Lot 252 · Important Watches
a stainless steel automatic centre seconds wristwatch with date and braceletref 1680 case 3063501 red submariner circa 1971
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- Estimate
- CHF 6,000–CHF 8,000 hammer ≈ $6,004–$8,005
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches, Geneva · 15 November 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4520520
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, a stainless steel automatic centre seconds wristwatch with date and braceletref 1680 case 3063501 red submariner circa 1971. Sotheby's, 15 Nov 2016, lot 252. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4520520.
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Rolex, a stainless steel automatic centre seconds wristwatch with date and braceletref 1680 case 3063501 red submariner circa 1971. Sotheby's, 15 Nov 2016, lot 252. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4520520.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| a stainless steel flyback chronograph military 'bund' 3h wristwatch w… | — | CHF 4,000–CHF 6,000 | |
| a yellow gold automatic chronograph wristwatch with registers and tac… | Rolex | CHF 8,000–CHF 12,000 | |
| a stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with registers telemeter and… | Rolex | CHF 15,000–CHF 25,000 | |
| a rare gold hunting cased quarter repeating watch, made in 1821 | Breguet | CHF 15,000–CHF 25,000 | |
| a lady's large white gold diamond-set mother-of-pearl wristwatch case… | — | CHF 6,000–CHF 8,000 | |
| a fine limited edition yellow gold automatic chronograph wristwatch w… | — | CHF 10,000–CHF 15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | 'Submariner' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 16800 | $9,375 | Rago, May 2022 | |
| Rolex | 'Oyster Perpetual Date GMT-Master II' stainless steel wristw | Rago, Oct 2021 | ||
| Rolex | 'Bubbleback', Reference 3131 | A yellow gold wristwatch with | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Rolex | Datejust, Ref. 1601 | A yellow gold wristwatch with date and | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Rolex | 'Oyster Perpetual Datejust' gold wristwatch, Ref. 1611 | Rago, Oct 2021 | ||
| Rolex | Submariner, Reference 5513 | A stainless steel wristwatch wi | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Rolex | submariner, reference 16610stainless steel wristwatch with d | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Rolex | Milgauss, Reference 116400GV | A stainless steel antimagneti | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 |
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.