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Lot 207 · Important Watches

Reference 5738/51G-001 Ellipse 'Rare Handcrafts' | A white gold wristwatch with hand-engraved black enamel dial, Circa 2022

Patek Philippe · Dial: black grand feu champlevé enamel and hand-engraved volutes and arabesques

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Estimate
$40,000–$70,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, New York · 6 December 2024
Record ID
TB-2026-5262208
Record
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Patek Philippe, Reference 5738/51G-001 Ellipse 'Rare Handcrafts' | A white gold wristwatch with hand-engraved black enamel dial, Circa 2022. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2024, lot 207. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5262208.

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Patek Philippe, Reference 5738/51G-001 Ellipse 'Rare Handcrafts' | A white gold wristwatch with hand-engraved black enamel dial, Circa 2022. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2024, lot 207. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5262208.

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