Lot 171 · Important Watches: Part II
Daytona 'Inverted 6 Zenith', Reference 16520 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with floating 'Cosmograph' and bracelet | Circa 1987
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- Estimate
- CHF 40,000–CHF 60,000 hammer ≈ $44,633–$66,950
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches: Part II, Geneva · 15 May 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5123854
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Daytona 'Inverted 6 Zenith', Reference 16520 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with floating 'Cosmograph' and bracelet | Circa 1987. Sotheby's, 15 May 2023, lot 171. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5123854.
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Rolex, Daytona 'Inverted 6 Zenith', Reference 16520 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with floating 'Cosmograph' and bracelet | Circa 1987. Sotheby's, 15 May 2023, lot 171. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5123854.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Untitled | $56,700 | Phillips, Dec 2022 | |
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| Rolex | Day-Date II ‘Royal Khanjar’, Reference 218206 | A platinum a | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Rolex | Day-Date, Reference 228206 | A platinum wristwatch with day, | Sotheby's, Feb 2023 | ||
| Rolex | a stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with registers and | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Rolex | Reference 228206 Day-Date | A platinum automatic wristwatch | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 |
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.