Sotheby's Geneva · 2025
Rolex — "The Companion Oyster"
Reference 34075 · 9k Yellow Gold
$1,728,558
≈ CHF1.52M · €1.59M · £1.37M · HK$13.53M · ¥269,655,048
About this lot
A prototype of the world's first practical waterproof wristwatch, famously worn by British endurance swimmer Mercedes Gleitze during her 1927 swim across the English Channel.
Source: https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-5-most-expensive-rolex-watches
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