The Cellini Collection Is Surprisingly Rolex's Best Performer

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In the past two years, the Cellini collection has performed better than any other Rolex collection on the secondary market — that's according to WatchCharts, which tracks the historical trends of 587 Rolex references among other watches.

(Source: WatchCharts)

The Rolex Index has dropped -21.3% in the past two years while the Cellini collection dropped “only” -7.2%, a sign the secondary market’s focus on sports watches has spared the Cellini from a boom-and-bust cycle.

Inside the collection, the Cellini Moonphase dropped -5.4% while the blue-dial Cellini Date 50519 rose +2.8% over two years.

To compare, the Daytona references have lost -26.8% of their value during the same period, with some models, like the “John Mayer” Daytona, losing over -30%.