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Lot 307 · Important Watches

a fine platinum diamond and ruby-set open-faced dress-watchref 9973 case 735956 circa 1983

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Estimate
CHF 7,000–CHF 10,000 hammer ≈ $7,233–$10,333
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, Geneva · 11 November 2014
Record ID
TB-2026-4303791
Record
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Rolex, a fine platinum diamond and ruby-set open-faced dress-watchref 9973 case 735956 circa 1983. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2014, lot 307. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4303791.

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Rolex, a fine platinum diamond and ruby-set open-faced dress-watchref 9973 case 735956 circa 1983. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2014, lot 307. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4303791.

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