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Lot 123 · Important Watches

a fine and rare stainless steel automatic dual-time zone wristwatch with date and bakelite bezel ref 6542 case 212827 gmt master circa 1957

Rolex

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Estimate
CHF 20,000–CHF 40,000 hammer ≈ $20,588–$41,176
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, Geneva · 14 May 2016
Record ID
TB-2026-4472956
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, a fine and rare stainless steel automatic dual-time zone wristwatch with date and bakelite bezel ref 6542 case 212827 gmt master circa 1957. Sotheby's, 14 May 2016, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4472956.

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Rolex, a fine and rare stainless steel automatic dual-time zone wristwatch with date and bakelite bezel ref 6542 case 212827 gmt master circa 1957. Sotheby's, 14 May 2016, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4472956.

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From the same sale Important Watches · May 2016

LotArtistEstimateResult
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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Rolex Day-Date, Ref. 118205F Pink gold wristwatch with day, date a $21,876 Sotheby's, Nov 2021
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Rolex Untitled Phillips, Nov 2021
Rolex Day-Date, Reference 18038 | A yellow gold wristwatch with da Sotheby's, Sep 2023
Rolex Daytona 'Zenith', Reference 16518 | A yellow gold and diamon Sotheby's, Nov 2024
Rolex Daytona, reference 116520 Montre bracelet chronographe en ac Sotheby's, Mar 2024
Rolex Reference 16518 ‘Zenith Inverted 6’ Daytona | A yellow gold Sotheby's, Jun 2026
Rolex Daytona, Reference 116520 | A stainless steel chronograph wr Sotheby's, Dec 2025

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