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Lot 242 · Watches Part II

reference 140.640.872 master control a platinum automatic triple calendar wristwatch, circa 1996

Jaeger-lecoultre

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Estimate
$8,000–$12,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Watches Part II , New York · 18 December 2020
Record ID
TB-2026-4894748
Record
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Jaeger-lecoultre, reference 140.640.872 master control a platinum automatic triple calendar wristwatch, circa 1996. Sotheby's, 18 Dec 2020, lot 242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894748.

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Jaeger-lecoultre, reference 140.640.872 master control a platinum automatic triple calendar wristwatch, circa 1996. Sotheby's, 18 Dec 2020, lot 242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894748.

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