Lot 2741 · Important Watches
a very rare stainless steel automatic center seconds wristwatch with gilt dial and braceletref 1016 case 901338 explorer circa 1963
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- Estimate
- HK$120,000–HK$200,000 hammer ≈ $15,290–$25,484
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches, Hong Kong · 2 April 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4650640
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, a very rare stainless steel automatic center seconds wristwatch with gilt dial and braceletref 1016 case 901338 explorer circa 1963. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2018, lot 2741. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4650640.
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Rolex, a very rare stainless steel automatic center seconds wristwatch with gilt dial and braceletref 1016 case 901338 explorer circa 1963. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2018, lot 2741. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4650640.
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From the same sale Important Watches · Apr 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| a very fine and rare white gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristw… | Patek Philippe | HK$1,000,000–HK$2,000,000 | |
| a rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with registers and brac… | Omega | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| a fine and rare white gold automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch wi… | Patek Philippe | HK$800,000–HK$1,200,000 | |
| a fine and rare platinum minute repeating chronograph tourbillon wris… | Audemars Piguet | HK$800,000–HK$1,600,000 | |
| a fine platinum automatic wristwatch with date, moon-phases and power… | — | HK$160,000–HK$200,000 | |
| a yellow gold open-faced keyless watch with power reserve indicationr… | Patek Philippe | HK$50,000–HK$80,000 |
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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.