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Lot 2205 · Important Watches

a rare stainless steel automatic center seconds wristwatch with date and bracelet ref 1019 case 2015989 retailed by tiffany & co. milgauss circa 1969

Rolex

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Estimate
HK$120,000–HK$180,000 hammer ≈ $15,471–$23,207
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, Hong Kong · 6 April 2016
Record ID
TB-2026-4461858
Record
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Rolex, a rare stainless steel automatic center seconds wristwatch with date and bracelet ref 1019 case 2015989 retailed by tiffany & co. milgauss circa 1969. Sotheby's, 6 Apr 2016, lot 2205. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4461858.

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Rolex, a rare stainless steel automatic center seconds wristwatch with date and bracelet ref 1019 case 2015989 retailed by tiffany & co. milgauss circa 1969. Sotheby's, 6 Apr 2016, lot 2205. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4461858.

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From the same sale Important Watches · Apr 2016

LotArtistEstimateResult
A Lady's Yellow Gold Cushion-Form Wristwatch No 5091 Circa 1980 HK$15,000–HK$25,000
a limited edition stainless steel rectangular wristwatchref 902 qz j … HK$25,000–HK$35,000
a stainless steel automatic dual time zone center seconds wristwatch … HK$20,000–HK$30,000
a lady's yellow gold and diamond-set oval bracelet watch with onyx di… HK$28,000–HK$45,000
a stainless steel rectangular wristwatchno 19 long island magic color… HK$25,000–HK$35,000
a yellow gold and diamond-set oval automatic center seconds wristwatc… HK$140,000–HK$200,000

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