Lot 118 · Watches
a rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with centre seconds and radioactivity indicator no 300249 fifty fathoms circa 1965
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,206–$4,488
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Watches, London · 25 April 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4559902
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Blancpain, a rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with centre seconds and radioactivity indicator no 300249 fifty fathoms circa 1965. Sotheby's, 25 Apr 2017, lot 118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4559902.
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Blancpain, a rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with centre seconds and radioactivity indicator no 300249 fifty fathoms circa 1965. Sotheby's, 25 Apr 2017, lot 118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4559902.
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From the same sale Watches · Apr 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| a limited edition yellow gold chronograph watch with date and registe… | — | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| an yellow gold automatic perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch wi… | Ebel | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| an oversized stainless steel and titanium left handed chronograph wri… | U-boat | £400–£1,200 | |
| a square pvd coated stainless steel automatic chronograph wristwatch … | Bell & Ross | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| a lady's limited edition pink gold, mother-of-pearl and diamond-set s… | Roger Dubuis | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| a white gold automatic cushion-form bracelet watch with date ref 3604… | Patek Philippe | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blancpain | Villeret Chronograph, Reference 1185-1418-55 | A yellow gold | $6,423 | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | |
| Blancpain | Villeret | A yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch with ret | Sotheby's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Blancpain | Leman, Reference 2160 | A pink gold dual time zone wristwatc | Sotheby's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Blancpain | Reference 2100-1130M-63B Léman Hundred Hours | A stainless s | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Blancpain | 'Fifty Fathoms' titanium wristwatch, Ref. 5015-1240 | Rago, Jun 2022 | ||
| Blancpain | A platinum skeletonised wristwatch, Circa 1992 | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Blancpain | Untitled | Phillips, Mar 2025 | ||
| Blancpain | Villeret Seconde | A pink gold wristwatch with retrograde se | Sotheby's, Dec 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.