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Lot 122 · Important Watches

Reference 1665 'Double Red' Sea-Dweller, A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, bracelet and tropical dial, Circa 1971 勞力士 1665 型號 'Double Red' Sea-Dweller 精鋼自動上鏈鍊帶腕錶備日期顯示,配棕色錶盤,約1971年製

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Estimate
$30,000–$50,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, New York · 9 December 2021
Record ID
TB-2026-4986599
Record
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Rolex, Reference 1665 'Double Red' Sea-Dweller, A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, bracelet and tropical dial, Circa 1971 勞力士 1665 型號 'Double Red' Sea-Dweller 精鋼自動上鏈鍊帶腕錶備日期顯示,配棕色錶盤,約1971年製. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2021, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4986599.

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Rolex, Reference 1665 'Double Red' Sea-Dweller, A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, bracelet and tropical dial, Circa 1971 勞力士 1665 型號 'Double Red' Sea-Dweller 精鋼自動上鏈鍊帶腕錶備日期顯示,配棕色錶盤,約1971年製. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2021, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4986599.

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From the same sale Important Watches · Dec 2021

LotArtistEstimateResult
Reference 2526 first series, A yellow gold automatic wristwatch with … Patek Philippe $15,000–$25,000
Reference 010.101.55/0001 A012 Admirals Cup, A pink gold skeletonized… Corum $20,000–$40,000
Reference ST165.024 Seamaster 300, A stainless steel automatic wristw… Omega $30,000–$60,000
Reference 6263 ‘Big Red’ Daytona, A stainless steel chronograph wrist… Rolex $60,000–$80,000
Reference 3257, A white gold rectangular wristwatch, Made in 1958 百達翡… Patek Philippe $5,000–$7,000
Reference 5980R-001 Nautilus, A pink gold flyback chronograph wristwa… Patek Philippe $80,000–$120,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Rolex Untitled $37,800 Phillips, Jun 2022
Rolex Day-Date, Reference 118206 A platinum wristwatch with day, d Sotheby's, Nov 2022
Rolex Orologio, Daytona Finarte, Jun 2020
Rolex Reference 1804 Day-Date | A platinum and diamond-set wristwa Sotheby's, Dec 2023
Rolex 'Double Red-Sea Dweller' wristwatch, Ref. 1665 Rago, May 2022
Rolex ‘Daytona Cosmograph’ gold wristwatch, Ref. 116508 Rago, Oct 2021
Rolex 'Zenith Daytona' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 16520 Rago, May 2022
Rolex Day-Date, Ref. 18206 Platinum and diamond-set wristwatch wit Sotheby's, May 2021

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