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Lot 19 · Important Watches

Signed Rolex, Cellini Model, Ref. 5109, Recent

Rolex. An 18k Gold Wristwatch · alligator strap, 18k white gold

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Estimate
CHF 1,000–CHF 1,200 hammer ≈ $672–$806
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important Watches, Dubai · 18 May 1998
Record ID
TB-2026-3998214
Record
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Rolex. An 18k Gold Wristwatch, SIGNED ROLEX, CELLINI MODEL, REF. 5109, RECENT. Christie's, 18 May 1998, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3998214.

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Rolex. An 18k Gold Wristwatch, SIGNED ROLEX, CELLINI MODEL, REF. 5109, RECENT. Christie's, 18 May 1998, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3998214.

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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

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