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Lot 285 · Important Watches

a gold quarter repeating erotic automaton watch with jacquemarts, circa 1790

Swiss

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Estimate
£5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,467–$9,054
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, London · 28 October 2020
Record ID
TB-2026-4868565
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Swiss, swiss | a gold quarter repeating erotic automaton watch with jacquemarts, circa 1790. Sotheby's, 28 Oct 2020, lot 285. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4868565.

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Swiss, swiss | a gold quarter repeating erotic automaton watch with jacquemarts, circa 1790. Sotheby's, 28 Oct 2020, lot 285. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4868565.

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