Ref: 1543, Sold 28th June 1945 — Patek Philippe. A rare reference 18K gold manual wind wristwatch

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Estimate: £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,182–$15,273
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Watches, London, New Bond Street · 19 June 2024
Record ID: TB-2026-396402
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Patek Philippe. A Rare Reference 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch, Ref: 1543, Sold 28th June 1945. Bonhams, 19 Jun 2024, lot 14. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-396402.

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Patek Philippe. A Rare Reference 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch, Ref: 1543, Sold 28th June 1945. Bonhams, 19 Jun 2024, lot 14. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-396402.

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From the same sale Fine Watches · Jun 2024

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Submariner, Ref: 16800, Purchased 12th January 1983	Omega. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	£6,000–£8,000
Submariner 'Smurf', Ref: 116619LB, Purchased 12th October 2011	Rolex. A Fine 18k White Gold Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	£20,000–£30,000
Prince Jump Hour, Ref: 1491HS, Circa 1930	Rolex. A Rare And Unusual Two Colour 18k Gold Manual Wind Jump Hour Wristwatch	£10,000–£15,000
Santos, Ref: 4074, Purchased 8th February 2021	Cartier. A Fine 18k Rose Gold Diamond Set Automatic Wristwatch	£10,000–£15,000
Circa 1940	Breguet. A Rare And Unusual Stainless Steel Manual Wind Chronograph Wristwatch	£5,000–£7,000
Top Time, Ref: 824, Circa 1969	Breitling. A Rare And Unusual Stainless Steel Manual Wind Chronograph With 24-hour Dial	£4,500–£6,500

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Submariner, Ref: 5513, Circa 1968	$13,452	Bonhams, Sep 2022
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Explorer 'MK 1', Ref: 1016, c. 1972		Bonhams, Jun 2025
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	Calatrava, Ref: 2511, 1953		Bonhams, Dec 2020
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	Calatrava, Ref: 3919, Purchased 7th April 1997		Bonhams, Nov 2025
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Rolex. Montre bracelet en acier mouvement automatique Ref: 6		Bonhams, Oct 2024
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	Calatrava, Ref: 3520, Purchased 22nd June 1977		Bonhams, Nov 2024
Rolex. A Fine 18k White Gold Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	Day-Date, Ref: 118205, Circa 2000		Bonhams, Dec 2022
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	Calatrava, Ref: 3919, Sold 3rd October 1990		Bonhams, Jun 2019

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.