Transocean, Circa 1960 — Breitling. An 18K gold automatic wristwatch

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Estimate: £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,963–$2,618
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Sale: Bonhams — Watches and Wristwatches, London, Knightsbridge · 11 September 2024
Record ID: TB-2026-396294
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Breitling. An 18k Gold Automatic Wristwatch, Transocean, Circa 1960. Bonhams, 11 Sep 2024, lot 56. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-396294.

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Breitling. An 18k Gold Automatic Wristwatch, Transocean, Circa 1960. Bonhams, 11 Sep 2024, lot 56. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-396294.

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From the same sale Watches and Wristwatches · Sep 2024

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Circa 1795	Grant, Fleet Street London. A Gold, Enamel And Seed Pearl Key Wind Pair Case Pocket Watch With Duplex Escapement	£3,500–£4,500
Circa 1900	International Watch Company. A 14k Gold Keyless Wind Full Hunter Pocket Watch	£1,000–£1,500
Circa 1950	Uti. An Unusual Gold And Gem Set Manual Wind Fob Watch	£2,500–£3,000
Circa 1934	Longines. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Wristwatch	£1,500–£2,000
Birmingham Hallmark for 1961	Omega. An 18k Gold Automatic Calendar Wristwatch	£1,200–£1,800
Autavia, Ref: 1163, Circa 1970	Tag Heuer. A Stainless Steel Automatic Chronograph Calendar Wristwatch	£3,000–£4,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Cartier. A Lady's 18k Gold Quartz Wristwatch	Baignoire, Ref: 1960, Circa 2000	$2,389	Bonhams, May 2022
Heuer. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch	Carrera, Ref: CS3110, Purchased 2nd January 1997		Bonhams, Sep 2022
Heuer. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch	Longines. Chronographe bracelet en acier mouvement mécanique		Bonhams, Nov 2024
Omega. An 18k Gold Automatic Calendar Wristwatch	Constellation, Ref: 886, Birmingham Hallmark for 1961		Bonhams, Mar 2025
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	Explorer, Ref: 5500, c. 1956		Bonhams, Nov 2023
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 1002, Circa 1968		Bonhams, Mar 2025
Omega. An 18k Gold Automatic Calendar Wristwatch	Constellation, Ref: 2943 SC / 2954 SC, Circa 1958		Bonhams, Jan 2026
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	La Grande Vie, Ref: 082.750.04/0F57 LG07, Purchased 19th Mar		Bonhams, Apr 2024

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.