Lot 177 · Important Watches
A fine one-day boxed marine chronometer, No. 119, Circa 1830
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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches, New York · 6 December 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5262312
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Henri Motel, A fine one-day boxed marine chronometer, No. 119, Circa 1830. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2024, lot 177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5262312.
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Henri Motel, A fine one-day boxed marine chronometer, No. 119, Circa 1830. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2024, lot 177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5262312.
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From the same sale Important Watches · Dec 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference 116505 Daytona | A pink gold automatic chronograph wristwat… | Rolex | $70,000–$140,000 | |
| Reference 16710 GMT-Master II ‘Khanjar Pepsi’ | A stainless steel aut… | Rolex | $20,000–$40,000 | |
| Reference 2125M-1130-71 Léman Tourbillon | A stainless steel flying t… | Blancpain | $10,000–$20,000 | |
| Friedrich III | A pink gold wristwatch, Circa 2016 | — | $20,000–$40,000 | |
| Reference 218235 Day-Date II | A pink gold, ruby and diamond-set auto… | Rolex | $25,000–$50,000 | |
| Reference 3700/1 ‘Jumbo’ Nautilus | A stainless steel automatic wrist… | Patek Philippe | $70,000–$120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Motel | a fine silver open-faced pocket chronometer with helical bal | $16,352 | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | |
| Patek Philippe | Reference 3796 Calatrava | A pink gold wristwatch, Circa 199 | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Rolex | Untitled | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Calatrava, Reference 96 | A stainless steel wristwatch with | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Gold Watch, 'Golden Ellipse' | Phillips, Jun 2026 | ||
| Rolex | Day-Date, Reference 18239 | A white gold and diamond-set wri | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Rolex | GMT-Master II 'Batman', Ref. 116710BLNR | A stainless steel | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Ellipse, Ref 3848 | A yellow gold wristwatch | Orologio da p | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 |
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.