Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 6548, c.1946 — ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH

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Estimate: $1,000–$2,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Watches: A Private Canadian Collection, Online, New York · 20 June 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-474163
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch, Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 6548, c.1946. Bonhams, 20 Jun 2023, lot 48. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-474163.

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Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch, Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 6548, c.1946. Bonhams, 20 Jun 2023, lot 48. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-474163.

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From the same sale Watches: A Private Canadian Collection · Jun 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 2940, Circa 1947	Rolex. A Stainless Steel And Gold Automatic Bubble Back Wristwatch	$2,000–$3,000
Explorer, Ref: 5500, c.1956	Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	$4,000–$6,000
Oyster Air-Lion, Ref: 4365 / 6022, Circa 1958	Rolex. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Wristwatch	$3,000–$5,000
Oyster Royal, Ref: 4453, c.1958	Rolex. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Wristwatch	$1,500–$2,500
Aqua, Ref: 7933, c. 1950	Solar/tudor. A Stainless Steel Manual Winding Wristwatch	$1,000–$2,000
Pioneer, Ref: 3373, c.1930s	Rolex. A Gold-plated Manual Wind Wristwatch	$500–$1,000

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Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	La Grande Vie, Ref: 082.750.04/0F57 LG07, Purchased 19th Mar	$1,601	Bonhams, Apr 2024
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	Air King, Ref: 5500, Circa 1959		Bonhams, Aug 2025
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 6084, Circa 1951		Bonhams, Jun 2023
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	Seamaster, Ref: 2828, c. 1950s		Bonhams, Nov 2023
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	Omega. Montre bracelet en acier mouvement automatique Cons		Bonhams, Aug 2026
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual , Ref: 6564, Circa 1955		Bonhams, May 2025
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	Constellation, Ref: 2652-1, Circa 1950		Bonhams, Sep 2022
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual, Circa 1946		Bonhams, Feb 2023

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.