Datejust, Ref: 6917, c. 1978 — ROLEX. AN 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH

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Estimate: $1,500–$2,500 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Weekly: Watches, Online, New York · 19 September 2024
Record ID: TB-2026-362741
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch, Datejust, Ref: 6917, c. 1978. Bonhams, 19 Sep 2024, lot 2008. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-362741.

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Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch, Datejust, Ref: 6917, c. 1978. Bonhams, 19 Sep 2024, lot 2008. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-362741.

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From the same sale Weekly: Watches · Sep 2024

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Pelagos , Ref: 25600TN, c. 2015	[no Reserve] Tudor. A Titanium Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	$1,500–$2,500
Oyster Perpetual Date, Ref: 6916 , c. 1963	Omega. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	$3,000–$5,000
Oysterdate, Ref: 6466, c. 1960s	Rolex. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Calendar Bracelet Watch	$1,500–$2,500
Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 1007/1005, c. 1966	Rolex. A Stainless Steel And Gold Automatic Wristwatch	$2,200–$3,200
Air-King, Ref: 5500, c. 1972	Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	$2,500–$3,500
Millenary, Ref: 15016ST, c. 2005	Audemars Piguet. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Wristwatch	$4,500–$6,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Air-King, Ref:5500, Serial No.392****, Circa 1973	$1,830	Bonhams, Sep 2015
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Case No.041**, Circa 1950		Bonhams, Nov 2016
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Air-King, Ref: 5500, Circa 1971		Bonhams, Nov 2022
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 6285, Circa 1954		Bonhams, Sep 2023
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 5050, c.1950s		Bonhams, Jun 2023
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual 'Bombay', Ref: 6090, Circa 1960		Bonhams, May 2019
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Wristwatch	Ref: 1873, Circa 1939		Bonhams, Nov 2023
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 6084, Circa 1950		Bonhams, Sep 2020

The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.