How Much are Rolex Links? Buying Extra Rolex Links
Are you looking to buy extra links for your Rolex bracelets? There are a few primary reasons why you may want to buy extra links for your Rolex bracelet. The most common reason is that the bracelet is too small for your wrist and you need to make it larger by adding links. In this article, we’ll go through how much Rolex links cost and what you should know.
Why buy extra Rolex links?
There is actually more than one reason why you may want to buy extra Rolex links. These include:
- The bracelet is too small for your wrist
- You bought a watch that didn’t come with “full links” and you want to have a complete set
- A specific link has gotten very damaged or scratched and you want to replace it rather than polish it
Rolex bracelet construction and links
Rolex bracelets are constructed in the way that some of the links are removable whilst some of the links are fixed. You can take a look at an exploded view of the construction of a Rolex Oyster bracelet below to get a better understanding of how the bracelet is constructed:
As you can see, the majority of the links are fixed and cannot be removed. It’s only the links closest to the clasp that have screws and can be removed.
Different types of bracelets come with different numbers of links from the Rolex factory. You can refer to our guide on how many links Rolex bracelets have here. Naturally, Jubilee bracelets and President bracelets have more links than Oyster bracelets as the links are smaller.
Oyster bracelets have between 11 to 15 links, depending on the type of bracelet. However, the vast majority of bracelets have 13. Jubilee bracelets normally have 22 links.
Bear in mind that of all the links on a Rolex bracelet, the majority of them are fixed and not removable.
Some people prefer to have their watches as “full sets” including everything that came from the factory. This is regardless if they actually need the additional links or not. By counting the links, they can determine whether or not links are missing.
Or, more commonly, if you have purchased a Rolex and the bracelet is too small for you, you need to buy additional links to make the bracelet fit.
Interestingly enough, some people have so large wrists that certain Rolex bracelets are too small for them, even when they have “full links”. The good news is that whilst Rolex bracelets only come with a certain number of links from the factory (of which most people need to remove at least one or two to make it fit), there is no limit to how many links you can add to your Rolex bracelet. This means that if you have huge wrists, you may need to add two or three links on top of all the links that the bracelet comes with.
This of course begs the most important question: how much are Rolex links? And how do you buy Rolex links?
How much are Rolex links?
The answer to that question is that it depends. A lot.
The price for Rolex links depends on the following factors:
- Where you buy the links (secondhand or from an official Rolex retailer)
- What type of bracelet you have (and thus what links you need)
- What metal the links need to be in (gold, platinum, or steel)
- The country in which you buy (the retail price is not always the same across the world
Let’s look at the most common Rolex links. Note that the retail price may vary slightly depending on the country you live in and the currency you use.
- Steel Oyster link for 97200 bracelet: 68 EUR
- Rolesor Oyster link for 97203 bracelet: 230 EUR
- Yellow gold Oyster link for 97208 bracelet: 750 EUR
- Steel Oyster link for 78200 bracelet: 68 EUR
- Steel Jubilee link for 62800 bracelet: 68 EUR
- Steel Jubilee link for 69200 bracelet: 68 EUR
- Platinum Oyster link for 78596 bracelet: 2200 EUR
- Rose gold President link for 83415 bracelet: 696 EUR
- Yellow gold President link for 83418 bracelet: 637 EUR
- White gold President link for 83419 bracelet: 696 EUR
- Rolesor Jubilee link for 62801 bracelet: 255 EUR
Note that this list is not to be exhaustive and includes the links for each and every single Rolex bracelet there is (that would be a long list). But it includes the most common bracelets and all types of metals. And as you can see, the same style of link in the same metal costs about the same. For example, an Oyster link in steel costs essentially the same whether it is for a Daytona, GMT-Master, or a Datejust. The same goes for Rolesor links and GMT versus Submariner Oyster links.
Hopefully, this list can provide you with a brought idea of what you can expect a Rolex link to cost when you buy it from an authorized retailer. It can also serve as a reference point when you are looking at links on the secondhand market and want to pay a reasonable price for it.
But as you can see, there’s a huge difference in price between solid gold and platinum links and stainless steel links.
Where can you buy Rolex links?
As you may know, the topic of buying new bracelets from Rolex authorized dealers can be a bit challenging, as discussed in this article. Some Rolex authorized dealers have no problem at all ordering and selling bracelets to you. However, others may have a set of requirements, for example, that you can only buy a bracelet on an exchange basis.
The good news, however, is that it is a different story when buying links for your bracelet. In general, you will have no issues buying extra links for your bracelet from any Rolex authorized dealer. Depending on the bracelet you have, the store will in many cases have the links you need in stock. And if they don’t they will usually be happy to help you.
You can of course also buy Rolex links on the secondhand market. Some of the most common places where you can find Rolex links include eBay, Chrono24, and pre-owned watch dealers. The cost of Rolex bracelet links is usually lower on the secondhand market, in particular, if you buy used ones, but the difference is not huge.
