Circa 1600 — Probably English. An unsigned early oval foliate watch

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Estimate: £7,000–£9,000 hammer ≈ $9,068–$11,659
Result: upcoming — 19 February 2019
Performance
Sale: Bonhams — Watches and Wristwatches, London, Knightsbridge · 19 February 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-751263
Record: first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Probably English. An Unsigned Early Oval Foliate Watch, Circa 1600. Bonhams, 19 Feb 2019, lot 4. estimate £7,000–£9,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-751263.

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72% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%

Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 72%, 69% sold.

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Probably English. An Unsigned Early Oval Foliate Watch, Circa 1600. Bonhams, 19 Feb 2019, lot 4. estimate £7,000–£9,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-751263.

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From the same sale Watches and Wristwatches · Feb 2019

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Speedmaster 'Ed White', Ref: ST 105.003-65, Circa 1966	Omega. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Chronograph Bracelet Watch	£5,000–£7,000
London Hallmark for 1764	John Rayment, Huntingdon. A Silver Key Wind Pair Case Pocket Watch	£500–£700
Circa 1770	George Monro, Edinburgh. A Gold Key Wind Pair Case Pocket Watch	£1,500–£2,000
Circa 1790	Lepine. A Continental Gold Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch With Painted Enamel Portrait To Reverse	£800–£1,200
Circa 1910	An 18k Gold And Diamond Set Keyless Wind Full Hunter Pocket Watch	£800–£1,200
Prince 'Tiger Stripe', Ref: 1343B, Glasgow Import mark for 1929	Rolex. A Fine 18k Striped White And Yellow Gold Manual Wind Rectangular Wristwatch	£6,000–£8,000

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Omega. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	Single Red Submariner, Ref: 1680, c. 1972		Bonhams, Oct 2024
Omega. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	Seamaster 300, Ref: 165.024-64, Circa 1966		Bonhams, May 2026
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The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.