Lot 230 · Fine Watches
Reference 2508 | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with tachometer | Circa 1938
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- Estimate
- CHF 10,000–CHF 15,000 hammer ≈ $12,476–$18,714
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Watches, Geneva · 11 November 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5334204
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Reference 2508 | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with tachometer | Circa 1938. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2025, lot 230. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5334204.
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Rolex, Reference 2508 | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with tachometer | Circa 1938. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2025, lot 230. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5334204.
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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.