Lot 8872 · Fine Watches
DateJust, Reference 68278 | A yellow gold wristwatch with date, Circa 1985
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- Estimate
- HK$30,000–HK$50,000 hammer ≈ $3,857–$6,429
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Watches, Hong Kong · 18 September 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5318330
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, DateJust, Reference 68278 | A yellow gold wristwatch with date, Circa 1985. Sotheby's, 18 Sep 2025, lot 8872. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5318330.
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Rolex, DateJust, Reference 68278 | A yellow gold wristwatch with date, Circa 1985. Sotheby's, 18 Sep 2025, lot 8872. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5318330.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Rolex | Rolex Ovetto 3131, anni ‘30 | Finarte, Jun 2021 | ||
| Rolex | 'King Midas Cellini' wristwatch, Ref. 4031 | Rago, Oct 2020 | ||
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| Rolex | 'Cellini' gold wristwatch, Ref. 4127 | 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.