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Lot 138 · Important Watches

Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Nautilus Model, Ref. 3700/1, Movement No. 1’309’129, Case No. 551’616, Manufactured in 1980

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, BRACELET AND CERTIFICATE · DIAL: Black, indexes in yellow gold, date

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Estimate
$40,000–$80,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important Watches, Dubai · 18 May 1998
Record ID
TB-2026-3998311
Record
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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, BRACELET AND CERTIFICATE, SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 3700/1, MOVEMENT NO. 1’309’129, CASE NO. 551’616, MANUFACTURED IN 1980. Christie's, 18 May 1998, lot 138. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3998311.

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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, BRACELET AND CERTIFICATE, SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 3700/1, MOVEMENT NO. 1’309’129, CASE NO. 551’616, MANUFACTURED IN 1980. Christie's, 18 May 1998, lot 138. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3998311.

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From the same sale Important Watches · May 1998

LotArtistEstimateResult
Tiffany Studios, Circa 1900 A DECORATED FAVRILE GLASS PANEL* $2,500–$3,500
Designed by Ivan Da Silva Bruhns, Woven by the Manufacture de Savigny… A WOOL CARPET $50,000–$70,000
Signed Panerai, Black Seal, 3 Days Automatic, Radiomir Composite Mode… PANERAI. A COMPOSITE AUTOMATIC CUSHION-SHAPED WRISTWATCH WITH DATE $5,000–$8,000
Tiffany Studios, Circa 1916 A FAVRILE GLASS VASE AND BASE* $6,000–$8,000
Tiffany Studios, Circa 1910 A 'PEACOCK' BRONZE AND FAVRILE GLASS MIRROR $20,000–$30,000
Cast and Carved From a Model by Ferdinand Preiss, Circa 1925 'BREASTING THE TAPE', A COLD-PAINTED BRONZE AND IVORY SCULPTURE** $12,000–$16,000

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