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Lot 313 · Important Watches: Part II

Day-Date, Reference 18238 | A yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch with day, date and bracelet | Circa 1988

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Estimate
CHF 16,000–CHF 26,000 hammer ≈ $17,762–$28,863
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches: Part II, Geneva · 7 November 2023
Record ID
TB-2026-5166241
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Day-Date, Reference 18238 | A yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch with day, date and bracelet | Circa 1988. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2023, lot 313. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5166241.

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Rolex, Day-Date, Reference 18238 | A yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch with day, date and bracelet | Circa 1988. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2023, lot 313. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5166241.

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

LotArtistEstimateResult
Royal Oak, Reference 15300ST.OO.1220ST.03 | A stainless steel wristwa… Audemars Piguet CHF 15,000–CHF 30,000
Daytona, Reference 116518 | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch | Ci… Rolex CHF 24,000–CHF 35,000
Royal Oak, Reference 14800ST | A stainless steel wristwatch with date… Audemars Piguet CHF 10,000–CHF 15,000
Day-Date, Reference 18038 | A yellow gold wristwatch with day, date, … Rolex CHF 40,000–CHF 60,000
Steve Aoki, Reference 103539 | A special edition aluminium wristwatch… Bulgari CHF 1,500–CHF 3,000
Reference WG9986-1 | A white gold oval-shaped wristwatch | Circa 1970 Cartier CHF 4,000–CHF 6,000

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Rolex 'Oyster Perpetual Turquoise' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref Rago, Jun 2022
Rolex Day-Date, Reference 18346 | A platinum and diamond-set wrist Sotheby's, Oct 2023

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