Lot 77 · Important Watches: Part I
Daytona 'John Mayer', Reference 116508 | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with bracelet | Circa 2023
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- Estimate
- CHF 35,000–CHF 70,000 hammer ≈ $42,106–$84,213
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches: Part I, Geneva · 11 May 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5291708
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Daytona 'John Mayer', Reference 116508 | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with bracelet | Circa 2023. Sotheby's, 11 May 2025, lot 77. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5291708.
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Rolex, Daytona 'John Mayer', Reference 116508 | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with bracelet | Circa 2023. Sotheby's, 11 May 2025, lot 77. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5291708.
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From the same sale Important Watches: Part I · May 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An exceptional 18ct yellow gold, silver, onyx, jade, lapis lazuli, ag… | Cartier Paris | CHF 50,000–CHF 80,000 | |
| Nautilus '40th Anniversary', Reference 5711/1P-001 | A limited editio… | Patek Philippe | CHF 260,000–CHF 350,000 | |
| A fine onyx, gold, mother-of-pearl and moonstone 8-day arched desk ti… | Cartier Paris | CHF 20,000–CHF 40,000 | |
| Nautilus, Reference 5712R-001 | A pink gold wristwatch with moon phas… | Patek Philippe | CHF 50,000–CHF 80,000 | |
| Aquanaut, Reference 5968G-010 | A white gold flyback chronograph wris… | Patek Philippe | CHF 60,000–CHF 90,000 | |
| Daytona 'Paul Newman', Reference 6241 | A stainless steel chronograph… | Rolex | CHF 150,000–CHF 300,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Untitled | $73,410 | Phillips, May 2026 | |
| Rolex | Day-Date II ‘Royal Khanjar’, Reference 218206 | A platinum a | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Rolex | Reference 218206 Day-Date | A platinum and diamond-set autom | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Rolex | a find and rare white gold and diamond-set automatic chronog | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Rolex | Day-Date, Reference 228345RBR | An Everose and diamond-set w | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Rolex | Reference 6263 'Big Red' Daytona | A stainless chronograph w | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Rolex | Reference 228206 Day-Date | A platinum automatic wristwatch | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Rolex | Daytona, Reference 116518LN | A yellow gold chronograph wris | Sotheby's, May 2025 |
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.