Lot 2288 · Important Watches
Explorer II, Reference 1655 | A stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24 hour indication and bracelet, Circa 1975
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- Estimate
- HK$120,000–HK$180,000 hammer ≈ $15,441–$23,162
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches, Hong Kong · 21 October 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5329448
- 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 hour indication and bracelet, Circa 1975. Sotheby's, 21 Oct 2025, lot 2288. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5329448.
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Rolex, Explorer II, Reference 1655 | A stainless steel wristwatch with date, 24 hour indication and bracelet, Circa 1975. Sotheby's, 21 Oct 2025, lot 2288. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5329448.
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From the same sale Important Watches · Oct 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Fire Dragon", Reference 982/155J-001 | A possibly unique yellow gold… | Patek Philippe | HK$1,600,000–HK$3,000,000 | |
| 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 | |
| Tonneau Two Time Zones "CPCP", Reference 2487 | A limited edition pla… | Cartier | HK$200,000–HK$400,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Untitled | $21,247 | Phillips, Mar 2025 | |
| Rolex | Rolex: Submariner | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 | ||
| Rolex | rolex | reference 118206 day-date a platinum automatic wrist | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Rolex | 'Submariner Kermit' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 16610LV | Wright, Nov 2022 | ||
| Rolex | 'Daytona' gold and stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 116523 | Rago, May 2024 | ||
| Rolex | Rolex Submariner 16610LV "Fat 4", anni 2000 | Finarte, Jun 2021 | ||
| Rolex | Rolex GMT Master 1675, anni ‘60 | Finarte, Jun 2021 | ||
| Rolex | 'Explorer II Tiffany & Co.' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. | Rago, Oct 2022 |
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.