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Lot 175 · Important Watches

a stainless steel automatic centre seconds wristwatch with date and braceletref 666 case 1762897 ingenieur circa 1963

Iwc

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Estimate
CHF 4,000–CHF 6,000 hammer ≈ $4,000–$6,000
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, Geneva · 13 May 2018
Record ID
TB-2026-4659342
Record
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Iwc, a stainless steel automatic centre seconds wristwatch with date and braceletref 666 case 1762897 ingenieur circa 1963. Sotheby's, 13 May 2018, lot 175. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4659342.

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Iwc, a stainless steel automatic centre seconds wristwatch with date and braceletref 666 case 1762897 ingenieur circa 1963. Sotheby's, 13 May 2018, lot 175. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4659342.

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From the same sale Important Watches · May 2018

LotArtistEstimateResult
A Yellow Gold Rectangular Reversible Wristwatch Case 900080 Circa 1965 CHF 5,000–CHF 10,000
a yellow gold wristwatch with two tone dialref 1509 mvt 926633 case 6… Patek Philippe CHF 6,000–CHF 10,000
a yellow gold and diamond-set hexagonal bracelet watch ref 4670 case … Rolex CHF 8,000–CHF 12,000
a stainless steel cushion-form automatic centre seconds wristwatch wi… Patek Philippe CHF 10,000–CHF 15,000
a stainless steel cushion-form automatic centre seconds wristwatch wi… Patek Philippe CHF 10,000–CHF 15,000
a fine and rare stainless steel cushion-form automatic wristwatch wit… Patek Philippe CHF 40,000–CHF 60,000

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ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Iwc 'Portuguese Chronograph' wristwatch, Ref. IW371401 $4,000 Rago, May 2022
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Iwc Untitled Phillips, Sep 2025
Iwc “Shark Fin" | A pink gold wristwatch, Circa 1964 | 萬國 | “Sha Sotheby's, Dec 2024
Iwc Titan, Reference IW3700 | A titanium chronograph wristwatch Sotheby's, Oct 2025
Iwc Portugeiser Chronograph, Ref. IW371417 Chronographe bracelet Sotheby's, Mar 2022
Iwc Ingenieur Reference IW322701, Stainless steel automatic wris Sotheby's, Sep 2021

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