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Lot 486 · Fine Watches

A platinum, rock crystal, enamel, and diamond-set skeletonized watch, Circa 1925

Van Cleef & Arpels · Dial: skeletonized, with white opaque enamel chapter ring with Arabic numerals

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$5,000–$10,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Fine Watches, New York · 11 June 2024
Record ID
TB-2026-5220273
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Van Cleef & Arpels, A platinum, rock crystal, enamel, and diamond-set skeletonized watch, Circa 1925. Sotheby's, 11 Jun 2024, lot 486. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5220273.

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Van Cleef & Arpels, A platinum, rock crystal, enamel, and diamond-set skeletonized watch, Circa 1925. Sotheby's, 11 Jun 2024, lot 486. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5220273.

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