Pre-Daytona, Ref: 6238, c. 1960 — ROLEX. A WELL PRESERVED STAINLESS STEEL MANUAL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET

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Estimate: $60,000–$90,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Watches Online, Online, New York · 21 May 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-399780
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex. A Well Preserved Stainless Steel Manual Chronograph Wristwatch With Bracelet, Pre-Daytona, Ref: 6238, c. 1960. Bonhams, 21 May 2023, lot 9. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-399780.

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Rolex. A Well Preserved Stainless Steel Manual Chronograph Wristwatch With Bracelet, Pre-Daytona, Ref: 6238, c. 1960. Bonhams, 21 May 2023, lot 9. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-399780.

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From the same sale Watches Online · May 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Daytona, Ref: 16528, c.1990	Rolex. An 18k Gold Automatic Chronograph Bracelet Watch With Zenith Movement	$30,000–$50,000
Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 114300, Purchased 20th January, 2016	Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	$7,000–$10,000
Ref: 100105-3, c.1950s	Universal. An 18k Rose Gold Automatic Calendar Wristwatch With Cloisonné Dial Of Arabian Peninsula	$10,000–$15,000
Datejust, Ref: 116200, Circa 2010	Heuer. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Wristwatch	$5,000–$8,000
Breitling for Bentley, Ref: A13363,	Bremont. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Chronograph Bracelet Watch	$3,000–$5,000
Chronomat, Ref: AB0420,	Breitling. A Stainless-steel Limited Edition Calendar Chronograph Bracelet Watch With Dual Time	$3,000–$5,000

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Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Submariner Comex, No.6243, Ref: 16800, Circa 1987	$69,027	Bonhams, Aug 2020
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Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 124300, Purchased 16th April 2021		Bonhams, Apr 2022
Cartier. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	Santos, c. 1915		Bonhams, May 2024
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Submariner, Ref:5508, Serial No.488***, Circa 1958		Bonhams, Nov 2015
Cartier. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	Gondole 'Jumbo Vertical', Ref: 97050, c. 1970s		Bonhams, Jun 2026
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Explorer, Ref: 1016, Circa 1960		Bonhams, Nov 2017
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Submariner small crown 'James Bond', Ref: 5508, Circa 1958		Bonhams, Sep 2026

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.