Lot 76 · Fine Watches
Explorer II, Reference 16570 | A stainless steel dual time zone wristwatch with date, 24 hour indication and bracelet | Circa 1997
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,132–$8,585
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Watches, London · 21 September 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5149775
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Explorer II, Reference 16570 | A stainless steel dual time zone wristwatch with date, 24 hour indication and bracelet | Circa 1997. Sotheby's, 21 Sep 2023, lot 76. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5149775.
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Rolex, Explorer II, Reference 16570 | A stainless steel dual time zone wristwatch with date, 24 hour indication and bracelet | Circa 1997. Sotheby's, 21 Sep 2023, lot 76. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5149775.
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From the same sale Fine Watches · Sep 2023
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | 'Oyster Perpetual Datejust' gold wristwatch, Ref. 1611 | $8,450 | Rago, Oct 2021 | |
| Rolex | 'Submariner' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 16800 | Rago, May 2022 | ||
| Rolex | Untitled | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Rolex | 'Oyster Perpetual Date GMT-Master II' stainless steel wristw | Rago, Oct 2021 | ||
| Rolex | 'GMT-Master' two-tone wristwatch, Ref. 16753 | Rago, Feb 2024 | ||
| Rolex | 'Bubbleback', Reference 3131 | A yellow gold wristwatch with | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Rolex | a stainless steel automatic centre seconds wristwatch with d | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Rolex | Diamond and gold President wristwatch, Ref. 79178 | Rago, May 2021 |
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.