Oyster Perpetual Precision 'Pre-Explorer', Ref: 6098, Circa 1951 — Rolex. A stainless steel automatic bracelet watch

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Estimate: £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $7,063–$9,888
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Watches, London, New Bond Street · 16 June 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-647912
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch, Oyster Perpetual Precision 'Pre-Explorer', Ref: 6098, Circa 1951. Bonhams, 16 Jun 2021, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-647912.

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Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch, Oyster Perpetual Precision 'Pre-Explorer', Ref: 6098, Circa 1951. Bonhams, 16 Jun 2021, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-647912.

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From the same sale Fine Watches · Jun 2021

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Pre-Daytona, Ref: 6238, Circa 1964	Omega. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Chronograph Bracelet Watch	£35,000–£45,000
Autavia 'Jochen Rindt', Ref: 2446, Circa 1967	Heuer. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Chronograph Bracelet Watch	£15,000–£20,000
Speedmaster, Ref: 2998-4, Circa 1961	Omega. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Chronograph Bracelet Watch	£10,000–£15,000
Speedmaster, Ref: 2998-6, Circa 1962	Omega. A Rare Stainless Steel Manual Wind Chronograph Wristwatch	£10,000–£15,000
Karree-Tourbillon, Ref: 4301010106 No.24/25, Purchased 21st July 1999	Glashütte Original. A Fine And Unusual 18k Rose Gold Manual Wind Tourbillon Rectangular Wristwatch	£20,000–£30,000
GMT Master 'Pepsi', Ref: 1675, Circa 1967	Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch With Dual Time Zone	£12,000–£18,000

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Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Explorer, Ref: 5504, Circa 1959		Bonhams, Nov 2022
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Explorer, Ref: 1016, Circa 1966		Bonhams, Dec 2021

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.