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
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.