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Lot 2770 · Important Watches

a fine yellow gold automatic center seconds wristwatch with day, date, diamond and sapphire-set indexes and braceletref 18078 case 9427781 day-date circa 1986

Rolex

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Estimate
HK$90,000–HK$150,000 hammer ≈ $11,468–$19,113
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, Hong Kong · 2 April 2018
Record ID
TB-2026-4650612
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, a fine yellow gold automatic center seconds wristwatch with day, date, diamond and sapphire-set indexes and braceletref 18078 case 9427781 day-date circa 1986. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2018, lot 2770. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4650612.

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Rolex, a fine yellow gold automatic center seconds wristwatch with day, date, diamond and sapphire-set indexes and braceletref 18078 case 9427781 day-date circa 1986. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2018, lot 2770. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4650612.

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From the same sale Important Watches · Apr 2018

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