Lot 119 · Important Watches Including the Gunter Sachs Cartier Portico Mystery Clock and the Mercedes Gleitze Rolex Oyster
Day-Date, Reference 18079 | A white gold and diamond-set wristwatch with day, date and bracelet with bark finish | Circa 1979
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- Estimate
- CHF 12,000–CHF 18,000 hammer ≈ $14,898–$22,347
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches Including the Gunter Sachs Cartier Portico Mystery Clock and the Mercedes Gleitze Rolex Oyster , Geneva · 9 November 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5334062
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Day-Date, Reference 18079 | A white gold and diamond-set wristwatch with day, date and bracelet with bark finish | Circa 1979. Sotheby's, 9 Nov 2025, lot 119. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5334062.
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Rolex, Day-Date, Reference 18079 | A white gold and diamond-set wristwatch with day, date and bracelet with bark finish | Circa 1979. Sotheby's, 9 Nov 2025, lot 119. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5334062.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Jump Hour, Reference 43040/000J-8011 | A yellow gold jumping hour wri… | Vacheron Constantin | CHF 11,000–CHF 22,000 | |
| Royal Oak, Reference 5402BA | A yellow gold wristwatch with date and … | Audemars Piguet | CHF 30,000–CHF 50,000 | |
| Black Baignoire | A white gold wristwatch with black dial | Hallmarke… | Cartier London | CHF 30,000–CHF 50,000 | |
| Milgauss, Reference 6541 | A stainless steel anti-magnetic wristwatch… | Rolex | CHF 60,000–CHF 100,000 | |
| Royal Oak Offshore 'Juan Pablo Montoya', Reference 26030RO.OO.D001IN.… | Audemars Piguet | CHF 24,000–CHF 48,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Untitled | $20,452 | Phillips, May 2022 | |
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| Rolex | 'Day-Date' gold wristwatch, Ref. 18238 | Rago, Oct 2024 | ||
| Rolex | 'Red Submariner' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 1680 | Rago, Dec 2025 | ||
| Rolex | Gold wristwatch, 'Day Date' | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Rolex | Rolex: Explorer II | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 | ||
| Rolex | a stainless steel automatic center seconds anti magnetic wri | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Rolex | A stainless steel and yellow gold chronograph wristwatch wit | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 |
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.