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Lot 2242 · Important Watches

ellipse, reference 3880 a yellow gold skeletonised wristwatch, circa 2000

Patek Philippe

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Estimate
HK$120,000–HK$240,000 hammer ≈ $15,298–$30,595
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, Hong Kong · 8 October 2019
Record ID
TB-2026-4774597
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Patek Philippe, ellipse, reference 3880 a yellow gold skeletonised wristwatch, circa 2000. Sotheby's, 8 Oct 2019, lot 2242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4774597.

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Patek Philippe, ellipse, reference 3880 a yellow gold skeletonised wristwatch, circa 2000. Sotheby's, 8 Oct 2019, lot 2242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4774597.

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From the same sale Important Watches · Oct 2019

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zeitwerk strike, reference 145.029 a white gold striking time wristwa… HK$300,000–HK$500,000
datograph flyback, reference 403.035 a platinum flyback chronograph w… HK$240,000–HK$320,000
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lange 1 "20th anniversary" and the little lange 1, reference 101.062 … HK$480,000–HK$640,000

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