Lot 31 · Important Watches
A fine and unusual yellow gold miniature prism mystery clock with fitted presentation box, Circa 1950s
Cartier New York · Dial: silvered dial with applied gold faceted indexes, gold hands
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches · 15 June 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2598270
- Record
- first seen 27 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Cartier New York, A fine and unusual yellow gold miniature prism mystery clock with fitted presentation box, Circa 1950s. Sotheby's, 15 Jun 2026, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2598270.
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Cartier New York, A fine and unusual yellow gold miniature prism mystery clock with fitted presentation box, Circa 1950s. Sotheby's, 15 Jun 2026, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2598270.
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