Lot 312 · Important Watches: Part II
Day-Date, Reference 18038 | A yellow gold wristwatch with day, date, bracelet and lapis lazuli dial | Circa 1987
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- Estimate
- CHF 40,000–CHF 60,000 hammer ≈ $44,405–$66,607
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches: Part II, Geneva · 7 November 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5166243
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Day-Date, Reference 18038 | A yellow gold wristwatch with day, date, bracelet and lapis lazuli dial | Circa 1987. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2023, lot 312. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5166243.
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Rolex, Day-Date, Reference 18038 | A yellow gold wristwatch with day, date, bracelet and lapis lazuli dial | Circa 1987. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2023, lot 312. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5166243.
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From the same sale Important Watches: Part II · Nov 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Day-Date, Reference 18238 | A yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch … | Rolex | CHF 16,000–CHF 26,000 | |
| Royal Oak, Reference 14800ST | A stainless steel wristwatch with date… | Audemars Piguet | CHF 10,000–CHF 15,000 | |
| 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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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Untitled | $61,114 | Phillips, May 2025 | |
| Rolex | Reference 80308 Datejust Pearlmaster | A yellow gold and dia | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Rolex | rolex | reference 116506 a platinum automatic chronograph wr | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Rolex | a fine and rare white gold and diamond-set automatic center | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Rolex | Reference 218206 Day-Date II | A platinum automatic wristwat | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Rolex | a stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with registers, tac | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Rolex | 'Daytona' stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 6263 | Rago, Jun 2024 | ||
| Rolex | a fine and rare white gold, diamond and black sapphire-set a | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 |
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.