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Lot 8045 · Fine Watches

Tridor DateJust, Reference 68279B, A three colour gold and diamond-set wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1989 | 勞力士 Tridor DateJust 型號68279B 三色金鑲鑽石鏈帶腕錶,備日期顯示,約1989年製

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Estimate
HK$50,000–HK$80,000 hammer ≈ $6,430–$10,288
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Fine Watches, Hong Kong · 21 October 2021
Record ID
TB-2026-4968643
Record
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Rolex, Tridor DateJust, Reference 68279B, A three colour gold and diamond-set wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1989 | 勞力士 Tridor DateJust 型號68279B 三色金鑲鑽石鏈帶腕錶,備日期顯示,約1989年製. Sotheby's, 21 Oct 2021, lot 8045. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4968643.

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Rolex, Tridor DateJust, Reference 68279B, A three colour gold and diamond-set wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1989 | 勞力士 Tridor DateJust 型號68279B 三色金鑲鑽石鏈帶腕錶,備日期顯示,約1989年製. Sotheby's, 21 Oct 2021, lot 8045. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4968643.

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