Lot 2159 · Important Watches
Explorer II, Reference 16570 | A stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24 hour indication and bracelet, Circa 2004
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- Estimate
- HK$60,000–HK$100,000 hammer ≈ $7,720–$12,868
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches, Hong Kong · 21 October 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5329299
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Explorer II, Reference 16570 | A stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24 hour indication and bracelet, Circa 2004. Sotheby's, 21 Oct 2025, lot 2159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5329299.
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Rolex, Explorer II, Reference 16570 | A stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24 hour indication and bracelet, Circa 2004. Sotheby's, 21 Oct 2025, lot 2159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5329299.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Cosmograph Daytona, Reference 116523 | A yellow gold, stainless steel… | Rolex | HK$120,000–HK$200,000 | |
| GMT-Master II "Serti", Reference 16713 | A yellow gold, stainless ste… | Rolex | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 | |
| Reference 5372 | A platinum perpetual calendar split seconds single b… | Patek Philippe | HK$2,400,000–HK$3,500,000 | |
| Jules Audemars, Reference 25685 | A yellow gold dual time zone wristw… | Audemars Piguet | HK$70,000–HK$120,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Untitled | $8,166 | Phillips, Sep 2025 | |
| Rolex | Cellini, Reference 5240 | A platinum wristwatch with mother- | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Rolex | Enamel wristwatch, Ref. 6085 | Rago, May 2021 | ||
| Rolex | 'Submariner' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 5512 | Rago, May 2023 | ||
| Rolex | 'Submariner' yellow gold and steel wristwatch, Ref. 16613 | Rago, Nov 2023 | ||
| Rolex | Rolex | Bertolami Fine Art, Sep 2025 | ||
| Rolex | An unusual white gold and diamond-set open faced dress watch | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Rolex | Rolex: Jewel Watch | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 |
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.