Lot 2366 · Important Watches
Reference 605 HU | A historically important and possibly unique yellow gold world time openface keyless lever watch with cloisonné enamel dial featuring ancient continents, Made in 1948
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- Estimate
- HK$10,000,000–HK$20,000,000 hammer ≈ $1,276,331–$2,552,663
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches · 24 April 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5369910
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Patek Philippe, Reference 605 HU | A historically important and possibly unique yellow gold world time openface keyless lever watch with cloisonné enamel dial featuring ancient continents, Made in 1948. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2026, lot 2366. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5369910.
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Patek Philippe, Reference 605 HU | A historically important and possibly unique yellow gold world time openface keyless lever watch with cloisonné enamel dial featuring ancient continents, Made in 1948. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2026, lot 2366. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5369910.
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From the same sale Important Watches · Apr 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A slim yellow gold open-faced keyless lever dress watch, Circa 1913 | Cartier New York | HK$32,000–HK$48,000 | |
| New York retailed | A yellow gold square wristwatch with part-hooded … | Vacheron Constantin For Cartier | HK$55,000–HK$95,000 | |
| An extremely rare and slim yellow gold openface keyless lever watch w… | Cartier Paris | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| London retailed | A rare and unusual onyx, white gold, silver and ena… | Cartier Paris | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| An onyx, yellow gold and enamel 8-day desk clock, Circa 1919 | Cartier Paris | HK$48,000–HK$70,000 | |
| New York retailed | A very fine and slim platinum openface dress watc… | Cartier Paris | HK$70,000–HK$110,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Patek Philippe | An Extraordinary Discovery: John Motley Morehead III's previ | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Untitled | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
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| Patek Philippe | A historically important and previously unknown Ten-Day silv | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 |
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.