Lot 72 · Fine Watches
Reference 1603 Datejust | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, bracelet and shantung dial, Circa 1972
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Watches, New York · 31 March 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5366311
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Reference 1603 Datejust | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, bracelet and shantung dial, Circa 1972. Sotheby's, 31 Mar 2026, lot 72. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5366311.
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Rolex, Reference 1603 Datejust | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, bracelet and shantung dial, Circa 1972. Sotheby's, 31 Mar 2026, lot 72. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5366311.
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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.