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Lot 23 · Watches

transocean, a stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, mother of pearl dial and bracelet circa 2000

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Estimate
$1,000–$2,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Watches, New York · 19 May 2020
Record ID
TB-2026-4822740
Record
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Breitling, breitling | transocean, a stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, mother of pearl dial and bracelet circa 2000. Sotheby's, 19 May 2020, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4822740.

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Breitling, breitling | transocean, a stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, mother of pearl dial and bracelet circa 2000. Sotheby's, 19 May 2020, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4822740.

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From the same sale Watches · May 2020

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jaeger-lecoultre | ref 160.t.05 master compressor diving gmt, a limit… Jaeger-lecoultre $5,000–$7,000
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girard-perregaux | ref 9020 scuderia ferrari foudroyante, a limited e… Girard Perregaux $2,000–$4,000
iwc | alarm, a titanium automatic alarm wristwatch with date and brac… Iwc $3,000–$5,000
franck muller | ref 2581 s6, a platinum tonneau form automatic wristw… Franck Muller $1,500–$2,500
franck muller | ref 2850 s6, a platinum tonneau form automatic wristw… Franck Muller $3,000–$5,000

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