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Day-Date, Reference 18039 A white gold wristwatch with day, date and bracelet Circa 1981 | 勞力士 | Day-Date 型號 18039 白金鍊帶腕錶備星期及日期顯示,製作年份約 1981

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Estimate
CHF 10,000–CHF 15,000 hammer ≈ $10,161–$15,241
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, Geneva · 9 November 2022
Record ID
TB-2026-5069662
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Day-Date, Reference 18039 A white gold wristwatch with day, date and bracelet Circa 1981 | 勞力士 | Day-Date 型號 18039 白金鍊帶腕錶備星期及日期顯示,製作年份約 1981. Sotheby's, 9 Nov 2022, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5069662.

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Rolex, Day-Date, Reference 18039 A white gold wristwatch with day, date and bracelet Circa 1981 | 勞力士 | Day-Date 型號 18039 白金鍊帶腕錶備星期及日期顯示,製作年份約 1981. Sotheby's, 9 Nov 2022, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5069662.

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From the same sale Important Watches · Nov 2022

LotArtistEstimateResult
Daytona, Reference 116500LN A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch … Rolex CHF 26,000–CHF 30,000
Aquanaut Chronograph, Reference 5968 A stainless steel fly-back chron… Patek Philippe CHF 100,000–CHF 150,000
Crash A limited edition yellow gold wristwatch Made by Cartier, Paris… Cartier Paris CHF 150,000–CHF 250,000
Reference 5270G-001 A white gold perpetual calendar chronograph wrist… Patek Philippe CHF 70,000–CHF 140,000
Reference 3940G-017 A white gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with d… Patek Philippe CHF 50,000–CHF 100,000
Daytona 'Paul Newman', Reference 6239 A stainless steel chronograph w… Rolex CHF 120,000–CHF 180,000

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