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Lot 66 · Fine Watches

reference 797 premier a yellow gold chronograph wristatch with spider lugs ,circa 1946

Breitling

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Estimate
$3,000–$5,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Fine Watches, New York · 5 February 2021
Record ID
TB-2026-4900952
Record
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Breitling, reference 797 premier a yellow gold chronograph wristatch with spider lugs ,circa 1946. Sotheby's, 5 Feb 2021, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4900952.

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Breitling, reference 797 premier a yellow gold chronograph wristatch with spider lugs ,circa 1946. Sotheby's, 5 Feb 2021, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4900952.

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