Lot 2290 · Important Watches
Submariner, Reference 5512, A stainless steel wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1961 | 勞力士 | Submariner 型號5512 精鋼鏈帶腕錶，約1961年製
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- Estimate
- HK$80,000–HK$120,000 hammer ≈ $10,307–$15,460
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches, Hong Kong · 23 April 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4919508
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Rolex | Submariner, Reference 5512, A stainless steel wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1961 | 勞力士 | Submariner 型號5512 精鋼鏈帶腕錶，約1961年製. Sotheby's, 23 Apr 2021, lot 2290. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4919508.
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Rolex, Rolex | Submariner, Reference 5512, A stainless steel wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1961 | 勞力士 | Submariner 型號5512 精鋼鏈帶腕錶，約1961年製. Sotheby's, 23 Apr 2021, lot 2290. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4919508.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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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.