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Lot 240 · Important Watches

Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, No. 959079, Circa 1950

Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Rectangular Wristwatch

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Estimate
CHF 4,000–CHF 5,000 hammer ≈ $2,688–$3,360
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important Watches, Dubai · 18 May 1998
Record ID
TB-2026-6683910
Record
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Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Rectangular Wristwatch, SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, NO. 959079, CIRCA 1950. Christie's, 18 May 1998, lot 240. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6683910.

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Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Rectangular Wristwatch, SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, NO. 959079, CIRCA 1950. Christie's, 18 May 1998, lot 240. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6683910.

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From the same sale Important Watches · May 1998

LotArtistEstimateResult
Tiffany Studios, Circa 1900 A DECORATED FAVRILE GLASS PANEL* $2,500–$3,500
Designed by Ivan Da Silva Bruhns, Woven by the Manufacture de Savigny… A WOOL CARPET $50,000–$70,000
Signed Panerai, Black Seal, 3 Days Automatic, Radiomir Composite Mode… PANERAI. A COMPOSITE AUTOMATIC CUSHION-SHAPED WRISTWATCH WITH DATE $5,000–$8,000
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Nautilus Model, Ref. 3700/1, Movement … PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, BRACELET AND CERTIFICATE $40,000–$80,000
Tiffany Studios, Circa 1916 A FAVRILE GLASS VASE AND BASE* $6,000–$8,000
Tiffany Studios, Circa 1910 A 'PEACOCK' BRONZE AND FAVRILE GLASS MIRROR $20,000–$30,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Rectangular Wristwatch Case No.634183, Movement No.836665, 1940's $4,375 Bonhams, Jun 2013
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Rectangular Wristwatch Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Ref. 425, Movement No. 971'15 Christie's, Jun 2013
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Rectangular Wristwatch Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, No. 1373663, Recent Christie's, May 1998
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Rectangular Wristwatch Ref. 1577, Manufactured in 1947 Christie's, Nov 2020
Patek Philippe & Co.: An 18k Gold Wristwatch Ref.3546, Case no. 2739484, Movement no. 1223106, circa 1975 Bonhams, Dec 2012
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Rectangular Wristwatch Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Ref. 1450, Movement No. 974'9 Christie's, Jun 2013
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Rectangular Wristwatch Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Model Gondolo, Ref. 5010, No. Christie's, Apr 2002
Audemars Piguet. An 18k Gold Thin Wristwatch Case No.6495, Movement No.59183, 1950's Bonhams, Jun 2014

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