Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 6285, Circa 1954 — Rolex. A 9K gold automatic wristwatch

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Estimate: £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,870–$2,493
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Sale: Bonhams — Watches and Wristwatches, London, Knightsbridge · 13 September 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-516090
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch, Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 6285, Circa 1954. Bonhams, 13 Sep 2023, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-516090.

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Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch, Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 6285, Circa 1954. Bonhams, 13 Sep 2023, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-516090.

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From the same sale Watches and Wristwatches · Sep 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
London Hallmark for 1900	S Smith & Son, 9 Strand, London. An 18k Gold Keyless Wind Half Hunter Pocket Watch	£800–£1,200
London Hallmark for 1929	An 18k Gold Quarter Repeating Pocket Watch	£3,500–£4,000
Edinburgh Import mark for 1926	A 9k Gold Manual Wind Trench Style Wristwatch With François Borgel Case	£500–£700
Circa 1942	A. Lange & Söhne. An Oversized German Military Steel Manual Wind Observation Wristwatch	£5,000–£7,000
Circa 1945	Vacheron Constantin. An 18k White Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	£1,500–£2,000
Oyster, Ref: 6282, Circa 1950	Rolex. A Stainless Steel And Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	£1,000–£1,500

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Super Precision, London Hallmark for 1960	$2,943	Bonhams, Feb 2026
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 1003, Glasgow Import mark for 1961		Bonhams, Nov 2017
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 6084, Circa 1950		Bonhams, Sep 2020
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 6084, Glasgow Import mark for 1952		Bonhams, May 2017
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual 'Bombay', Ref: 6090, Circa 1960		Bonhams, May 2023
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 5050, c.1950s		Bonhams, Jun 2023
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Datejust, Ref: 6917, c. 1978		Bonhams, Sep 2024
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 1012, 1960's		Bonhams, May 2023

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.