We all know that Rolex watches are not cheap and can not be purchased fora few hundred dollars or even one thousand dollars. As a matter of fact currently the most affordable men’s Rolex watch costs just over three and a half thousand dollars. It is called Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King.
Rolex, being a luxury watch company, has their watches priced much higher than other well known luxury watch companies like Omega, Breitling, Longines, Rado or Baume & Mercier. However, obviously Rolex watches don’t cost much more than their competitors just for no reason. One important difference between Rolex watches and mentioned above watch companies is that all Rolex watches have so called “in-house” watch movements. Which means that the watch movement was designed and manufactured by Rolex watch company and can not be found anywhere else. In other words, all Rolex watch movements are unique and very exclusive.
Now when it comes to mentioned above watch companies almost all of their watch movements are from a Swiss watch movement manufacturer called ETA SA. ETA SA was manufacturing movements for a very long time and their watch movements are not bad at all. However, when it comes to rarity and uniqueness ETA watch movements obviously can not be on the same level as Rolex watch moments.
Now lets start with the most affordable Rolex watch. As I have mentioned above, it is called Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King. This watch is water proof up to one hundred meters and is 34mm wide. You can purchase a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King with a stainless steel case and bracelet and an automatic (self-winding mechanical) movement for just over three and a half thousand dollars. Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King comes with a two year manufacturer warranty.
Another very famous Rolex watch that can be purchased under five thousand dollars is called Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner. The Non-Date version of this watch costs less than with the Date. So the one that is under five thousand dollars is the Non-Date version. This watch is water proof up to three hundred meters and is 40mm wide. You can purchase a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner with a stainless steel case and bracelet and an automatic (self-winding mechanical) movement for about just under five thousand dollars. Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner comes with a two year manufacturer warranty.
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II is another affordable Rolex watch. This watch is water proof up to one hundred meters and is 40mm wide. You can purchase a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II with a stainless steel case and bracelet and an automatic (self-winding mechanical) movement for about just under five thousand dollars. Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II comes with a two year manufacturer warranty.
And finally, another very famous Rolex watch that can be purchased under five thousand dollars is called Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust. This watch is water proof up to one hundred meters and is 36mm wide. You can purchase a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust with a stainless steel case and bracelet and an automatic (self-winding mechanical) movement for about just under five thousand dollars. Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust comes with a two year manufacturer warranty.
It is hard to find other Rolex watches that are sold for under five thousand dollars from an authorized Rolex watch dealer. Prices on watches from not authorized watch dealers are usually less than from authorized ones. Because Rolex does not allow their authorized watch dealers to lower prices on their watches greater than certain amount, while not authorized watch dealers do not have those restriction and can offer better deals. So it is possible that some other Rolex watches might be under five thousand dollar level also. However, it should be noted that only watches from authorized Rolex watch dealers are granted a two year factory warranty from Rolex.
Rolex watches might seem very expensive however, compared to other watch brands that are on the same level as Rolex, their prices are quite reasonable. Watch brands like Jaeger-LeCoultre, Ulysse Nardin, Girard Perregaux, Blancpain, IWC and Zenith all sell their watches for the same prices as Rolex and sometimes for even more than Rolex. However, it is a fact that Rolex watches have the best resale value amongst other watch brands.
