Lot 121 · Important Watches
a rare stainless steel automatic dual time zone wristwatch with date bakelite bezel and bracelet ref 6542 case 355965 gmt-master circa 1958
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- Estimate
- CHF 28,000–CHF 48,000 hammer ≈ $28,823–$49,411
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches, Geneva · 14 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4472835
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, a rare stainless steel automatic dual time zone wristwatch with date bakelite bezel and bracelet ref 6542 case 355965 gmt-master circa 1958. Sotheby's, 14 May 2016, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4472835.
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Rolex, a rare stainless steel automatic dual time zone wristwatch with date bakelite bezel and bracelet ref 6542 case 355965 gmt-master circa 1958. Sotheby's, 14 May 2016, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4472835.
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From the same sale Important Watches · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| a lady's white gold and diamond-set automatic centre seconds wristwat… | Rolex | CHF 6,000–CHF 8,000 | |
| a fine silver and enamel quarter repeating rectangular desk timepiece… | — | CHF 10,000–CHF 15,000 | |
| a stainless steel automatic center seconds dual time zone wristwatch … | — | CHF 6,000–CHF 8,000 | |
| an ultra-thin pink gold open-faced watchref 720 mvt 861014 case 62627… | Patek Philippe | CHF 4,000–CHF 6,000 | |
| a flat pink gold wristwatchcase g41 circa 1950 | — | CHF 3,000–CHF 5,000 | |
| a yellow gold wristwatchref 2455 mvt 723738 case 677569 made in 1954 | Patek Philippe | CHF 5,000–CHF 7,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Submariner, 'Red meters first pumpkin' reference 1680 Montre | $28,290 | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | |
| Rolex | Yacht-Master, Reference 16628B | A yellow gold, diamond and | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Rolex | Day-Date, Reference 18248 A yellow gold wristwatch with day, | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Rolex | Submariner 'Single Red', Reference 1680 | A stainless steel | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Rolex | Daytona, Reference 116518 | A yellow gold chronograph wristw | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Rolex | Reference 326135 Sky-Dweller | A pink gold automatic annual | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Rolex | Untitled | Phillips, Sep 2023 | ||
| Rolex | Daytona 'Cream', Reference 116520 | A stainless steel chrono | Sotheby's, May 2024 |
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.