Lot 55 · Important Watches
Ellipse | A yellow gold skeletonized oval wristwatch, Circa 1980
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches, New York · 9 June 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5130835
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Patek Philippe, Ellipse | A yellow gold skeletonized oval wristwatch, Circa 1980. Sotheby's, 9 Jun 2023, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5130835.
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Patek Philippe, Ellipse | A yellow gold skeletonized oval wristwatch, Circa 1980. Sotheby's, 9 Jun 2023, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5130835.
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From the same sale Important Watches · Jun 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference 5270 | A white gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwat… | Patek Philippe | $70,000–$120,000 | |
| Reference 116520 Daytona | A fully stickered stainless steel automati… | Rolex | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Reference 5131G-001 | A white gold world time wristwatch with cloison… | Patek Philippe | $70,000–$120,000 | |
| Reference 1539 | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, Ci… | Breguet | $20,000–$40,000 | |
| Reference 16519 'Zenith' Daytona | A white gold and diamond-set chron… | Rolex | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Reference 18049 Day-Date | A white gold and diamond-set automatic wri… | Rolex | $8,000–$12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5146P | A platinum automatic annual calendar wrist | $30,480 | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | |
| Patek Philippe | Untitled | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5100 | A limited edition platinum wristwatch with | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5056 | A platinum annual calendar wristwatch with | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Patek Philippe | 'World Time' pink gold wristwatch, Ref. 5110R-001 | Rago, Oct 2021 | ||
| Patek Philippe | A yellow gold five minute repeating split seconds chronograp | Sotheby's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5134P-001 Travel Time | A platinum dual time wrist | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Calatrava, Reference 5196 | A platinum wristwatch with two t | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.