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Lot 278 · Important Watches: Part II

Reference 2469 | A yellow gold wristwatch | Circa 1955

Patek Philippe

Catalog image of Reference 2469 | A yellow gold wristwatch | Circa 1955
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Estimate
CHF 5,000–CHF 7,000 hammer ≈ $5,675–$7,945
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches: Part II, Geneva · 12 November 2024
Record ID
TB-2026-5250801
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Patek Philippe, Reference 2469 | A yellow gold wristwatch | Circa 1955. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2024, lot 278. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5250801.

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Patek Philippe, Reference 2469 | A yellow gold wristwatch | Circa 1955. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2024, lot 278. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5250801.

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From the same sale Important Watches: Part II · Nov 2024

LotArtistEstimateResult
Calatrava, Reference 96 | A pink gold wristwatch | Made in 1955 Patek Philippe CHF 7,000–CHF 10,000
Type XX Aeronavale, Reference 3800 | A stainless steel flyback chrono… Breguet CHF 5,000–CHF 7,000
Nautilus, Reference 3800/1 | A stainless steel and yellow gold wristw… Patek Philippe CHF 24,000–CHF 35,000
A yellow gold minute repeating split-second chronograph wristwatch | … Tiffany & Co. CHF 10,000–CHF 15,000
Royal Oak, Reference 77321OR.ZZ.D080CA.01 | A pink gold and diamond-s… Audemars Piguet CHF 15,000–CHF 25,000
Aluminium, Reference BB 40 AT CH | An aluminium chronograph wristwatc… Bulgari CHF 2,000–CHF 3,000

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