Lot 68 · Important Watches
a stainless steel automatic centre seconds wristwatch with braceletref 6565 case 235856 oyster perpetual circa 1955
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- Estimate
- CHF 6,000–CHF 8,000 hammer ≈ $6,033–$8,043
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches, Geneva · 12 November 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4613274
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, a stainless steel automatic centre seconds wristwatch with braceletref 6565 case 235856 oyster perpetual circa 1955. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2017, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4613274.
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Rolex, a stainless steel automatic centre seconds wristwatch with braceletref 6565 case 235856 oyster perpetual circa 1955. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2017, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4613274.
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From the same sale Important Watches · Nov 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| a platinum automatic minute repeating perpetual calendar wristwatch w… | Blancpain | CHF 20,000–CHF 30,000 | |
| a white gold rectangular automatic wristwatch ref 1000sc no 522 long … | Franck Muller | CHF 4,000–CHF 6,000 | |
| a titanium automatic chronograph wristwatch with registers date and m… | Richard Mille | CHF 50,000–CHF 80,000 | |
| a limited edition pink gold tonneau form chronograph wristwatch with … | Franck Muller | CHF 8,000–CHF 12,000 | |
| a special edition stainless steel automatic dual time tourbillon wris… | Jaeger-lecoultre | CHF 20,000–CHF 30,000 | |
| a lady's platinum and diamond-set bracelet watch case 76718 circa 1935 | Le Coultre | CHF 5,000–CHF 7,000 |
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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.