Lot 28 · Important Watches
Day-Date, Reference 18038 A yellow gold wristwatch with day, date and bracelet Circa 1981 | 勞力士 | Day-Date 型號 18038 黃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-2026-5069795
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Day-Date, Reference 18038 A yellow gold wristwatch with day, date and bracelet Circa 1981 | 勞力士 | Day-Date 型號 18038 黃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 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5069795.
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Rolex, Day-Date, Reference 18038 A yellow gold wristwatch with day, date and bracelet Circa 1981 | 勞力士 | Day-Date 型號 18038 黃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 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5069795.
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From the same sale Important Watches · Nov 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day-Date, Reference 18039 A white gold wristwatch with day, date and … | Rolex | CHF 10,000–CHF 15,000 | |
| 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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Untitled | $17,925 | Phillips, Sep 2024 | |
| Rolex | 'Red Submariner' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 1680 | Rago, Dec 2025 | ||
| Rolex | 'Day-Date' gold wristwatch, Ref. 18078 | Rago, Dec 2025 | ||
| Rolex | 'Day-Date' gold wristwatch, Ref. 18238 | Rago, Oct 2024 | ||
| Rolex | 'Submariner Kermit' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 16610LV | Wright, Nov 2022 | ||
| Rolex | Rolex: Explorer II | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 | ||
| Rolex | 'Explorer II Cream Rail Dial' Stainless steel wristwatch, Re | Rago, Oct 2022 | ||
| Rolex | a stainless steel and ceramic automatic chronograph wristwat | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 |
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.