Lot 101 · Important Watches: Part I
Submariner 'Small Crown', Reference 6205 | A stainless steel wristwatch | Circa 1954 | 勞力士 | Submariner 'Small Crown' 型號6205 | 精鋼腕錶，製作年份約1954
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- Estimate
- CHF 15,000–CHF 30,000 hammer ≈ $16,767–$33,534
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches: Part I , Geneva · 14 May 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5123681
- Record
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Rolex, Submariner 'Small Crown', Reference 6205 | A stainless steel wristwatch | Circa 1954 | 勞力士 | Submariner 'Small Crown' 型號6205 | 精鋼腕錶，製作年份約1954. Sotheby's, 14 May 2023, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5123681.
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Rolex, Submariner 'Small Crown', Reference 6205 | A stainless steel wristwatch | Circa 1954 | 勞力士 | Submariner 'Small Crown' 型號6205 | 精鋼腕錶，製作年份約1954. Sotheby's, 14 May 2023, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5123681.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Streamliner Flyback Chronograph, Reference 6902-1200 | A limited edit… | H. Moser & Cie | CHF 20,000–CHF 40,000 | |
| Royal Oak, Reference 77351OR.ZZ.1261OR.01 | A pink gold and diamond-s… | Audemars Piguet | CHF 40,000–CHF 60,000 | |
| Daytona 'Paul Newman', Reference 6241 | A stainless steel chronograph… | Rolex | CHF 150,000–CHF 250,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Untitled | $24,130 | Phillips, Jun 2025 | |
| Rolex | Rolex: GMT-Master | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 | ||
| Rolex | Day-Date, reference 118346 Montre bracelet en platine sertie | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Rolex | Rolex Submariner 16610LV "Fat 4", anni 2000 | Finarte, Jun 2021 | ||
| Rolex | Reference 179136 Datejust, A platinum and diamond set wristw | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Rolex | 'Oyster Perpetual Turquoise' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref | Rago, Jun 2022 | ||
| Rolex | rolex | day-date, reference 18346, a platinum and diamond-se | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| Rolex | 'Submariner Kermit' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 16610LV | Wright, Nov 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.