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Lot 2304 · Important Watches I

Reference RM53-02 | A brand new limited edition blue sapphire skeletonised tourbillon wristwatch, Circa 2022 | Richard Mille | 型號RM53-02 | 全新限量版藍寶石水晶鏤空陀飛輪腕錶,約2022年製

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Estimate
HK$16,000,000–HK$24,000,000 hammer ≈ $2,042,936–$3,064,404
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches I, Hong Kong · 7 October 2023
Record ID
TB-2026-5157376
Record
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Richard Mille, Reference RM53-02 | A brand new limited edition blue sapphire skeletonised tourbillon wristwatch, Circa 2022 | Richard Mille | 型號RM53-02 | 全新限量版藍寶石水晶鏤空陀飛輪腕錶,約2022年製. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2023, lot 2304. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5157376.

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Richard Mille, Reference RM53-02 | A brand new limited edition blue sapphire skeletonised tourbillon wristwatch, Circa 2022 | Richard Mille | 型號RM53-02 | 全新限量版藍寶石水晶鏤空陀飛輪腕錶,約2022年製. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2023, lot 2304. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5157376.

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From the same sale Important Watches I · Oct 2023

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