Lot 121 · Important Watches: Part I
Daytona 'Zenith', Reference 16528 | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and diamond and emerald-set dial | Circa 1994
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- Estimate
- CHF 50,000–CHF 100,000 hammer ≈ $60,152–$120,304
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches: Part I, Geneva · 11 May 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5291753
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Daytona 'Zenith', Reference 16528 | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and diamond and emerald-set dial | Circa 1994. Sotheby's, 11 May 2025, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5291753.
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Rolex, Daytona 'Zenith', Reference 16528 | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and diamond and emerald-set dial | Circa 1994. Sotheby's, 11 May 2025, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5291753.
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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 | Cosmograph Daytona, Reference 116516 | A brand new platinum | $137,661 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
| Rolex | Untitled | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Rolex | Cosmograph Daytona, Reference 116506 | A platinum and diamon | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Rolex | Reference 116506 Daytona A platinum automatic chronograph wr | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Rolex | a stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with registers and | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Rolex | Cosmograph Daytona, Reference 116506 | A brand new platinum | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Rolex | a stainless steel automatic centre seconds dual time zone wr | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Rolex | GMT-Master II, Reference 116758SARU | A yellow gold, diamond | Sotheby's, Feb 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.