApr 2026, eBay sold: $7,050 median of 19 salesMay 2026, eBay sold: $7,200 median of 19 salesJun 2026, eBay sold: $7,600 median of 27 salesJul 2026, eBay sold: $7,600 median of 26 salesAug 2026, eBay sold: $7,350 median of 22 salesSep 2026, eBay sold: $7,650 median of 28 salesOct 2026, eBay sold: $7,150 median of 10 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.
Show long-range history as a table
Auction sold, quarterly, 37 sales
QuarterMedianSales
Q3 2023$8,5503
Q4 2024$10,8003
Q3 2026$8,2508
Q4 2026$7,2504
Forum (listed price when marked sold), quarterly, 425 posts
QuarterMedianPosts
Q2 2010$3,9505
Q4 2010$4,4009
Q2 2011$3,8508
Q3 2011$4,7008
Q4 2011$4,3507
Q1 2012$4,30015
Q2 2012$4,6007
Q3 2012$4,0505
Q4 2012$4,2007
Q1 2013$4,2006
Q2 2013$4,9509
Q3 2013$4,9504
Q4 2013$4,0506
Q1 2014$4,8503
Q2 2014$5,0005
Q3 2014$4,55014
Q4 2014$4,40013
Q1 2015$4,10012
Q2 2015$4,0007
Q3 2015$4,1006
Q4 2015$3,9507
Q2 2016$4,1506
Q3 2016$3,7504
Q4 2016$4,3009
Q1 2017$3,8008
Q2 2017$4,5506
Q1 2018$4,4003
Q2 2018$5,0009
Q4 2018$4,95011
Q1 2019$5,7007
Q2 2019$5,30013
Q3 2019$5,8506
Q4 2019$6,3508
Q1 2020$5,5508
Q2 2020$6,0006
Q3 2020$6,4008
Q4 2020$6,7006
Q1 2021$6,7506
Q2 2021$7,8008
Q3 2021$7,80010
Q1 2022$8,7008
Q2 2022$8,5005
Q3 2022$7,6507
Q4 2022$6,7506
Q1 2023$7,2007
Q2 2023$8,2505
Q3 2023$7,75011
Q4 2023$6,7505
Q1 2024$6,6005
Q2 2024$6,6003
Q3 2024$6,2004
Q1 2025$6,8505
Q2 2025$6,80010
Q3 2025$7,0005
Q2 2026$8,2005
Q3 2026$7,0005
Q4 2026$7,2504
eBay sold (from 2023), monthly, 550 sales
MonthMedianSales
Nov 2023$6,4506
Dec 2023$6,50013
Jan 2024$6,35014
Feb 2024$6,4509
Mar 2024$6,35018
Apr 2024$6,45023
May 2024$6,50012
Jun 2024$6,45024
Jul 2024$6,30016
Aug 2024$6,50019
Sep 2024$6,60011
Oct 2024$6,20013
Nov 2024$6,25016
Dec 2024$6,1508
Jan 2025$6,45012
Feb 2025$6,35017
Mar 2025$6,20013
Apr 2025$6,55012
May 2025$6,8006
Jun 2025$6,85012
Jul 2025$6,7508
Aug 2025$6,90012
Sep 2025$6,90015
Oct 2025$6,90015
Nov 2025$7,40013
Dec 2025$6,45014
Jan 2026$6,95012
Feb 2026$7,30015
Mar 2026$7,00019
Apr 2026$7,05019
May 2026$7,20019
Jun 2026$7,60027
Jul 2026$7,60026
Aug 2026$7,35022
Sep 2026$7,65028
Oct 2026$7,15010

About the Explorer II 16570

The Rolex Explorer II 16570 is a reference in the Rolex Explorer II collection. Rolex made it from 1989 to 2010. From our catalog: a 40 mm case in Stainless steel; bezel: Fixed satin-finished stainless steel 24-hour bezel; dial: Black; movement: Calibre 3185, later calibre 3186. 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

Between October 2023 and October 2026 we recorded the sales listed on this page, and 390 of them count toward today's range: 370 eBay sales and 20 auction results. The busiest month in that list was September 2026, with 35 sales. Auction results here come from Grailzee, Sotheby's and Lyon & Turnbull. 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. Buyers have been paying consistent amounts, roughly 8% apart, which we class as Stable. A fair price for the 16570 can sit anywhere from about 25% below to 25% above the midpoint. As a busy reference, its figure follows the newest sales, halving the weight of a sale every 30 days.

Year on year, the median sale is up 9.9% (241 sales against 149). Its long record (forum listings marked sold (listed prices, not confirmed sales)) runs from 2009: today's twelve-month median is up 98% on that start, after a low in 2016 and a high in 2022. The two channels agree here, with medians about 1% apart (227 eBay sales against 14 auction results).

Missing the box and papers costs about 12% on this reference, going by 21 bare-watch sales across its line. The listed sales split 96 full sets to 17 watch-only and 68 partial, with 2 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 April 26, 2024, on eBay, partial set, about 57% below the worth-about figure; at the top, December 13, 2024, at Sotheby's, full set, about 121% above the worth-about figure.

To compare it with siblings at a similar level, see Explorer II 16570 (Polar dial) price, Explorer II 216570 price and Explorer II 226570 price.

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