Explorer, Ref: 1002, Circa 1960 — Rolex. A stainless steel automatic bracelet watch

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Estimate: £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,628–$8,442
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Sale: Bonhams — Watches and Wristwatches, London, Knightsbridge · 23 February 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-648147
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch, Explorer, Ref: 1002, Circa 1960. Bonhams, 23 Feb 2021, lot 41. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-648147.

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Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch, Explorer, Ref: 1002, Circa 1960. Bonhams, 23 Feb 2021, lot 41. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-648147.

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From the same sale Watches and Wristwatches · Feb 2021

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Circa 1900	Lecoultre & Cie. A Miniature Continental Gold Keyless Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	£800–£1,200
Monza, Ref: 150.501, Circa 1975	Tag Heuer. A Stainless Steel Automatic Chronograph Calendar Wristwatch	£1,500–£2,000
Speedmaster, Ref: 145.012-67 SP, Circa 1967	Omega. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Chronograph Bracelet Watch	£7,000–£9,000
GMT Master, Ref: 16753, Circa 1986	Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch With Dual Time Zone	£7,000–£9,000
Gondolo, Ref: 4824, Purchased 10th November 2000	Patek Philippe. A Lady's 18k Gold Quartz Rectangular Wristwatch	£3,500–£4,500
Cassiope, Ref: 4R3B/40, Purchased 7th July 2020	Korloff. A Lady's Stainless Steel And Diamond Set Quartz Reversible Wristwatch With Dual Mother Of Pearl Dials	£1,200–£1,800

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Rolex. Montre bracelet en acier mouvement automatique Explo	$6,621	Bonhams, Feb 2024
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Submariner, Ref: 5513, Circa 1970		Bonhams, Sep 2024
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Explorer 'Super Precision', Ref: 5500, Circa 1962		Bonhams, Sep 2022
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Explorer, Ref: 6610, Circa 1958		Bonhams, Nov 2025
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Explorer, Ref: 5504, Circa 1959		Bonhams, Nov 2022
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Submariner , Ref: 5513, c. 1984		Bonhams, Dec 2025
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Air-King, Ref: 114200, Circa 2008		Bonhams, Nov 2023
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Oyster Perpetual Precision, Ref: 6098, Circa 1940		Bonhams, Nov 2019

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.