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
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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
| 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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Day-Date, Ref. 118205F Pink gold wristwatch with day, date a | $21,876 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | |
| Rolex | 'Batman' GMT-Master II, Ref. 116710BLNR A stainless steel du | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| 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 |
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.