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Golden Ellipse, Ref. 5738P Platinum wristwatch with blue gold sunburst dial Circa 2009

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Estimate
CHF 20,000–CHF 30,000 hammer ≈ $22,081–$33,122
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Fine Watches, Geneva · 5 August 2021
Record ID
TB-2026-4948159
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Patek Philippe, Golden Ellipse, Ref. 5738P Platinum wristwatch with blue gold sunburst dial Circa 2009. Sotheby's, 5 Aug 2021, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4948159.

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Patek Philippe, Golden Ellipse, Ref. 5738P Platinum wristwatch with blue gold sunburst dial Circa 2009. Sotheby's, 5 Aug 2021, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4948159.

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From the same sale Fine Watches · Aug 2021

LotArtistEstimateResult
BiRetro, Ref. G.3754 Stainless steel jumping hour wristwatch with ret… Gérald Genta CHF 1,000–CHF 3,000
Millenary, Ref. 25778OR/O/0067CR/01 Pink gold dual time wristwatch wi… Audemars Piguet CHF 6,000–CHF 8,000
Odysseus, Ref. 170.7.84 Yellow gold triple calendar wristwatch with m… Jaeger-lecoultre CHF 3,000–CHF 5,000
Lady Sport GMT Stainless steel multi time zone wristwatch Circa 2005 Jean-mairet & Gillman CHF 1,500–CHF 2,500
'Geneva Seal' Nautilus, Ref. 5711/1A Stainless steel wristwatch with … Patek Philippe CHF 70,000–CHF 90,000
RM016 Pink gold skeletonized wristwatch with date Circa 2008 Richard Mille CHF 60,000–CHF 100,000

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