Lot 359 · Watches Weekly | Hong Kong
datejust, reference 16030, a stainless steel wristwatch with date, unusual emblem, inscription in arabic and bracelet, circa 1980
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- Estimate
- HK$48,000–HK$60,000 hammer ≈ $6,193–$7,742
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Watches Weekly | Hong Kong, Hong Kong · 19 August 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4847463
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, rolex | datejust, reference 16030, a stainless steel wristwatch with date, unusual emblem, inscription in arabic and bracelet, circa 1980. Sotheby's, 19 Aug 2020, lot 359. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4847463.
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Rolex, rolex | datejust, reference 16030, a stainless steel wristwatch with date, unusual emblem, inscription in arabic and bracelet, circa 1980. Sotheby's, 19 Aug 2020, lot 359. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4847463.
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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.