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Lot 174 · Important Watches

Reference 5168 Aquanaut | A white gold automatic wristwatch with date, Circa 2017 | 百達翡麗 5168 型號 Aquanaut | 白金自動上鏈腕錶備日期顯示,約2017年製

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Estimate
$50,000–$100,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, New York · 15 June 2022
Record ID
TB-2026-5035306
Record
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Patek Philippe, Reference 5168 Aquanaut | A white gold automatic wristwatch with date, Circa 2017 | 百達翡麗 5168 型號 Aquanaut | 白金自動上鏈腕錶備日期顯示,約2017年製. Sotheby's, 15 Jun 2022, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5035306.

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Patek Philippe, Reference 5168 Aquanaut | A white gold automatic wristwatch with date, Circa 2017 | 百達翡麗 5168 型號 Aquanaut | 白金自動上鏈腕錶備日期顯示,約2017年製. Sotheby's, 15 Jun 2022, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5035306.

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