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Lot 171 · Important Watches

an 18k yellow gold and pearl-set open-faced watch with broochcirca 1900

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Estimate
$3,500–$4,500 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, New York · 4 December 2012
Record ID
TB-2026-4132268
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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an 18k yellow gold and pearl-set open-faced watch with broochcirca 1900. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2012, lot 171. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4132268.

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an 18k yellow gold and pearl-set open-faced watch with broochcirca 1900. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2012, lot 171. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4132268.

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a lady's 14k yellow gold hunting cased quarter repeating watch made f… $8,000–$12,000
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