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How much is a Rolex Datejust 16030 worth?

A Rolex Datejust 16030 (1980-1989) actually sells for €4,000: that is the central price of 12 closed sales at European auctions between 13 November 2021 and 30 August 2026, and half of them closed between €3,723 and €4,661. Another 39 lots closed without a buyer because the bid didn't reach the seller's reserve. Below, every sale with its date, price and link.

Rolex · reference: 16030 by reference
Usual sale price€4,000

From 12 closed sales between 13 Nov and 30 Aug: half sold for more and half for less.

The middle 50%€3,723 – €4,661

Half of the sales closed within this range. Extremes: €3,361 and €5,275.

Unsold39 / 51

Lots that closed without reaching the seller's reserve: demand didn't meet the price. Catawiki's experts estimated €4,552 – €5,058 on average (3 lots).

Sellers in the EU: 4 sales, usual price €4,960Outside the EU (GB 1): 1 sale, usual price €3,747 → with duty and import VAT, about €4,738 landed in SpainSeller's country known for 5 of 12 sales; the rest is being filled in. The import surcharge is 4.5% duty plus 21% VAT on the total.
Sells at 109% of the expert estimate (3 sales with an estimate)
€2,000€3,000€4,000€5,000€6,00012 Nov28 Jan13 Apr29 Jun13 Septempuseuropa.com€3,65130 Aug · sold for €5,200 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-19897 Aug · sold for €3,550 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198910 Jul · sold for €3,651 · Rolex - Oyster Perpetual Datejust - Ref. 16030 - Hombre - 1980-19895 Jul · sold for €4,641 · ARMBANDSUR, Rolex, Datejust, stål, automatisk, ca 1981.2 Jul · sold for €4,500 · Rolex - Oyster Perpetual Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198922 Jun · sold for €3,800 · Rolex - Datejust 36 Gold Dial Stick Index - 16030 (sg.146) - Hombre - 1980-198920 Jun · sold for €4,000 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198913 Jun · sold for €4,000 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-19897 Jun · sold for €3,361 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198922 May · sold for €5,275 · ROLEX, Oyster Perpetual, Datejust (T Swiss Made T), Chronometer, wristwatch, 36 21 Oct · sold for €4,720 · ROLEX, Oyster Perpetual Datejust (T Swiss T), Chronometer, wristwatch, 36 mm, st13 Nov · sold for €3,747 · A GENTLEMAN'S STAINLESS STEEL ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL DATEJUST WRIST WATCH CIRCA 7 Sep · unsold, highest bid €4,695 · Rolex - Datejust Oyster Perpetual Enamel Dial - 16030 - Unisex - 19881 Sep · unsold, highest bid €3,600 · Rolex - Datejust Oyster Perpetual Enamel Dial - 16030 - Unisex - 198828 Aug · unsold, highest bid €3,675 · Rolex - Oyster Perpetual Datejust - Ref. 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198927 Aug · unsold, highest bid €3,600 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198927 Aug · unsold, highest bid €4,600 · Rolex - Oyster Perpetual Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 198522 Aug · unsold, highest bid €4,500 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198921 Aug · unsold, highest bid €4,451 · Rolex - Datejust 36 Silver Tapestry Dial - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198921 Aug · unsold, highest bid €3,000 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Unisex - 198217 Aug · unsold, highest bid €4,000 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Unisex - 1980-198914 Aug · unsold, highest bid €3,800 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Unisex - 19827 Aug · unsold, highest bid €5,001 · Rolex - Datejust 36 Silver Tapestry Dial - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-19896 Aug · unsold, highest bid €4,245 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-19892 Aug · unsold, highest bid €4,200 · Rolex - datejust men's watch antique - 16030(8) - Hombre - 1980-19891 Aug · unsold, highest bid €3,000 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Unisex - 198231 Jul · unsold, highest bid €3,002 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198930 Jul · unsold, highest bid €3,000 · Rolex - Oyster Perpetual Datejust - Ref. 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198930 Jul · unsold, highest bid €4,045 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198929 Jul · unsold, highest bid €3,701 · Rolex - Datejust 36 Silver Tapestry Dial - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198927 Jul · unsold, highest bid €4,050 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Unisex - 198225 Jul · unsold, highest bid €2,600 · Rolex - Oyster Datejust "Linen Dial" - Ref. 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198924 Jul · unsold, highest bid €3,500 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198923 Jul · unsold, highest bid €3,667 · Rolex - Oyster Perpetual Datejust - Ref. 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198918 Jul · unsold, highest bid €2,652 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198918 Jul · unsold, highest bid €4,128 · Rolex - Datejust 36 Silver Tapestry Dial - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198918 Jul · unsold, highest bid €3,458 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198916 Jul · unsold, highest bid €4,400 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198913 Jul · unsold, highest bid €3,201 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198912 Jul · unsold, highest bid €2,602 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198911 Jul · unsold, highest bid €3,445 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198910 Jul · unsold, highest bid €2,888 · Rolex - Oyster Perpetual Datejust - Ref. 16030 - Hombre - 1980-19899 Jul · unsold, highest bid €4,050 · Rolex - Datejust 36 Silver Tapestry Dial - 16030 (sg.663) - Hombre - 1980-19894 Jul · unsold, highest bid €2,666 · Rolex - Oyster Datejust "Linen Dial" - Ref. 16030 - Hombre - 1980-19893 Jul · unsold, highest bid €3,722 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198927 Jun · unsold, highest bid €4,045 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198920 Jun · unsold, highest bid €3,050 · Rolex - Oyster Perpetual Datejust - Ref. 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198920 Jun · unsold, highest bid €4,045 · Rolex - Datejust - 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198915 Jun · unsold, highest bid €3,250 · Rolex - Oyster Perpetual Datejust - Ref. 16030 - Hombre - 1980-198913 Jun · unsold, highest bid €3,125 · Rolex - Datejust 36 Gold Dial Stick Index - 16030 (sg.146) - Hombre - 1980-198912 Jun · unsold, highest bid €2,500 · Rolex - Oyster Datejust "Linen Dial" - Ref. 16030 - Hombre - 1980-1989tempuseuropa.com
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Latest sales

Hammer price, without the buyer's premium. The figures above use all 12 sales; these are the most recent.

