a gilt metal book form stackfreed clock watch with alarm and calendar circa 1580 — German

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Estimate: £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $39,509–$65,848
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Sale: Sotheby's — Watches, London · 25 September 2018
Record ID: TB-2026-4686034
Record: first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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German, a gilt metal book form stackfreed clock watch with alarm and calendar circa 1580. Sotheby's, 25 Sep 2018, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4686034.

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German, a gilt metal book form stackfreed clock watch with alarm and calendar circa 1580. Sotheby's, 25 Sep 2018, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4686034.

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