Rolex Submariner Prices Over The Years. That was the price for a steel no date example the only type available of the world s most iconic dive watch in 1957. How the price of rolex s legendary diving watch has changed over the decades the price development of the submariner.
I m not saying being able to buy a rolex submariner for 150 is the only reason the 1950s were known as the good old days but it certainly didn t hurt. The price history of the rolex submariner starts with its release in the 1950s when you could pick one up for a cool 150. This chart shows the prices for popular rolex watches over time.
Rolex price evolution this is a table that a rolex ad gave me to show how these watches appreciate over the years or put differently how the us dollar has devaluated.
Most notably price increases of the rolex daytona gmt master ii and the rolex submariner are higher than those of other watches. In 2012 when gold prices have nearly tripled to a whopping 1 600 the updated version of the submariner i e. That was the price for a steel no date example the only type available of the world s most iconic dive watch in 1957. The value of the rolex submariner has grown by 297 between 1994 and 2016 meaning it has more than tripled.