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Lot 2162 · Important Watches

Reference 5681, A stainless steel single button flyback stop seconds wristwatch with 60 minute central counter, Circa 1945 | 浪琴 | 型號5681 精鋼單按鈕飛返停秒腕錶,備60秒中心刻度,約1945年製

Longines

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Estimate
HK$90,000–HK$120,000 hammer ≈ $11,595–$15,460
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, Hong Kong · 23 April 2021
Record ID
TB-2026-4919702
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Longines, Longines | Reference 5681, A stainless steel single button flyback stop seconds wristwatch with 60 minute central counter, Circa 1945 | 浪琴 | 型號5681 精鋼單按鈕飛返停秒腕錶,備60秒中心刻度,約1945年製. Sotheby's, 23 Apr 2021, lot 2162. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4919702.

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Longines, Longines | Reference 5681, A stainless steel single button flyback stop seconds wristwatch with 60 minute central counter, Circa 1945 | 浪琴 | 型號5681 精鋼單按鈕飛返停秒腕錶,備60秒中心刻度,約1945年製. Sotheby's, 23 Apr 2021, lot 2162. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4919702.

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