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Lot 104 · Important Watches

an early gold enamel pearl and gem-set singing bird automaton scent flask with watch made for the chinese market the bird song playing via a serinette

Jacquet Droz

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Estimate
$800,000–$1,200,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, New York · 11 June 2015
Record ID
TB-2026-4372372
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jacquet Droz, an early gold enamel pearl and gem-set singing bird automaton scent flask with watch made for the chinese market the bird song playing via a serinette. Sotheby's, 11 Jun 2015, lot 104. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4372372.

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Jacquet Droz, an early gold enamel pearl and gem-set singing bird automaton scent flask with watch made for the chinese market the bird song playing via a serinette. Sotheby's, 11 Jun 2015, lot 104. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4372372.

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From the same sale Important Watches · Jun 2015

LotArtistEstimateResult
a fine gold and enamel hunting cased minute repeating jaquemartcase 2… $7,000–$9,000
a gold open faced quarter repeating jacquemart verge watchcirca 1820 $4,000–$6,000
a rare stainless steel anti-magnetic wristwatch with center secondsre… Omega $6,000–$8,000
a unique stainless steel automatic wristwatch with center secondsref … $4,000–$6,000
a fine limited edition white gold automatic perpetual calendar wristw… Jacquet Droz $12,000–$18,000
a stainless steel and yellow gold automatic wristwatch with date and … $6,000–$8,000

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