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Lot 2305 · Important Watches

submariner, reference 5513 a stainless steel wristwatch with gilt dial, chapter ring, exclamation mark, pointy crown guards and bracelet, circa 1962

Rolex · submariner, reference 5513 a stainless steel wristwatch with gilt dial, chapter ring, exclamation mark, pointy crown guards and bracelet, circa 1962

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Estimate
HK$400,000–HK$800,000 hammer ≈ $50,992–$101,984
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, Hong Kong · 8 October 2019
Record ID
TB-2026-4774536
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, submariner, reference 5513 a stainless steel wristwatch with gilt dial, chapter ring, exclamation mark, pointy crown guards and bracelet, circa 1962. Sotheby's, 8 Oct 2019, lot 2305. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4774536.

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Rolex, submariner, reference 5513 a stainless steel wristwatch with gilt dial, chapter ring, exclamation mark, pointy crown guards and bracelet, circa 1962. Sotheby's, 8 Oct 2019, lot 2305. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4774536.

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From the same sale Important Watches · Oct 2019

LotArtistEstimateResult
cosmograph daytona, reference 16528 a possibly unique yellow gold chr… Rolex HK$1,600,000–HK$3,000,000
lange double split, reference 404.035 a platinum flyback double split… HK$400,000–HK$600,000
zeitwerk strike, reference 145.029 a white gold striking time wristwa… HK$300,000–HK$500,000
datograph flyback, reference 403.035 a platinum flyback chronograph w… HK$240,000–HK$320,000
richard lange perpetual calendar terraluna, reference 180.032 a pink … HK$550,000–HK$800,000
lange 1 "20th anniversary" and the little lange 1, reference 101.062 … HK$480,000–HK$640,000

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