Lot 67 · Important Watches featuring Exceptional Discoveries: The Olmsted Complications Collection
Reference 2488 Tank Asymétrique | A limited edition yellow gold asymmetrical wristwatch with Paris dial, Circa 1996
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches featuring Exceptional Discoveries: The Olmsted Complications Collection, New York · 8 December 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5342494
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Cartier, Reference 2488 Tank Asymétrique | A limited edition yellow gold asymmetrical wristwatch with Paris dial, Circa 1996. Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2025, lot 67. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5342494.
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Cartier, Reference 2488 Tank Asymétrique | A limited edition yellow gold asymmetrical wristwatch with Paris dial, Circa 1996. Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2025, lot 67. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5342494.
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