Lot 2280 · Important Watches I
Submariner "Single Red", Reference 1680 | A stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1973 | 勞力士 | Submariner "Single Red" 型號1680 | 精鋼鏈帶腕錶，備日期顯示，約1973年製
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- Estimate
- HK$140,000–HK$180,000 hammer ≈ $17,835–$22,930
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches I, Hong Kong · 5 October 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5058871
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Submariner "Single Red", Reference 1680 | A stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1973 | 勞力士 | Submariner "Single Red" 型號1680 | 精鋼鏈帶腕錶，備日期顯示，約1973年製. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2022, lot 2280. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5058871.
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Rolex, Submariner "Single Red", Reference 1680 | A stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1973 | 勞力士 | Submariner "Single Red" 型號1680 | 精鋼鏈帶腕錶，備日期顯示，約1973年製. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2022, lot 2280. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5058871.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Untitled | $22,472 | Phillips, May 2022 | |
| Rolex | 'Red Submariner' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 1680 | Rago, Dec 2025 | ||
| Rolex | 'Submariner Hulk' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 116610LV | Rago, Jun 2022 | ||
| Rolex | 'Submariner Kermit' wristwatch, Ref. 16610LV | Wright, Apr 2022 | ||
| Rolex | Day-Date, Reference 18206 | A platinum and diamond-set wrist | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Rolex | Lady's White gold and Diamond Ring Watch | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Rolex | a fine platinum and diamond-set automatic center seconds wri | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 | ||
| Rolex | a lady's yellow gold and diamond-set automatic center second | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 |
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.