Lot 553 · Fine Watches
Reference 2940 'Bubbleback' | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sector dial and engine turn bezel, Circa 1946
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Watches · 17 June 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5379818
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Reference 2940 'Bubbleback' | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sector dial and engine turn bezel, Circa 1946. Sotheby's, 17 Jun 2026, lot 553. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5379818.
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Rolex, Reference 2940 'Bubbleback' | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sector dial and engine turn bezel, Circa 1946. Sotheby's, 17 Jun 2026, lot 553. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5379818.
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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.