LIVE LOTS 17,750,197 HOUSES 866 UNSOLD RECORDED 4,679,234 UPDATED NIGHTLY
TheBasis.Art

Lot 11 · Important Watches

Aquanaut Chronograph, Reference 5968 A stainless steel fly-back chronograph wristwatch with date Circa 2018 | 百達翡麗 | Aquanaut Chronograph 型號 5968 精鋼飛返計時腕錶備日期顯示,製作年份約 2018

Patek Philippe

Catalog image of Aquanaut Chronograph, Reference 5968 A stainless steel fly-back chronograph wri…
Catalog image, served from the auction house’s site — © the house.

Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.

Estimate
CHF 100,000–CHF 150,000 hammer ≈ $101,609–$152,414
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, Geneva · 9 November 2022
Record ID
TB-2026-5069664
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
Cite this record
TB-2026-5069664 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5069664

Patek Philippe, Aquanaut Chronograph, Reference 5968 A stainless steel fly-back chronograph wristwatch with date Circa 2018 | 百達翡麗 | Aquanaut Chronograph 型號 5968 精鋼飛返計時腕錶備日期顯示,製作年份約 2018. Sotheby's, 9 Nov 2022, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5069664.

Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable

Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5069664.

Patek Philippe, Aquanaut Chronograph, Reference 5968 A stainless steel fly-back chronograph wristwatch with date Circa 2018 | 百達翡麗 | Aquanaut Chronograph 型號 5968 精鋼飛返計時腕錶備日期顯示,製作年份約 2018. Sotheby's, 9 Nov 2022, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5069664.

Test the link

The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.

From the same sale Important Watches · Nov 2022

LotArtistEstimateResult
Day-Date, Reference 18039 A white gold wristwatch with day, date and … Rolex CHF 10,000–CHF 15,000
Daytona, Reference 116500LN A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch … Rolex CHF 26,000–CHF 30,000
Crash A limited edition yellow gold wristwatch Made by Cartier, Paris… Cartier Paris CHF 150,000–CHF 250,000
Reference 5270G-001 A white gold perpetual calendar chronograph wrist… Patek Philippe CHF 70,000–CHF 140,000
Reference 3940G-017 A white gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with d… Patek Philippe CHF 50,000–CHF 100,000
Daytona 'Paul Newman', Reference 6239 A stainless steel chronograph w… Rolex CHF 120,000–CHF 180,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Patek Philippe Untitled $167,492 Phillips, Nov 2024
Patek Philippe A yellow gold officer cased single pusher chronograph | Made Sotheby's, Nov 2025
Patek Philippe Reference 5370P-001 | A platinum split-seconds chronograph w Sotheby's, Sep 2023
Patek Philippe an important platinum chronograph wristwatch with registerre Sotheby's, Sep 2017
Patek Philippe Reference 5101 | A platinum tourbillon wristwatch with 10 da Sotheby's, Apr 2026
Patek Philippe Reference 3970EP-010 | A platinum perpetual calendar chronog Sotheby's, Dec 2022
Patek Philippe Reference 3970 | A platinum and diamond-set perpetual calend Sotheby's, Oct 2023
Patek Philippe Ref. 5070P-001 Platinum chronograph wristwatch Circa 2010 | Sotheby's, May 2022

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.

This price costs one credit

Realized prices are metered. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19 — bought once, never expires, and a record you open stays open. Sign in to spend credits you already have, or buy a pass.

No credits? Buy a Research Pass — $19