Sell Your Watch
Sell your Rolex Daytona.
The Daytona is the reference where the gap between a careful buyer and a careless one is largest in absolute terms. It is also the one where the most confident wrong numbers get quoted. Take your time on this one.
What I Look At
What actually moves the number.
Generation before anything else
The manual-wind era, the Zenith era, the in-house era, and the ceramic bezel era are four different markets. Establishing which one your watch belongs to comes before any number.
Dial variants are the detail that pays
Small differences in printing, subdial colour, and text layout separate common examples from genuinely scarce ones. This is the family where sending me good photographs is worth real money to you.
Complete sets matter here
Original box, papers, and any accessories are worth more on a Daytona than on almost anything else I buy. If you have them, gather them before you get an estimate.
References
Rolex Daytona references I buy.
This is not an exhaustive list. If yours is not on it, ask anyway. My working floor is around 10,000 dollars, with exceptions for exceptional pieces.
Questions
What people ask me about Rolex Daytona.
Should I get it serviced before selling?
Usually not. A service rarely returns what it costs when you are selling to a dealer who has the watch serviced anyway. Spend the money only if the chronograph does not run, and even then talk to me first.
Is the first number the number I actually get?
It is an estimate and I say so every time. I give you a range from the reference, the condition you describe, and what the market is doing that week. Once the watch is in my hands and authenticated, I confirm the final number. If it moves, I tell you exactly what moved it.
What if I do not like the final offer?
I ship it back to you, insured, at my cost. No obligation and no fee. That is the whole reason I would rather give you an honest range up front than a flattering one.
How do I get paid?
Wire transfer, sent the same day we agree on the final number. I confirm your banking details with you on a second channel before anything moves.
Ready When You Are
Send me the reference and a few photos.
I will come back with a range and the reasoning behind it. Every number is an estimate until I authenticate the watch in hand.
Text 404-590-5059