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Lot 118 · Watches

a rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with centre seconds and radioactivity indicator no 300249 fifty fathoms circa 1965

Blancpain

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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

LotArtistEstimateResult
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

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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
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Blancpain Villeret Seconde | A pink gold wristwatch with retrograde se Sotheby's, Dec 2024

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