Explorer, Ref: 5500, Sold 7th February 1964 — Rolex. A stainless steel automatic bracelet watch

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Estimate: £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $3,822–$5,096
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Sale: Bonhams — Watches and Wristwatches, London, Knightsbridge · 21 May 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-751089
Record: first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch, Explorer, Ref: 5500, Sold 7th February 1964. Bonhams, 21 May 2019, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-751089.

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Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch, Explorer, Ref: 5500, Sold 7th February 1964. Bonhams, 21 May 2019, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-751089.

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From the same sale Watches and Wristwatches · May 2019

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Circa 1780	Morisset, R. & Lukins, C. London. A Fine And Attractive Gold, Enamel And Diamond Set Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch With Matching Enamel And Diamond Set Chatelaine	£5,000–£7,000
Circa 1890	Appleton, Tracy, & Co. A 14k Gold Keyless Wind Full Hunter Pocket Watch	£600–£800
French Hallmarks, Circa 1914	Cartier. An Extremely Thin 18k Gold Keyless Wind Full Hunter Pocket Watch	£4,000–£6,000
Circa 1915	Longines. An Early And Rare Silver Manual Wind Single Button Chronograph Wristwatch	£2,500–£3,500
Tegolino, Ref: 2461, Manufactured in 1953, sold 16th September 1954	Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Rectangular Wristwatch With Faceted Glass	£3,000–£4,000
Reverso Uniplan, Ref: 24558, Circa 1936	Jaeger-lecoultre. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Reversible Rectangular Wristwatch	£3,000–£4,000

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Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Submariner, Ref: 14060, Circa 1999	$5,653	Bonhams, May 2019
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Seamaster 300, Ref: 165.024, Circa 1968		Bonhams, May 2024
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Air-King, Ref: 114200, Purchased 2nd October 2010		Bonhams, May 2023
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Submariner, Ref: 5513, Circa 1970		Bonhams, Sep 2024
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 77080, Purchased 6th May, 2005		Bonhams, Apr 2026
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Explorer, Ref: 6610, Circa 1958		Bonhams, Nov 2025
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Explorer, Ref: 1016, Circa 1987		Bonhams, May 2017
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Air-King, Ref: 14000M, Circa 2001		Bonhams, Nov 2024

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.