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Lot 8730 · Important Watches II

Tortue, Reference 2496 | A yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch, Circa 1999 | 卡地亞 | Tortue 型號2496 | 黃金鑲鑽石腕錶,約1999年製

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Estimate
HK$100,000–HK$150,000 hammer ≈ $12,864–$19,296
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches II, Hong Kong · 9 October 2024
Record ID
TB-2026-5242486
Record
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Cartier, Tortue, Reference 2496 | A yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch, Circa 1999 | 卡地亞 | Tortue 型號2496 | 黃金鑲鑽石腕錶,約1999年製. Sotheby's, 9 Oct 2024, lot 8730. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5242486.

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Cartier, Tortue, Reference 2496 | A yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch, Circa 1999 | 卡地亞 | Tortue 型號2496 | 黃金鑲鑽石腕錶,約1999年製. Sotheby's, 9 Oct 2024, lot 8730. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5242486.

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