Lot 846 · Fine Watches
Explorer II, Reference 1655 | A stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24 hours indication and bracelet, Circa 1975 | 勞力士 | Explorer II 型號1655 | 精鋼鏈帶腕錶，備日期及24小時顯示，約1975年製
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- Estimate
- HK$180,000–HK$240,000 hammer ≈ $23,032–$30,710
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Watches, Hong Kong · 14 July 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5139582
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Explorer II, Reference 1655 | A stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24 hours indication and bracelet, Circa 1975 | 勞力士 | Explorer II 型號1655 | 精鋼鏈帶腕錶，備日期及24小時顯示，約1975年製. Sotheby's, 14 Jul 2023, lot 846. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5139582.
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Rolex, Explorer II, Reference 1655 | A stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24 hours indication and bracelet, Circa 1975 | 勞力士 | Explorer II 型號1655 | 精鋼鏈帶腕錶，備日期及24小時顯示，約1975年製. Sotheby's, 14 Jul 2023, lot 846. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5139582.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Rolex | Day-Date, Reference 18206 | A platinum and diamond-set wrist | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Rolex | a yellow gold diamond set automatic chronograph wristwatch w | Sotheby's, Sep 2018 | ||
| Rolex | 'Double Red-Sea Dweller' wristwatch, Ref. 1665 | Rago, May 2022 | ||
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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.