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Lot 2073 · Important Watches

a stainless steel and yellow gold automatic wristwatch with diamond-set hour marks, date and braceletref 16233 case w792746 datejust circa 1994

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Estimate
HK$28,000–HK$40,000 hammer ≈ $3,604–$5,149
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, Hong Kong · 5 April 2017
Record ID
TB-2026-4557489
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, a stainless steel and yellow gold automatic wristwatch with diamond-set hour marks, date and braceletref 16233 case w792746 datejust circa 1994. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2017, lot 2073. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4557489.

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Rolex, a stainless steel and yellow gold automatic wristwatch with diamond-set hour marks, date and braceletref 16233 case w792746 datejust circa 1994. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2017, lot 2073. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4557489.

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From the same sale Important Watches · Apr 2017

LotArtistEstimateResult
a stainless steel automatic wristwatch with datecase 017966 château d… HK$24,000–HK$32,000
a revolutionary white gold automatic tourbillon wristwatch with 7-day… Mb&f HK$420,000–HK$700,000
a white gold wristwatch with power reserve indicationcase 200100597 m… H. Moser & Cie HK$50,000–HK$80,000
a lady's white gold and diamond-set bracelet watchref 3359 mvt 993909… HK$35,000–HK$50,000
a very rare limited edition forged carbon automatic chronograph wrist… HK$100,000–HK$150,000
a yellow gold tonneau-form automatic center seconds wristwatchref 285… HK$24,000–HK$30,000

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Rolex Two tone Oyster Perpetual hooded bubbleback wristwatch, Ref. Rago, Feb 2021
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