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Lot 135 · Important Watches

Reference 5040 | A white gold tonneau shaped automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, 24-hours and leap year indication, Circa 1995 | 百達翡麗 5040 | 型號白金自動上鏈萬年曆腕錶備月相、24小時及閏年顯示,約1995年製

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Estimate
$25,000–$45,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, New York · 15 June 2022
Record ID
TB-2026-5035246
Record
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Patek Philippe, Reference 5040 | A white gold tonneau shaped automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, 24-hours and leap year indication, Circa 1995 | 百達翡麗 5040 | 型號白金自動上鏈萬年曆腕錶備月相、24小時及閏年顯示,約1995年製. Sotheby's, 15 Jun 2022, lot 135. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5035246.

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Patek Philippe, Reference 5040 | A white gold tonneau shaped automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, 24-hours and leap year indication, Circa 1995 | 百達翡麗 5040 | 型號白金自動上鏈萬年曆腕錶備月相、24小時及閏年顯示,約1995年製. Sotheby's, 15 Jun 2022, lot 135. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5035246.

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