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Lot 145 · Icons of Endless Luxury

Reference 16570 Explorer II, A stainless steel automatic dual time wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1991

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Estimate
$6,000–$9,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Icons of Endless Luxury, New York · 4 November 2021
Record ID
TB-2026-4973492
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Rolex, Reference 16570 Explorer II, A stainless steel automatic dual time wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1991. Sotheby's, 4 Nov 2021, lot 145. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4973492.

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Rolex, Reference 16570 Explorer II, A stainless steel automatic dual time wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1991. Sotheby's, 4 Nov 2021, lot 145. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4973492.

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