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Lot 53 · Important Watches: Part I

Reference 4117/1G A white gold and diamond-set bracelet watch with butterfly wing dial Circa 1972

Patek Philippe

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Estimate
CHF 30,000–CHF 50,000 hammer ≈ $33,357–$55,595
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches: Part I, Geneva · 5 November 2023
Record ID
TB-2026-5166153
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Patek Philippe, Reference 4117/1G A white gold and diamond-set bracelet watch with butterfly wing dial Circa 1972. Sotheby's, 5 Nov 2023, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5166153.

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Patek Philippe, Reference 4117/1G A white gold and diamond-set bracelet watch with butterfly wing dial Circa 1972. Sotheby's, 5 Nov 2023, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5166153.

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From the same sale Important Watches: Part I · Nov 2023

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Datejust, Referene 6605 A yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch with… Rolex CHF 50,000–CHF 100,000
Daytona 'Inverted 6 Zenith', Reference 16518 | A yellow gold chronogr… Rolex CHF 15,000–CHF 30,000
Reference 5050P A platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with retrogr… Patek Philippe CHF 30,000–CHF 50,000
Anniversary Number 01 An Historically Important and Early Yellow Gold… London George Daniels

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