Lot 121 · Important Watches Including the Gunter Sachs Cartier Portico Mystery Clock and the Mercedes Gleitze Rolex Oyster
Day-Date, Reference 18039 | A white gold wristwatch with day, date, bracelet and blood stone dial | Circa 1979
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- Estimate
- CHF 150,000–CHF 300,000 hammer ≈ $186,227–$372,455
- 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-2026-5334152
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Day-Date, Reference 18039 | A white gold wristwatch with day, date, bracelet and blood stone dial | Circa 1979. Sotheby's, 9 Nov 2025, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5334152.
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Rolex, Day-Date, Reference 18039 | A white gold wristwatch with day, date, bracelet and blood stone dial | Circa 1979. Sotheby's, 9 Nov 2025, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5334152.
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From the same sale Important Watches Including the Gunter Sachs Cartier Portico Mystery Clock and the Mercedes Gleitze Rolex Oyster · Nov 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| The Shinto Shrine Gate Mystery Clock No. 6 | Completed on 15 June 192… | Cartier Paris | CHF 3,000,000–CHF 5,000,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Untitled | $220,742 | Phillips, Nov 2025 | |
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| Rolex | a very fine and rare yellow gold, diamond and sapphire-set a | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Rolex | Reference 228396TBR Day-Date | A platinum and diamond-set au | Sotheby's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Rolex | Day-Date, Ref. 228206 Platinum wristwatch with bracelet and | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Rolex | a rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with registers | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | ||
| Rolex | Cosmograph Daytona 'Paul Newman', Reference 6262 | A stainle | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Rolex | Cosmograph Daytona, Reference 116506 | A brand new platinum | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 |
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.