ClosedWatchSold for
30 Aug PLDatejustRef. 16030 · 1980-1989 · BienExpert estimate: €5,400 – €6,000 €5,200 CatawikiView →
7 Aug DatejustRef. 16030 · 1980-1989 €3,550 CatawikiView →
10 Jul Oyster Perpetual DatejustRef. 16030 · 1980-1989 €3,651 CatawikiView →
5 Jul SEARMBANDSUR, Rolex, Datejust, stål, automatisk, ca 1981.Ref. 16030 · 1981 · box · papersExpert estimate: €4,079 – —Hammer kr44,648 at Göteborgs Auktionsverk (+25% premium); above, the Catawiki equivalent €4,641 AuctionetView →
2 Jul Oyster Perpetual DatejustRef. 16030 · 1980-1989 €4,500 CatawikiView →
22 Jun Datejust 36 Gold Dial Stick IndexRef. 16030 (sg.146) · 1980-1989 €3,800 CatawikiView →
Show 6 earlier sales
20 Jun DatejustRef. 16030 · 1980-1989 €4,000 CatawikiView →
13 Jun DatejustRef. 16030 · 1980-1989 €4,000 CatawikiView →
7 Jun DatejustRef. 16030 · 1980-1989 €3,361 CatawikiView →
22 May SEROLEX, Oyster Perpetual, Datejust (T Swiss Made T), Chronometer, wri…Ref. 16030 · 1987 · boxExpert estimate: €4,140 – €4,600Hammer kr50,000 at Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art (+25% premium); above, the Catawiki equivalent €5,275 AuctionetView →
21 Oct SEROLEX, Oyster Perpetual Datejust (T Swiss T), Chronometer, wristwatc…Ref. 16030 · 1984 · boxExpert estimate: €4,115 – €4,573Hammer kr45,000 at Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art (+25% premium); above, the Catawiki equivalent €4,720 AuctionetView →
13 Nov GBOyster Perpetual DatejustRef. 16030 · 1981Hammer £2,800 at Watches of Knightsbridge (+26.4% premium); above, the Catawiki equivalent €3,747 KnightsbridgeView →
39 lots closed unsoldThe highest bid didn't reach the seller's reserve: it shows how far demand went.
7 Sep Datejust Oyster Perpetual Enamel DialRef. 16030 · 1988 up to €4,695 CatawikiView →
1 Sep Datejust Oyster Perpetual Enamel DialRef. 16030 · 1988 up to €3,600 CatawikiView →
28 Aug Oyster Perpetual DatejustRef. 16030 · 1980-1989 up to €3,675 CatawikiView →
27 Aug DatejustRef. 16030 · 1980-1989 up to €3,600 CatawikiView →
27 Aug Oyster Perpetual DatejustRef. 16030 · 1985 up to €4,600 CatawikiView →
22 Aug DatejustRef. 16030 · 1980-1989 up to €4,500 CatawikiView →
21 Aug Datejust 36 Silver Tapestry DialRef. 16030 · 1980-1989 up to €4,451 CatawikiView →
21 Aug DatejustRef. 16030 · 1982 up to €3,000 CatawikiView →
17 Aug DatejustRef. 16030 · 1980-1989 up to €4,000 CatawikiView →
14 Aug DatejustRef. 16030 · 1982 up to €3,800 CatawikiView →

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4 open listings of this watch. On Catawiki, the bid at the last reading; on eBay, the seller's asking price.

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Where the data comes from and how it is calculated

Where the data comes from. From Catawiki's watch auctions — an automatic census notes every lot closing each day and, at close, records the final price and whether there was a buyer; a lot that closed without a buyer is a sale that didn't happen, because the bid didn't reach the seller's reserve.

The auction houses. Since September 2026 the public hammer prices of Fellows and Watches of Knightsbridge (Birmingham and London) and of the Nordic and German houses on Auctionet are included too. Each charges the buyer a different premium (Fellows 30%, Knightsbridge 26.4%, Auctionet around 25%, Catawiki 9%), and since people bid knowing what they will pay in the end, every hammer price is converted to its Catawiki equivalent for a like-for-like comparison: hammer × (1 + premium) ÷ 1.09, in euros at the European Central Bank rate of the sale day. Each sale shows the original hammer price and the house.

Which price it is. The hammer price: what the buyer bid, without Catawiki's buyer's premium or shipping. To compare with a shop or a listing, add roughly 9%.

How it is calculated. The usual price is the central value of the sales: half closed for more and half for less. It is deliberately not the arithmetic mean: a single odd sale — a gold model among steel ones — would skew the mean, and this calculation is unaffected.

What it is not. An appraisal. Two watches with the same reference can be worth twice as much as each other depending on condition, whether they keep box and papers, and whether they are original. Look at the sales one by one before deciding.

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