Lot 8851 · Important Watches II
Explorer II, Reference 1655 | A stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24 hours indication and bracelet, Circa 1973 | 勞力士 | Explorer II 型號1655 | 精鋼鏈帶腕錶，備日期及24小時顯示，約1973年製
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- Estimate
- HK$120,000–HK$240,000 hammer ≈ $15,320–$30,640
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches II, Hong Kong · 19 April 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5208129
- 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 1973 | 勞力士 | Explorer II 型號1655 | 精鋼鏈帶腕錶，備日期及24小時顯示，約1973年製. Sotheby's, 19 Apr 2024, lot 8851. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5208129.
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Rolex, Explorer II, Reference 1655 | A stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24 hours indication and bracelet, Circa 1973 | 勞力士 | Explorer II 型號1655 | 精鋼鏈帶腕錶，備日期及24小時顯示，約1973年製. Sotheby's, 19 Apr 2024, lot 8851. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5208129.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Untitled | $22,691 | Phillips, May 2026 | |
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| Rolex | Day-Date, Reference 18206 | A platinum and diamond-set wrist | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Rolex | 'Submariner Kermit' wristwatch, Ref. 16610LV | Wright, Apr 2022 | ||
| Rolex | Lady's White gold and Diamond Ring Watch | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Rolex | Gold, diamond and ruby ladies' wristwatch, 'Cellini', 1980s | Phillips, May 2026 | ||
| Rolex | reference 18206 day-date a platinum and diamond-set automati | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
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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.