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Submariner · 2020 to 2026 (discontinued)
“Cookie Monster”
Rank #92 of 113 rated pieces in the Rolex Vault
Market range: the middle half of 17 recorded eBay sales in the last 12 months.
Median recorded eBay sale price for each quarter with 3 or more sales. Dashed line marks the us retail (2026).
White gold that reads like steel from across a room: the stealth-wealth Submariner.
Trades roughly 30 percent under its last US retail, the standard precious-metal discount.
White gold Sub with a blue bezel over black dial, 'Cookie Monster' to the forums, successor to the Smurf. On the wrist it passes for steel until the heft gives it away, forty-plus grams more.
The 41mm white gold Sub, discontinued in 2026, is the definition of quiet luxury pricing: enormous retail, 20-plus percent off pre-owned, and nobody at the next table any the wiser. Stealth-wealth buyers keep its resale floor surprisingly firm.
Our verdict: Stealth flex at a discount. Financially neutral, socially invisible, exactly as intended.
| Sizes | 41mm |
|---|---|
| Case & bracelet | 18k white gold |
| Factory bracelet | Oyster |
| Factory bezels | Blue Cerachrom on white gold |
| Notable dials | Black (blue bezel, black dial) |
| Caliber | 3235 |
| Production | 2020 to 2026 (discontinued) |
| Sold | Example | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $32,011 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $37,001 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $33,000 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $36,000 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale | $36,100 |
| Jun 14, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale | $35,900 |
Recorded eBay completed sales, logged at our last data refresh.
Recorded eBay sales from the last 12 months put the typical Rolex Submariner Date White Gold 126619LB at $36,000, with the middle half selling between $33,800 and $38,200 (17 sales). Condition, box and papers move the price within that range.
No. The typical sale of $36,000 is about 31% below the $52,100 retail price.
The Crown Index grades it C- (61/100) from real resale data, and today's call is watch. Middle-of-the-pack resale; fine to own, not one to buy expecting it to rise. Past prices are not a forecast.