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Lot 96 · Fine Watches

Oyster Perpetual, Ref. 6718 Stainless steel and diamond-set wristwatch with bracelet and later-added dial Circa 1973

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Estimate
CHF 2,000–CHF 4,000 hammer ≈ $2,208–$4,416
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Fine Watches, Geneva · 5 August 2021
Record ID
TB-2026-4948293
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Ref. 6718 Stainless steel and diamond-set wristwatch with bracelet and later-added dial Circa 1973. Sotheby's, 5 Aug 2021, lot 96. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4948293.

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Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Ref. 6718 Stainless steel and diamond-set wristwatch with bracelet and later-added dial Circa 1973. Sotheby's, 5 Aug 2021, lot 96. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4948293.

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From the same sale Fine Watches · Aug 2021

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BiRetro, Ref. G.3754 Stainless steel jumping hour wristwatch with ret… Gérald Genta CHF 1,000–CHF 3,000
Millenary, Ref. 25778OR/O/0067CR/01 Pink gold dual time wristwatch wi… Audemars Piguet CHF 6,000–CHF 8,000
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Golden Ellipse, Ref. 5738P Platinum wristwatch with blue gold sunburs… Patek Philippe CHF 20,000–CHF 30,000
'Geneva Seal' Nautilus, Ref. 5711/1A Stainless steel wristwatch with … Patek Philippe CHF 70,000–CHF 90,000

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