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Lot 428 · Fine Watches

Reference 1500 Oyster Perpetual Date | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1961

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Estimate
$3,000–$5,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Fine Watches, New York · 15 June 2023
Record ID
TB-2026-5133254
Record
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Rolex, Reference 1500 Oyster Perpetual Date | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1961. Sotheby's, 15 Jun 2023, lot 428. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5133254.

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Rolex, Reference 1500 Oyster Perpetual Date | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1961. Sotheby's, 15 Jun 2023, lot 428. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5133254.

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