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Lot 2350 · Important Watches

calatrava, reference 96 a platinum and diamond-set wristwatch, made in 1953

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Estimate
HK$200,000–HK$320,000 hammer ≈ $25,496–$40,794
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, Hong Kong · 8 October 2019
Record ID
TB-2026-4774498
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Patek Philippe, calatrava, reference 96 a platinum and diamond-set wristwatch, made in 1953. Sotheby's, 8 Oct 2019, lot 2350. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4774498.

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Patek Philippe, calatrava, reference 96 a platinum and diamond-set wristwatch, made in 1953. Sotheby's, 8 Oct 2019, lot 2350. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4774498.

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From the same sale Important Watches · Oct 2019

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cosmograph daytona, reference 16528 a possibly unique yellow gold chr… Rolex HK$1,600,000–HK$3,000,000
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zeitwerk strike, reference 145.029 a white gold striking time wristwa… HK$300,000–HK$500,000
datograph flyback, reference 403.035 a platinum flyback chronograph w… HK$240,000–HK$320,000
richard lange perpetual calendar terraluna, reference 180.032 a pink … HK$550,000–HK$800,000
lange 1 "20th anniversary" and the little lange 1, reference 101.062 … HK$480,000–HK$640,000

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