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How much is a Rolex Oyster Precision Speeedking 'Tropical Dial' 4220 worth?

A Rolex Oyster Precision Speeedking 'Tropical Dial' 4220 (1900-1949) actually sells for €1,550: that is the central price of 8 closed sales at European auctions between 22 May 2021 and 13 September 2026, and half of them closed between €1,250 and €2,075. Another 5 lots closed without a buyer because the bid didn't reach the seller's reserve. The 5 sold inside the European Union closed at a median of €1,274; the 3 from outside, at €2,275 before duty and VAT. Below, every sale with its date, price and link.

Rolex · reference: 4220 by reference
Usual sale price€1,550

From 8 closed sales between 22 May and 13 Sep: half sold for more and half for less.

The middle 50%€1,250 – €2,075

Half of the sales closed within this range. Extremes: €1,154 and €3,757.

Unsold5 / 13

Lots that closed without reaching the seller's reserve: demand didn't meet the price. Catawiki's experts estimated €1,600 – €1,800 on average (5 lots).

Sellers in the EU: 5 sales, usual price €1,274Outside the EU (GB 3): 3 sales, usual price €2,275 → with duty and import VAT, about €2,877 landed in SpainSeller's country known for 8 of 8 sales. The import surcharge is 4.5% duty plus 21% VAT on the total.
Sells at 78% of the expert estimate (5 sales with an estimate)
€0€1,000€2,000€3,000€4,000€5,0005 Jun30 Jun26 Jul20 Aug14 Septempuseuropa.com€1,40013 Sep · sold for €1,700 · Rolex - Oyster Precision Speeedking 'Tropical Dial' - Sin precio de reserva - 4223 Aug · sold for €1,400 · Rolex - Oyster Precision Speeedking 'Tropical Dial' - Sin precio de reserva - 4231 Jul · sold for €1,274 · Rolex - Oyster chronometer Superbalance - ivory patina dial - 1940s WWII - 4220 2 Jul · sold for €1,154 · Rolex - Oyster Raleigh ivory 'Tropical Dial' - 4220 - Unisex - 1900-194920 Jun · sold for €1,178 · Rolex - Oyster Precision Speeedking 'Tropical Dial' - 4220 - Unisex - 1900-19496 Jun · sold for €3,757 · A GENTLEMAN'S MID SIZE STAINLESS STEEL ROLEX OYSTER SPEEDKING BRACELET WATCH CIR31 Jul · unsold, highest bid €588 · Rolex - Oyster double signed tudor patina wwII 1940s - 4220 - Unisex - 1900-194918 Jul · unsold, highest bid €789 · Rolex - Oyster Precision Speeedking 'Tropical Dial' - 4220 - Unisex - 1900-194915 Jul · unsold, highest bid €1,000 · Rolex - Oyster chronometer Superbalance - ivory patina dial - 1940s WWII - 4220 14 Jul · unsold, highest bid €950 · Rolex - Oyster double signed tudor patina wwII 1940s - 4220 - Unisex - 1900-194912 Jun · unsold, highest bid €739 · Rolex - Oyster Raleigh ivory 'Tropical Dial' - 4220 - Unisex - 1900-1949tempuseuropa.com
usual price over timemiddle 50%middle 80%saleunsold

Latest sales

Hammer price, without the buyer's premium. The figures above use all 8 sales; these are the most recent.

ClosedWatchSold for
13 Sep ESOyster Precision Speeedking 'Tropical Dial'no reserveRef. 4220 · 1900-1949 · BienExpert estimate: €1,700 – €1,900 €1,700 CatawikiView →
23 Aug ESOyster Precision Speeedking 'Tropical Dial'no reserveRef. 4220 · 1900-1949 · BienExpert estimate: €1,700 – €1,900 €1,400 CatawikiView →
31 Jul ESOyster chronometer Superbalance ivory patina dial 1940s WWIIRef. 4220 · 1900-1949 · BienExpert estimate: €1,500 – €1,700 €1,274 CatawikiView →
2 Jul ESOyster Raleigh ivory 'Tropical Dial'Ref. 4220 · 1900-1949Expert estimate: €1,400 – €1,600 €1,154 CatawikiView →
20 Jun ESOyster Precision Speeedking 'Tropical Dial'Ref. 4220 · 1900-1949 · BienExpert estimate: €1,700 – €1,900 €1,178 CatawikiView →
6 Jun GBOyster SpeedkingRef. 4220 · 1946Hammer £2,800 at Watches of Knightsbridge (+26.4% premium); above, the Catawiki equivalent €3,757 KnightsbridgeView →
Show 2 earlier sales
18 Nov GBOyster SpeedkingRef. 4220 · 1946Hammer £1,500 at Watches of Knightsbridge (+26.4% premium); above, the Catawiki equivalent €2,008 KnightsbridgeView →
22 May GBOyster PrecisionRef. 4220 · 1940-1949Hammer £1,700 at Watches of Knightsbridge (+26.4% premium); above, the Catawiki equivalent €2,275 KnightsbridgeView →
5 lots closed unsoldThe highest bid didn't reach the seller's reserve: it shows how far demand went.
31 Jul Oyster double signed tudor patina wwII 1940sRef. 4220 · 1900-1949 up to €588 CatawikiView →
18 Jul Oyster Precision Speeedking 'Tropical Dial'Ref. 4220 · 1900-1949 up to €789 CatawikiView →
15 Jul Oyster chronometer Superbalance ivory patina dial 1940s WWIIRef. 4220 · 1900-1949 up to €1,000 CatawikiView →
14 Jul Oyster double signed tudor patina wwII 1940sRef. 4220 · 1900-1949 up to €950 CatawikiView →
12 Jun Oyster Raleigh ivory 'Tropical Dial'Ref. 4220 · 1900-1949 up to €739 CatawikiView →

At auction now

One open listing 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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