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Lot 6 · Important Watches: Part I

Daytona 'Inverted 6 Zenith', Reference 16518 | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch | Circa 1991

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Estimate
CHF 15,000–CHF 30,000 hammer ≈ $16,678–$33,357
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches: Part I, Geneva · 5 November 2023
Record ID
TB-2026-5166149
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Daytona 'Inverted 6 Zenith', Reference 16518 | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch | Circa 1991. Sotheby's, 5 Nov 2023, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5166149.

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Rolex, Daytona 'Inverted 6 Zenith', Reference 16518 | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch | Circa 1991. Sotheby's, 5 Nov 2023, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5166149.

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From the same sale Important Watches: Part I · Nov 2023

LotArtistEstimateResult
Daytona, Reference 116500LN A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch … Rolex CHF 24,000–CHF 35,000
Retailed by À L'Émeraude | A yellow gold open-faced jump hour watch |… Patek Philippe CHF 15,000–CHF 30,000
Datejust, Referene 6605 A yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch with… Rolex CHF 50,000–CHF 100,000
Reference 5050P A platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with retrogr… Patek Philippe CHF 30,000–CHF 50,000
Reference 4117/1G A white gold and diamond-set bracelet watch with bu… Patek Philippe CHF 30,000–CHF 50,000
Anniversary Number 01 An Historically Important and Early Yellow Gold… London George Daniels

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ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Rolex Untitled $31,054 Phillips, Mar 2025
Rolex Retailed by Serpico y Laino: Daytona, Reference 6239 | A sta Sotheby's, Nov 2025
Rolex Day-Date, Reference 18346 | A platinum and diamond-set wrist Sotheby's, Oct 2023
Rolex Day-Date, Reference 18026 A platinum wristwatch with day, da Sotheby's, Nov 2022
Rolex 'Submariner'' gold wristwatch, Ref. 16618LN Wright, Nov 2022
Rolex Day-Date, Ref. 118206 Platinum And Diamond-Set Wristwatch Wi Sotheby's, Apr 2021
Rolex a stainless steel automatic center seconds wristwatch ref 55 Sotheby's, May 2018
Rolex 'Oyster Perpetual Turquoise' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref Rago, Jun 2022

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