Lot 2140 · Important Watches
A very rare and highly unusual pink gold and Galalith novelty watch in the form of a phonograph record, Circa 1938
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- Estimate
- HK$6,000–HK$9,500 hammer ≈ $766–$1,213
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches · 24 April 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2601551
- Record
- first seen 27 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-2601551 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-2601551
Cartier New York, A very rare and highly unusual pink gold and Galalith novelty watch in the form of a phonograph record, Circa 1938. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2026, lot 2140. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2601551.
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Cartier New York, A very rare and highly unusual pink gold and Galalith novelty watch in the form of a phonograph record, Circa 1938. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2026, lot 2140. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2601551.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
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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.