Lot 251 · Important Watches
a stainless steel automatic centre seconds diver’s wristwatch with bracelet ref 5508 case 489951 submariner 100m=330ft circa 1959
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- Estimate
- CHF 7,000–CHF 9,000 hammer ≈ $7,005–$9,006
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches, Geneva · 15 November 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4520698
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, a stainless steel automatic centre seconds diver’s wristwatch with bracelet ref 5508 case 489951 submariner 100m=330ft circa 1959. Sotheby's, 15 Nov 2016, lot 251. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4520698.
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Rolex, a stainless steel automatic centre seconds diver’s wristwatch with bracelet ref 5508 case 489951 submariner 100m=330ft circa 1959. Sotheby's, 15 Nov 2016, lot 251. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4520698.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Untitled | $26,216 | Phillips, Nov 2024 | |
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| Rolex | Yacht-Master, Reference 16628B | A yellow gold wristwatch wi | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Rolex | Explorer, Reference 14270 | A stainless steel wristwatch wit | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Rolex | 'Batman' GMT-Master II, Ref. 116710 Montre bracelet en acier | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Rolex | GMT-Master ‘Pepsi PCG', Reference 1675 | A stainless steel d | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Rolex | Cosmograph Daytona “Inverted 6”, Reference 16518 | A yellow | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Rolex | Reference 116500LN Daytona | A stainless steel automatic chr | Sotheby's, Jun 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.