Lot 2248 · Important Watches I
DateJust, Reference 79179 | A white gold and diamond-set wristwatch with date, sodalite dial and bracelet, Circa 1999 | 勞力士 | DateJust 型號79179 | 白金鑲鑽石鏈帶腕錶，備日期顯示及方鈉石錶盤，約1999年製
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- Estimate
- HK$65,000–HK$90,000 hammer ≈ $8,280–$11,465
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches I, Hong Kong · 5 April 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5115118
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, DateJust, Reference 79179 | A white gold and diamond-set wristwatch with date, sodalite dial and bracelet, Circa 1999 | 勞力士 | DateJust 型號79179 | 白金鑲鑽石鏈帶腕錶，備日期顯示及方鈉石錶盤，約1999年製. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2023, lot 2248. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5115118.
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Rolex, DateJust, Reference 79179 | A white gold and diamond-set wristwatch with date, sodalite dial and bracelet, Circa 1999 | 勞力士 | DateJust 型號79179 | 白金鑲鑽石鏈帶腕錶，備日期顯示及方鈉石錶盤，約1999年製. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2023, lot 2248. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5115118.
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From the same sale Important Watches I · Apr 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oysterquartz Day-Date, Reference 19019 | A white gold and diamond-set… | Rolex | HK$160,000–HK$240,000 | |
| DateJust Pearlmaster, Reference 69299 | A white gold and diamond-set … | Rolex | HK$120,000–HK$180,000 | |
| Cosmograph Daytona "Paul Newman", Reference 6241 | A 14k yellow gold … | Rolex | HK$3,200,000–HK$6,500,000 | |
| Day-Date, Reference 18238 | A yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch … | Rolex | HK$180,000–HK$240,000 | |
| Reference 3561 | A yellow gold wristwatch, Retailed by Beyer, Made in… | Patek Philippe | HK$120,000–HK$180,000 | |
| Day-Date, Reference 1803 | A yellow gold wristwatch with Spanish day,… | Rolex | HK$320,000–HK$480,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Untitled | $12,119 | Phillips, Nov 2021 | |
| Rolex | Rolex | Bertolami Fine Art, Dec 2024 | ||
| Rolex | Rolex: Submariner | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 | ||
| Rolex | 'Bluesy Submariner-Date' stainless steel and gold wristwatch | Rago, Dec 2025 | ||
| Rolex | 'Root Beer GMT-Master' stainless steel and gold wristwatch, | Rago, Dec 2025 | ||
| Rolex | 'Submariner' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 114060 | Wright, Nov 2022 | ||
| Rolex | Rolex Day Date 1803, anni ‘60 | Finarte, Jun 2021 | ||
| Rolex | 'Submariner' gold and stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 16613 | Rago, May 2024 |
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.