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Lot 418 · Fine Watches featuring Exceptional Discoveries: The Olmsted Complications Collection

A yellow gold open-faced keyless pocket chronometer, No. 721, Circa 1880

Albert H. Potter & Co.

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Estimate
$5,000–$8,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Fine Watches featuring Exceptional Discoveries: The Olmsted Complications Collection, New York · 10 December 2025
Record ID
TB-2026-5344463
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Albert H. Potter & Co., A yellow gold open-faced keyless pocket chronometer, No. 721, Circa 1880. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2025, lot 418. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5344463.

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Albert H. Potter & Co., A yellow gold open-faced keyless pocket chronometer, No. 721, Circa 1880. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2025, lot 418. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5344463.

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From the same sale Fine Watches featuring Exceptional Discoveries: The Olmsted Complications Collection · Dec 2025

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